Head of Technical Services

Sectora Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel opportunities

Competitive salary plus bonus

Job summary

An international business scaling rapidly is seeking a Head of Technical Services. In this senior leadership role, you will lead global installation, commissioning, and maintenance activities. Responsibilities include managing budgets, overseeing key accounts, and achieving operational excellence. The position offers high visibility reporting directly to the COO and requires significant international travel. Ideal candidates possess strong project management experience and a commercial mindset.

Qualifications

• Senior experience leading international technical service or field engineering teams.
• Background in engineered systems, industrial equipment, or technical product environments.
• Demonstrable ownership of budgets and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute complex multi-site installations.
• Manage service budgets and ensure commercial viability.
• Oversee preventative maintenance frameworks.

Skills

Leadership in international technical service

Project management

Commercial acumen

Customer-facing presence

Budget management

Job description

International Technical Operations Leadership Role

UK Based | Global Travel Required | £100k plus bonus

A scaling international business is seeking a Head of Technical Services to lead global installation, commissioning and maintenance activity across a specialist product portfolio.

This is a senior leadership role with accountability for operational delivery, technical standards and project profitability across multiple international customer environments.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will take responsibility for the end‑to‑end technical service function, including:

• Planning and executing complex multi‑site installations
• Deploying field‑based engineers across international projects
• Managing service budgets and ensuring commercial viability
• Overseeing preventative maintenance frameworks
• Acting as senior technical contact for key accounts
• Driving process documentation, quality and compliance standards
• Strengthening operational efficiency and margin performance

This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring both technical credibility and commercial judgement.

What We’re Looking For

• Senior experience leading international technical service or field engineering teams
• Background in engineered systems, industrial equipment, specialist consumables or technical product environments
• Demonstrable ownership of budgets, forecasting and cost control
• Experience operating across international markets
• Strong project management capability
• Commercially astute with strong customer‑facing presence

You will be comfortable operating globally, managing dispersed teams and driving operational excellence in a fast‑moving environment.

The Opportunity

• Leadership position within a growing international business
• High visibility role reporting to the COO
• Opportunity to shape global service delivery standards
• International exposure and travel

Strictly confidential search managed by Sectora Group.

Further details provided following initial conversation.