Technical Manager

Finlay Jude Associates Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the passive fire protection sector is looking for a Technical Manager to provide expertise in fire-resistant products and solutions. The role involves technical advising, client engagement, and team management, with travel across London and occasional trips to Ireland. Benefits include a company car and 33 days holiday.

Benefits

33 days holidays

Company car

2 x Life Assurance

Health Care Cash Plan

3% Company Contribution to Pension

Qualifications

• Experienced in Passive Fire Protection products systems and installation methodologies.
• Comprehensive knowledge of current fire safety legislation.
• Ability to read architectural or CAD drawings.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and guidance to clients and internal teams.
• Organize and participate in site visits to assist customers.
• Manage a small team of passive fire protection surveyors.

Skills

Knowledge of passive fire protection

Technical expertise

Client relationship management

Presentation skills

Team management

Education

Relevant engineering or technical degree

Tools

MS Office

CAD software

Job description

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Description

Technical Manager

Industry Sector: Passive Fire Protection, Fire stopping, Fire Compartmentation, Building Envelope, Cladding, Curtain Walling, Facades Specialist

Essential Requirement: Travel in the London area up to 4 days a week with occasional travel to Ireland. When not on site visits, you’ll be working from home.

Benefits:

33 days holidays

Company car

2 x Life Assurance

Health Care Cash Plan

3% Company Contribution to Pension

Technical Manager Responsibilities:

To provide technical expertise, constructive guidance, and commercial viability to clients and internally to our sales and specification teams.

To give technical advice on all existing and new fire-resistant products and solutions, which can be supplied by the company, to architects, installers, authorities, contractors, clients, and fire departments on major projects.

Maintain an awareness of new products, developments, and legislative national guidance changes in passive fire protection industry and ensure effective communication and implementation that may impact the organisation.

Assist with the production of typical product/installation details through CAD drawings.

Collaborate with sales staff to identify deficiencies in our range of tested solutions and new opportunities our products may be developed for.

To establish and maintain a good working relationship with a network of architects, specifiers, contractors, installers, dealers, fire departments and other industry influencers to become the preferential partner with regard to fire protection and to meet other established goals.

Organising and participating in site visits to assist customers to overcome project-specific issues as required.

Checking and approving documents and drawings produced by others to align with our installation procedures.

Participating in development of Company standards and procedures.

Manage a small team of passive fire protection surveyors.

Desirable Skills and abilities:

Experienced in Passive Fire Protection products systems and installation methodologies.

Providing demonstrable knowledge of standards applicable to passive fire protection industry.

Comprehensive knowledge of current fire safety legislation, and associated guidance documents.

Ability to read architectural or CAD drawing.

Computer literate (MS Office, PowerPoint, Excel & Word)

Experience liaising with all industries in the passive fire protection.

Experience in conducting training sessions and public presentations.

Experience in preparing Site Reports.

If you are interested in the above Technical Manager role, please click the ‘apply now’ button.

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications, and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. For more opportunities please take a look at our website.