Senior Technical Manager

Carrier Global Corporation; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Great bonus structure

Car or car allowance

25 Days Holiday + bank holiday

Company Pension

Career progression

Job summary

Carrier Global Corporation is seeking a Senior Technical Manager for their UKI Applied business. This pivotal role requires acting as the final technical authority for complex HVAC solutions and leading a team of Product Managers and Technical Specialists.

The successful candidate will ensure the robustness of HVAC solutions while driving technical standards and governance across Sales and Delivery functions. Excellent communication skills and a strong technical background in HVAC systems are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong HVAC technical background across Chillers and heat pumps, Hydronic systems, Air handling systems, and HVAC controls.
• Experience leading or developing technical teams.
• Proven track record in technical governance and design review.

Responsibilities

• Act as final technical sign-off authority for complex/high-value HVAC solutions.
• Lead structured design review and governance processes.
• Validate system selection, performance assumptions, and application suitability.
• Identify and mitigate technical risk in bids and projects.

Skills

Strong HVAC technical background

Experience in technical governance

Excellent communication skills

IT Literate with MS Office skills

Ability to influence within a matrix organisation

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Role: Senior Technical Manager UKI

Location: Hybrid / Wimbledon

Contract type: Full time, permanent

Carrier now has an opportunity for a Senior Technical Manager. You will act as the formal technical authority for the UK&I Applied business, with responsibility for technical sign‑off on complex and high‑risk solutions. The role will lead a team of Product Managers and Technical Specialists, and will drive technical standards, governance, and capability development across Sales, Pre‑Sales, and Delivery functions.

This is a critical hire to strengthen technical governance, ensure robustness of our HVAC solutions, and build long‑term technical capability across the organisation.

What will I be doing?

• Act as final technical sign‑off authority for complex/high‑value HVAC solutions
• Lead structured design review and governance processes
• Validate system selection, performance assumptions, and application suitability
• Identify and mitigate technical risk in bids and projects
• Provide targeted customer engagement on strategic or high‑risk opportunities
• Lead and develop Product Managers and Technical Specialists
• Develop and deliver structured technical training programmes in partnership with factory teams and Product Managers

Requirements

• Strong HVAC technical background across:
  • Chillers and heat pumps
  • Hydronic systems
  • Air handling systems (AHUs, RTUs, FCUs)
  • HVAC controls
• Experience in technical governance, design review, or senior engineering roles
• Experience leading or developing technical teams
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Strong ability to influence within a matrix organisation
• Excellent communication skills
• IT Literate with MS Office skills
• Good communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Great bonus structure
• Car or car allowance
• Out of hours payment
• 25 Days Holiday + bank holiday
• Company Pension
• Career progression – we love to build and nurture talent from within, therefore we’ll work with you to achieve your long‑term career aspirations

About Us

Carrier is the world’s leader in high‑technology heating, air‑conditioning and refrigeration solutions.

Carrier are renowned for inventing and offering a comprehensive range of air conditioning and refrigeration system solutions for the home or office as well as for large commercial applications, including packaged rooftops, chillers, condensing units, dry coolers / air‑cooled condensers and split DX systems. Carrier also manufactures complementary products: controls, fan coils, air handling units and packaged systems.

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.