Applications Manager

Exertis (UK) Ltd.; Ellesmere Port; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DCC Energy GB is seeking an Applications Manager to lead a central Applications function supporting solar PV, BESS, CHP and integrated energy solutions. You will bridge sales opportunities and technical delivery, prioritise work, and drive scalable, high‑performing processes across multiple businesses within the group.

The role focuses on operational leadership, resource management and process improvement to enable growth while ensuring robust proposals and efficient delivery across the energy

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing an engineering, technical applications, proposals, estimating, pre-construction or similar operational team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the Applications function and prioritise requests from sales and operating businesses.
• Manage incoming demand across multiple businesses and technologies and align with delivery timelines.
• Coordinate site surveys, technical modelling and proposal development with commercial considerations.
• Ensure opportunities progress through the Applications process and monitor performance metrics.
• Provide direct people management for the Applications team and support career progression.

Skills

People leadership

Resource planning

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

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DCC Energy GB is one of Great Britain's leading multi-energy businesses, providing fuel, LPG, renewable energy, mobility and energy services solutions to homes, businesses and public sector organisations across the country. Through a portfolio of trusted businesses including Flogas Britain, Certas Energy, DCC Mobility, Centreco, Next Energy, Equity Energies, Protech and DTGen, we support customers at every stage of their energy journey, from fuel and energy supply through to energy efficiency, renewable technologies and energy management services. As part of DCC plc, we combine the strength of established market-leading businesses with a commitment to innovation, operational excellence and sustainability, helping customers navigate the energy transition while delivering long-term growth and value.

How you'll power our business as an Applications Manager

At DCC Energy Great Britain, our ambition is to become the most influential and respected energy transition company in the market. Through our market-leading businesses, including Flogas Britain, Certas Energy and Energy Management Services (EMS), we're helping customers navigate the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

As an Applications Manager within our central Energy Products & Solutions (EPS) division, you'll lead a growing Applications function that sits at the heart of our energy solutions business. Acting as the gateway between sales opportunities and technical delivery, you'll ensure projects are appropriately prioritised, resourced and progressed from initial enquiry through to technically robust, commercially viable proposals.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build and shape a central Applications capability supporting solar PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), CHP, generation and integrated energy solutions across multiple DCC Energy businesses. You'll combine operational leadership, resource management and process improvement expertise to create a scalable, high-performing function that supports continued growth across the Group.

What you'll be doing

• Applications Function Management
• Leading the day-to-day operation of the Applications function.
• Acting as the primary route into the team for requests from sales teams and operating businesses.
• Managing incoming demand across multiple businesses and technologies.
• Assessing priorities, workload and delivery timescales.
• Allocating opportunities across the Applications team.
• Maintaining visibility of active opportunities, team capacity and resource requirements.
• Escalating resource constraints, delivery risks and competing priorities where required.
• Ensuring opportunities progress through the agreed Applications process.

Resource & Capacity Planning

• Owning short and medium-term resource planning across the function.
• Forecasting workload and future resource requirements.
• Balancing workload across Applications Engineers and Specialist Applications Engineers.
• Coordinating specialist technical support and site survey resource.
• Identifying capability gaps and supporting recruitment planning.
• Working closely with the Director of Energy Products & Solutions to support business growth.

Opportunity, Pricing & Proposal Management

• Maintaining oversight of opportunities from initial enquiry through to approved proposal.
• Coordinating site surveys, technical modelling, concept design and proposal development.
• Managing pricing workloads and proposal deadlines across the team.
• Ensuring assumptions, commercial allowances, risks and supplier inputs are clearly documented.
• Supporting consistency across estimating methodologies, pricing structures and proposal outputs.
• Monitoring progress against agreed milestones and governance requirements.
• Coordinating engineering, delivery and specialist technical input where required.

Survey Coordination

• Planning and coordinating site survey activity across the Applications team.
• Allocating appropriate survey resource.
• Coordinating survey schedules with sales teams, operating businesses and customers.
• Improving standardisation of survey methods, processes and outputs.
• Ensuring surveys provide the information required to develop technically robust and deliverable solutions.
• Establishing and maintaining clear service expectations across the Applications function.
• Monitoring proposal turnaround times, workload and capacity.
• Developing practical KPIs and performance measures.
• Improving consistency and accuracy across pricing and proposal outputs.
• Identifying bottlenecks, recurring issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Providing regular reporting on workload, demand and team performance.
• Providing direct people management for the Applications team.
• Conducting regular one-to-ones, objective setting and performance reviews.
• Coaching and developing team members.
• Supporting career progression and training plans.
• Building a collaborative, accountable and high-performing team culture.
• Ensuring specialist expertise is retained while broader multi-technology capability continues to develop.
• Technical & Cross-Functional Coordination
• Working closely with the Lead Applications Engineer and Technical & Engineering teams.
• Ensuring appropriate technical governance is applied across opportunities.
• Coordinating technical reviews and specialist input when required.
• Acting as the operational interface between Applications, Sales, Project Delivery and wider business functions.
• Supporting smooth progression of opportunities through the sales, applications, engineering and delivery lifecycle.

What we’ll need from you

• Proven experience managing an engineering, technical applications, proposals, estimating, pre-construction or similar operational team.
• Strong people leadership and team management capability.
• Experience managing multiple competing opportunities, projects or workstreams.
• Strong workload, resource and capacity planning skills.
• Experience coordinating technical and commercial activities against challenging timescales.
• Excellent organisational and planning abilities.
• Commercial awareness with an understanding of the importance of robust technical assumptions and accurate proposals.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple teams, business units and seniority levels.
• Experience improving operational processes, workflows and team performance.

Why join DCC Energy GB?

At DCC Energy GB, we’re helping shape the future of energy across Great Britain. Through our leading brands and energy solutions businesses, we’re supporting customers on their journey towards decarbonisation, resilience and energy efficiency.
Joining the Energy Products & Solutions division means becoming part of a growing, innovative and collaborative team delivering some of the UK's most exciting energy projects and technologies.
You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact, influence the development of a critical business function and help create the operational foundations that support long‑term growth.

What you’ll get from us

• Opportunity to lead and shape a strategically important function within a growing energy solutions business.
• Exposure to industry‑leading technologies including Solar PV, BESS, CHP and integrated energy solutions.
• Collaborative and supportive leadership environment.
• Career development and progression opportunities within DCC Energy GB.
• Opportunity to work across multiple businesses and technologies.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership support.

At DCC Energy GB, we believe diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds strengthen our business and our culture. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and empowered to succeed. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences and are dedicated to ensuring equal opportunities for all colleagues and candidates