Sales Engineer ??? Geotechnical & Civil Engineering
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Slough
- Salary
- 10% Bonus
- Posted
- 28 Jul 2022
- Closes
- 25 Aug 2022
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Sales Engineer - Geotechnical and Civil Engineering
Job Title: Sales Engineer - Geotechnical & Civil Engineering
Industry Sector: Civil Engineer Contractors and Main Civil Contractors, Highways, Geotextile, Geosynthetics, Consulting Engineers, Local Authorities and Highways Maintenance Contractors
Area to be covered: South East & East Anglia
Remuneration: GBP35,000-GBP40,000 Neg. + 10% bonus
Benefits: Fully expensed Car or GBP500 Car Allowance + full benefits package
The role of the Sales Engineer - Geotechnical & Civil Engineering will involve:
Field based technical role, responsible for providing technical support, technical advice, project management, and quotations to clients who are looking to utilize a wide range of geotechnical products
Business development both technically and commercially, with a remit to promote our clients solutions and design and installation services
Promoting predominantly retaining walls & structures and soil reinforced slopes & walls (but also erosion protection, rock-fall hazard mitigation, pavement & ground stabilization, geosynthetics etc.)
Circa 50% of your time winning specifications with consulting engineers
50% managing, building relationships and breaking specifications (using technical expertise) with civil engineering contractors
Projects can vary from housing schemes to infrastructure
Managing an area currently turning over approx. GBP1.5m (currently performing well against budget expectation)
30% new business prospecting, 70% account management, you will inherit a healthy project bank
Typical projects range in size from GBP10,000-GBP50,000, although can be much larger
Three days a week on the road winning specifications and influencing specifiers, two days a week working from home on technical proposals and designs
Working in conjunction with established distribution partners and internal sales team resource
Plan, develop and execute technical seminars and presentations on all geosynthetic materials
The ideal applicant will be a Sales Engineer - Geotechnical & Civil Engineering experience with:
Proven track record of winning geotechnical or civil engineering specification projects is not essential
Open to non sales background with geotechnical contractors or civil engineering contractors or consultants looking for a more commercially led role
Previous experience of influencing and managing relationships with consulting engineers and civil engineering contractors is preferential
Ideally with a technical/ commercial mix
Construction site experience
Self-starter, motivated to work from home
Civil engineering, geology or geotechnical qualification preferred
Technically astute
Understands value engineering
Contacts within consulting engineers and civil engineering contractors may be advantageous
Knowledge of geotechnical products is not required as full product training will be given
An understanding of civil engineering proposals and designs
Practical experience in designing with geosynthetics
The Company:
Very well established business
Circa GBP16m UK turnover
Part of a larger group
Privately held
If your experience matches the requirements above please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Maguire on (phone number removed) or simply apply by forwarding us a copy of your CV. Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn t always possible. If you are not contacted within 5 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.
Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction field sales recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction field sales jobs, construction field sales vacancies and specification field sales positions within: retaining walls & structures, soil reinforced slopes & walls, erosion protection, rock-fall hazard mitigation, pavement & ground stabilization, geosythetics, geocomposite drainage, geotextiles, geomembranes, separation, reinforcement and civil engineering applications
Job Title: Sales Engineer - Geotechnical & Civil Engineering
Industry Sector: Civil Engineer Contractors and Main Civil Contractors, Highways, Geotextile, Geosynthetics, Consulting Engineers, Local Authorities and Highways Maintenance Contractors
Area to be covered: South East & East Anglia
Remuneration: GBP35,000-GBP40,000 Neg. + 10% bonus
Benefits: Fully expensed Car or GBP500 Car Allowance + full benefits package
The role of the Sales Engineer - Geotechnical & Civil Engineering will involve:
Field based technical role, responsible for providing technical support, technical advice, project management, and quotations to clients who are looking to utilize a wide range of geotechnical products
Business development both technically and commercially, with a remit to promote our clients solutions and design and installation services
Promoting predominantly retaining walls & structures and soil reinforced slopes & walls (but also erosion protection, rock-fall hazard mitigation, pavement & ground stabilization, geosynthetics etc.)
Circa 50% of your time winning specifications with consulting engineers
50% managing, building relationships and breaking specifications (using technical expertise) with civil engineering contractors
Projects can vary from housing schemes to infrastructure
Managing an area currently turning over approx. GBP1.5m (currently performing well against budget expectation)
30% new business prospecting, 70% account management, you will inherit a healthy project bank
Typical projects range in size from GBP10,000-GBP50,000, although can be much larger
Three days a week on the road winning specifications and influencing specifiers, two days a week working from home on technical proposals and designs
Working in conjunction with established distribution partners and internal sales team resource
Plan, develop and execute technical seminars and presentations on all geosynthetic materials
The ideal applicant will be a Sales Engineer - Geotechnical & Civil Engineering experience with:
Proven track record of winning geotechnical or civil engineering specification projects is not essential
Open to non sales background with geotechnical contractors or civil engineering contractors or consultants looking for a more commercially led role
Previous experience of influencing and managing relationships with consulting engineers and civil engineering contractors is preferential
Ideally with a technical/ commercial mix
Construction site experience
Self-starter, motivated to work from home
Civil engineering, geology or geotechnical qualification preferred
Technically astute
Understands value engineering
Contacts within consulting engineers and civil engineering contractors may be advantageous
Knowledge of geotechnical products is not required as full product training will be given
An understanding of civil engineering proposals and designs
Practical experience in designing with geosynthetics
The Company:
Very well established business
Circa GBP16m UK turnover
Part of a larger group
Privately held
If your experience matches the requirements above please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Maguire on (phone number removed) or simply apply by forwarding us a copy of your CV. Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn t always possible. If you are not contacted within 5 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.
Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction field sales recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction field sales jobs, construction field sales vacancies and specification field sales positions within: retaining walls & structures, soil reinforced slopes & walls, erosion protection, rock-fall hazard mitigation, pavement & ground stabilization, geosythetics, geocomposite drainage, geotextiles, geomembranes, separation, reinforcement and civil engineering applications