McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Position Summary
The McCarthy National Yard team is looking for a Yard Data Senior Analyst to drive day-to-day reporting and deliver actionable insights across regional yard operations. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys diving into dashboards, solving real-world equipment problems with data, and occasionally running what-if simulations to guide smart decisions.
Youll work directly with McCarthys National Yard Director and Emerging Tech Advisor, helping keep our data clean, our dashboards sharp, and our decisions well-informed. Youll also support early AI initiatives aimed at reducing equipment downtime, optimizing fleet deployment, and automating repetitive analysis tasks.
Key Responsibilities
Initial Projects
- Build dashboards for project-facing KPIs like yard spend, off-rent deltas, and project profit at yard.
- Analyze telematics and Yard Hub data to identify national utilization patterns.
- Develop early-stage procurement forecasts based on usage gaps and regional demand trends.
Operational Reporting & Dashboarding
- Own and maintain Power BI dashboards for asset tracking, utilization, inventory health, and 28-day billing cycles.
- Monitor and troubleshoot data refreshes and inconsistencies across Yard Hub and other sources.
- Collaborate with IT and end-users to recommend improvements to Yard Hub functionality and ERP integrations.
Ad-Hoc & Scenario-Based Analysis
- Partner with the National Yard Director to answer if/then-style questions and short-turnaround analysis.
- Use Excel, Power BI, and basic simulations to forecast impacts of equipment movements, procurement changes, or rental rates.
- Present clear, action-ready summaries that help drive operational decisions.
AI & Innovation Support
- Explore AI-driven tools and lightweight scripting (e.g., Python or other analytics platforms) to identify trends and automate common data tasks.
- Support basic predictive modeling (e.g., maintenance alerts, utilization forecasts) using AI tools, Python notebooks, or Excel simulations.
- Help test and provide feedback on AI pilots in Yard Hub (Custom Enterprise Billing System).
Data Stewardship & Taxonomy Management
- Maintain clean and consistent categorization across Major Type > Minor Type > Cat Class structure.
- Reconcile duplicates, mismatches, and legacy category issues across five regional entities.
- Lead API-based data crosschecking across rental vendors with different taxonomies, building logic tables that normalize external category labels into the Yard Hub system taxonomy.
Qualifications
- 15 years in a data analyst, business intelligence, or operations analyst role
- Proficiency with Power BI (DAX, Power Query, data modeling) and Excel
- Basis understanding of coding languages and execution
- Experience querying databases (SQL) and working with large datasets
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to turn messy data into clean answers
- Clear communicator comfortable working with both technical teams and field operation
- Experience in construction, logistics, or equipment-heavy industries preferred
- Familiarity with inventory/asset tracking management systems preferred
- Exposure to AI tools, statistical modeling, or simulation software pre
- Basic Python (pandas/matplotlib) or R for data exploration and forecasting preferred
McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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