Onsite Customer Solutions Specialist – North West

DeterTech | UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Customer Solution Specialist at DeterTech Manchester will be the face of the company, advising on customer solutions and performing detailed site surveys and post-incident assessments. You will engage with customers, evaluate technical needs, and coordinate with internal teams to ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose and service quality remains high.

In this role you will be responsible for surveys, quotations, and ensuring a smooth handover between survey, installation and ongoing service,

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing role, ideally in a field-based or on-site environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a clear commitment to excellent customer service.
• Comfortable working independently, managing time effectively, and travelling to customer locations.
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to assess situations objectively.
• Confident in representing DeterTech in customer environments with professionalism and credibility.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across multiple internal teams.
• Familiarity with security systems or related technology is desirable but not essential.
• Proactive, reliable, and adaptable, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Full UK Drivers License

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive on-site and off-site surveys for customers, assessing requirements and identifying appropriate solutions.
• Attend customer sites following break-ins or incidents to evaluate existing measures and recommend improvements.
• Ensure all surveys and assessments are completed to a consistently high standard.
• Prepare and issue quotations following customer surveys, converting quotes into orders where possible.
• Raise SmartWater quotations, ensuring all documentation is accurate and complete.
• Ensure pricing, orders, and customer details are processed in line with agreed procedures and commercial guidelines.
• Support field-based sales colleagues and Operations by coordinating customer requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers during the establishment of Customer Solutions, providing a professional, reassuring, and customer-focused presence.
• Build trust and rapport with customers through clear communication, reliability, and ownership of issues.
• Take accountability for the customer experience throughout the survey and assessment process.
• Ensure customer concerns are understood, managed, and appropriately escalated where required.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Customer Success, Engineers and ARC teams to ensure customer needs are clearly communicated and solutions are effectively delivered.
• Provide structured feedback to internal teams to support service improvement and solution design.
• Facilitate a seamless handover between survey, installation, and ongoing service.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of site visits, findings, and customer interactions.
• Identify recurring issues or opportunities for improvement and share insights with relevant teams.
• Contribute to enhancing consistency, quality, and efficiency across survey and assessment processes.

Skills

Customer-facing

Field-based

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Problem solving

Driver's license

Security systems knowledge (desirable)

Job description

The Customer Solution Specialist at DeterTech Manchester will be the face of the company, advising on customer solutions and performing detailed site surveys and post-incident assessments. You will engage with customers, evaluate technical needs, and coordinate with internal teams to ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose and service quality remains high.

In this role you will be responsible for surveys, quotations, and ensuring a smooth handover between survey, installation and ongoing service,