Technical Applications Manager

Sunbelt Rentals Limited; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment rental company in the UK is seeking a skilled Technical Applications Manager to oversee technical operations and project delivery. This role ensures high customer service standards and effective communication between project stakeholders. Responsibilities include planning asset requirements, adhering to QHSE standards, and leading teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, planning skills, and the ability to interpret engineering designs. Join us for a successful career with growth opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programs

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Lead operational and project teams, maintain clarity on objectives.
• Ensure adherence to Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental (QHSE) standards.
• Ability to interpret Engineering design drawings.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate communication between clients and operational teams.
• Monitor project delivery metrics and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Plan and forecast assets requirements aligning with project timelines.

Skills

Exceptional leadership skills

Excellent planning and organizing skills

Strong presentation and inter-personal skills

Data analysis and interpretation

Ability to adapt to changing priorities

Education

Holder of a CSCS card

First Aid Training

Driving licence

Job description

We are looking for a skilled Technical Applications Manager to join Sunbelt Rentals UK, a FTSE 100 company and a market‑leading hire equipment organisation. In this new role you will assist in the smooth and efficient running of our Technical operations, ensuring that customer service standards are maintained to the highest possible level. You will be responsible for the execution and delivery of key projects by overseeing activities performed by cross‑functional teams, developing solutions, documenting requirements, designing, verifying, and validating in line with client’s site project objectives. More specifically responsible for the operational delivery of Sustainable Site Solutions.

Key Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Facilitate communication between client / project stakeholders and operational teams – including managing dependencies, monitoring progress, and effective risk & issue management.
• Lead project, operational and workstream teams, providing clarity of responsibilities, objectives & deliverables whilst maintaining focus according to the project/ client requirements.
• Plan and forecast client / project asset requirements in line with project timelines and constraints and in conjunction with other departmental operational leads.
• Ensure project delivery teams formulate and work to a robust and cohesive operational plan.
• Work with a variety of stakeholders, including project delivery teams, to ensure that asset and resource plans are implemented, maintained and up to date.
• Adhere to all Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) requirements and proactively promote a positive QHSE culture within the team.
• Develop success criteria for each project, including time, cost, technical and performance measures and managing them thereafter.
• Ensure maintenance of project plans, metrics, risk/issues as well as development and occasional presentation of project status reports / updates to the organisation and senior management.
• Engage fully with the relevant project (client) and Business (SBR) lead; influencing and managing stakeholder expectations by monitoring progress against the plan and issuing regular communications, escalating problems and issues that impact scope, time, cost, quality, and benefits in a timely manner.
• Drive the delivery of best practice and improvements in cost, service, and delivery., A clear understanding of all SBR business service offerings (Training will be supplied if necessary)
• CDM Legislation (Training will be supplied if necessary)
• Appointed person (Lifting) (Training will be supplied if necessary)
• BS8558 Chlorination (Training will be supplied if necessary)
• Creation / Management of Risk Assessment & Method Statements (Training will be supplied if necessary)
• Ability to interpret Engineering design drawings
• Holder of a CSCS card
• First Aid Trained
• Counterbalance licence (Training will be supplied if necessary)
• Telehandler licence (Training will be supplied if necessary)
• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Excellent planning and organising skills – able to prioritise workload and work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
• Ability to source and analyse data and present results/recommendations.
• Driving licence essential.
• Flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Strong presentation and inter‑personal skills with the ability to interpret and communicate complex issues with both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• The experience to challenge and influence stakeholders.
• Strong data & analytical skills.
• Computer literate.
• Sunbelt Rentals is the leader in equipment rentals in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada – as well as specialist operations in Europe. We provide a range of solutions to every market and sector, including construction, industrial, energy, infrastructure, government and events. Our teams make the impossible possible and the unthinkable doable. Turning what if into what is.
• If you join the team we’ll provide you with everything you need and ensure you are equipped for success. We’ll talk to you about your training and personal development needs and what you’d like to do to further your career and support your future aspirations.