NW31183
Technical Manager
80,000 - 100,000 DOE
Stevenage
Alecto Recruitment are partnering with a market leader within the odour and emissions sector who are actively looking for a Technical Manager to join their growing team. The successful candidate will ideally have a technical sales background in the Anaerobic Digestion or Energy from Waste sector.
Package:
- 80,000 - 100,000 Basic Salary
- Car Allowance
- Pension
- Private Medical
- Bonus Structure
Primary Responsibilities - Technical Manager:
New Business Development (BD) Technical Support:
- Participate in every new business development call for projects over 300k (approximately 3 calls per week, each lasting 30 minutes).
- Be knowledgeable about the capabilities of various equipment and provide high-level solutions.
- Willing to undertake site visits across the UK and EU, approximately 4 days per month.
Sales Technical Support:
- Assist the sales team throughout each project by providing technical specifications.
- Offer expertise in project costings, thoroughly understanding cost structures, and confirming key USPs.
- Have a strong grasp of competitors' solutions and be able to highlight our advantages.
- Provide support for value engineering, research and development (R&D) when required.
- Create plant layout drawings and verify quote details and specifications for accuracy.
- Aid in clarifying high-level wiring diagrams and other customer-related interfaces.
- Have a solid understanding of plant service and maintenance to answer customer inquiries, including cost considerations.
- Conduct CAPEX (capital expenditure) and OPEX (operational expenditure) studies.
- Offer consultative support, ensuring that our systems remain central to the solution.
- Work on plant space solutions in agreement with NPD (New Product Development) for any deviations from the standard range.
- Be knowledgeable in olfactometry and ventilation effectiveness and be able to communicate these concepts clearly.
- Establish a knowledge base for team training and assist in training the sales team.
- Handle other technical tasks as required.
Specification Support:
- Ensure that the specifications match the capabilities of our equipment, flagging any misalignments and offering solutions.
- Create and negotiate derogation schedules and research costs when necessary.
- Understand and take responsibility for performance guarantees.
- Verify testing kits, associated costs, and other control requirements, confirming when PLC is needed.
- Attend design review meetings to ensure alignment.
Management:
- Coordinate project development requirements, holding the team accountable for deadlines.
- Regularly communicate with the technical design engineer to address design issues and assist in troubleshooting.
- Provide frequent updates to the MD on design challenges and resource needs.
- Manage the team, including conducting regular reviews and overseeing the team's annual budget.
Key Role Requirements:
- Personable, professional, and highly articulate.
- Essential: Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or similar Engineering discipline.
- Strong technical aptitude with a problem-solving approach.
- Previous experience as a Technical or Sales Director/Manager in the Anaerobic Digestion or Energy from Waste sectors is highly desirable.
- Ability to adapt customer requirements to fit within our systems.
- In-depth knowledge of our systems and their operation.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to process complex information.
- Proven management experience in building and leading a team within a technical engineering industry.
- Spend 4 weeks working with the production line, commissioning, and installation team to gain hands-on experience
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