Head of Technical Sales

UK Agri-Tech Centre; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Technical Sales to lead strategic business development and manage client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering and significant experience in the offshore/marine industry, along with a strong technical understanding of product design, subsea cable lay, and the associated certification standards. This position offers the opportunity to join an ambitious company with strong growth potential and make a significant impact on its future.

Qualifications

• Candidates will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in the offshore/marine industry within a commercial capacity is required.
• Knowledge of subsea cable lay, pipelay, winches, carousels, and diving systems along with compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic business development and client relationship management.

Skills

Technical understanding of product design and delivery

Knowledge of subsea cable lay

Experience in the offshore/marine industry

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Parkburn Precision Handling Systems is an engineering company specialising in the design, manufacturing and installation of product handling systems. We support, amongst others, the offshore oil & gas, power & telecoms cable lay and renewables industries globally.

We became a fully employee-owned business in 2022 which has helped us to promote continued employee commitment and motivation to ensure the future success of the company.

About the role

As part of our growth and succession planning, we are now looking to appoint an exceptional Head of Technical Sales , reporting to the UK Sales Director, to lead strategic business development and client relationship management.

We are looking for candidates with a knowledge of the niche markets we serve and a strong technical understanding of product design and delivery.

Candidate requirements

Candidates will have:

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Significant experience in the offshore/marine industry within a commercial capacity, and an established network
• A knowledge of subsea cable lay, pipelay, winches, carousels and diving systems and the associated certification and compliance standards

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious business with strong growth potential and to really impact its future success.

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