R&D Technical Consultant

Focus Search and Selection; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Search and Selection is seeking an R&D Technical Consultant for our Manchester office. The role is office-based, full-time, and involves working with clients and technical professionals to translate complex projects into clear reports.

You will lead technical discussions, assess qualifying R&D activity, and produce robust reports while managing multiple engagements with strong attention to detail and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and investigative ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technologies and technical projects.
• High level of attention to detail and organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discussions with clients to understand R&D projects and activities.
• Investigate technical challenges, uncertainties, experimentation and development work.
• Assess whether projects contain qualifying R&D activity.
• Produce high-quality technical reports based on findings.
• Challenge and probe information to ensure claims are robust and accurately represented.
• Build strong relationships with clients as a trusted technical contact.

Skills

Client-facing

Technical reports

R&D analysis

Job description

R&D Technical Consultant

Manchester Office Based Full-time

An established specialist professional services business is looking to appoint an R&D Technical Consultant to join its growing team in Manchester.

This is an opportunity for someone with a strong technical, scientific, engineering or software background to move into a client-facing role focused on understanding innovative projects and identifying qualifying R&D activity.

You'll work directly with business owners, directors, engineers, developers and other technical professionals, getting to grips with complex projects and translating technical information into clear, accurate and well-structured reports.

The Role

• Lead technical discussions with clients to understand their R&D projects and activities.
• Investigate technical challenges, uncertainties, experimentation and development work.
• Assess whether projects contain qualifying R&D activity.
• Produce high-quality technical reports based on your findings.
• Challenge and probe information to ensure claims are technically robust and accurately represented.
• Build strong relationships with clients and act as a trusted technical point of contact.
• Work alongside colleagues across the wider delivery function to ensure claims are completed to a high standard.
• Manage multiple client engagements while maintaining excellent attention to detail and deadlines.

About You

We're interested in people who can demonstrate:

• Strong analytical and investigative ability.
• Genuine curiosity about technology, innovation and how things work.
• The ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technologies and technical projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence speaking with senior technical and business stakeholders.
• Strong questioning and listening skills.
• Excellent organisation and time management.
• A high level of attention to detail.