Hybrid Account Manager – Energy Service & Growth

Astute People; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Astute People is recruiting an Account Manager for its servicing division in a hybrid role with home-based work and travel to UK sites as required. You will be the primary contact for service activities and drive sales across retrofit projects, MRO services, spare parts and digital service solutions.

Reporting to the Group Lead Account Manager, you will coordinate internal teams, manage contracts and oversee outages and service projects to meet schedules, budgets and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Process or Electro-Mechanical Engineering, or a Business degree with strong technical knowledge.
• 5+ years' experience in service sales, account management, project management or similar service role, ideally in Power Generation or Waste-to-Energy.
• Experience coordinating service or project execution with outages, shutdowns or maintenance.
• Strong commercial experience in contract management, negotiations, budgeting and revenue forecasting.
• Experience in a matrix organisation with ERP and project management tools; IFS and MS Office desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with assigned customers as the main point of contact for service activities.
• Drive sales across mechanical retrofit projects, MRO services, spare parts and digital service solutions.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities through visits, presentations and proactive account development.
• Lead contract negotiations and manage service agreements for long-term partnerships.
• Oversee planning and execution of service projects, outages, shutdowns and overhauls to meet timescales, budgets and quality.
• Coordinate internal teams, field personnel, subcontractors, procurement and logistics for project delivery.
• Monitor project financials including costs, budgets, revenue forecasting and milestone invoicing.
• Identify risks and implement solutions to minimise delays and cost overruns.
• Ensure all service activities comply with QHSE and regulations.
• Analyse performance to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and increased order intake.

Skills

Customer focus

Commercial acumen

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or business

Tools

IFS ERP

MS Office

Job description

Astute People is recruiting an Account Manager for its servicing division in a hybrid role with home-based work and travel to UK sites as required. You will be the primary contact for service activities and drive sales across retrofit projects, MRO services, spare parts and digital service solutions.

Reporting to the Group Lead Account Manager, you will coordinate internal teams, manage contracts and oversee outages and service projects to meet schedules, budgets and quality standards.