Data Scientist

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McNab is hiring a Data Scientist in Brisbane onsite to turn complex data into actionable insights, build predictive models and dashboards, collaborate across engineers, analysts and business teams, and ensure data integrity while communicating findings to both technical and non-technical audiences. This is aimed at someone early in their data science career with a strong foundation in Python (pandas, scikit-learn), SQL, and Bayesian statistics, plus experience presenting insights and using Git for version control. Desirable growth areas include cloud tools (Azure), containerisation with Docker, API work, and end-to-end lifecycle knowledge. To apply, tailor your resume and cover letter to demonstrate practical projects, cross-functional collaboration, and a learning mindset, aligning with McNab’s care, simplicity and certainty and highlighting relevant portfolio or GitHub work.

About the Role

McNab is seeking a motivated and analytical Data Scientist to join our growing analytics team. This role plays a key part in transforming complex data into actionable insights that drive informed decision-making and support business growth.

You’ll apply a combination of technical expertise, problem-solving ability, and collaboration to develop data-driven solutions across the McNab Group. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their data science career who is eager to grow, with opportunities for development into advanced areas such as Machine Learning Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and analyse data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Develop predictive models, statistical analyses, and machine learning solutions to support business objectives.
• Design and deliver clear data visualisations, dashboards, and reports for a range of stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and business teams to implement practical, data-led solutions.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across all analytics projects.
• Present findings and recommendations in a clear, concise, and actionable manner to technical and non-technical audiences.

About You

We are not seeking a senior professional for this role; instead, we’re looking for someone with strong technical foundations and a genuine interest in learning and developing within the field of data science. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A Master’s degree in Data Science, Data Analytics, or a related discipline — or equivalent experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python, including hands-on experience with libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, and other core data tools.
• Proficiency in SQL and data management.
• Solid understanding of Bayesian statistics, machine learning concepts, and model evaluation techniques.
• Strong data visualisation skills and experience presenting insights through dashboards and reports.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics to non-technical stakeholders and build strong cross-functional relationships.
• Confidence in presenting findings to senior management and collaborating effectively across teams.
• Experience using Git for version control.

Desirable (Growth Areas)

While not essential, experience or interest in the following areas will be viewed favourably:

• Familiarity with LLM APIs and their applications.
• Understanding of the end-to-end data science lifecycle, including model deployment and CI/CD.
• Cloud experience, ideally with Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of Docker or containerisation technologies.
• Experience with API development and Snowflake.
• Understanding of A/B testing principles and experimental design.

About McNab

McNab is one of the largest Construction, Development and Property groups in Australia, with turnover now exceeding $1bn each year. Despite our growth and size, we've never lost our small company DNA - which centres around genuine care for our staff, customers and all our stakeholders. Success for us isn't about awards or growth, it's when we deliver so well that our customers are proud to wear a McNab T-Shirt on weekends!

We genuinely care. We make it easy. We deliver certainty.

This is our promise - to our clients, and everyone we deal with. Delivering on these three things really, really well is what drives us at McNab. Everything we do, from recruiting and training to performance and promotion, centres around this promise.

We leverage the entire McNab Group to deliver certainty for our clients at a time of unprecedented uncertainty in the industry. And our approach works. From delivering our own property developments, to manufacturing our own building products, and a plethora of aligned businesses, your career at McNab goes well beyond traditional construction roles.

McNab benefits:

• Birthday leave.
• Annual health and fitness subsidy.
• Parental leave program.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program.
• Internal development opportunities through tailored training programs.

This is an outstanding opportunity to build a strong career with a reputable construction company that genuinely cares about the development of all staff - if this is something you want to be a part of APPLY NOW!