Technical Sales Engineer

smart manufacturing solutions; Alnwick; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in renewable energy solutions seeks a Sales Engineer to prepare tender responses and generate new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical understanding of heat pumps and experience within the renewable energy or HVAC sectors. You will collaborate closely with internal teams and external clients to ensure successful project proposals and responsive customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in renewable energy, HVAC, or solar industries is preferred.
• Bid and tender cost estimating experience, with demonstrated success.
• Clean driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Preparing winning tender responses and producing quotations.
• Lead site assessments and feasibility studies.
• Generating new opportunities in consultation with the Head of Sales.

Skills

Technical understanding of heat pumps

Sales approach

CRM tools

Excel skills

Social media competency

Education

Appropriate technical qualification

Tools

Pipedrive

MS Office

Job description

Reporting to: Head of Sales

Working with internal: Sales, Operations, Engineering, Finance

Working with external: Clients, sub-contractors, suppliers

Primary responsibilities:

• Preparing winning tender responses and producing quotations
• Engineer and cost conceptual heating and power solutions, with support from Engineering as required
• Participate in and lead site assessments and feasibility studies with support from Engineering
• Following up on leads and opportunities with customers
• Generating new opportunities in consultation with the Head of Sales
• Daily updating and analysis of our business CRM, Pipedrive
• Maintain tender portals, identifying new opportunities and managing these through the bid / gate process
• Internal sales and marketing reporting
• Creating proposals and written presentations that promote the brand, products and services
• Develop and implement marketing and branding requirements, coordinating events
• Support and coordinate with the Head of Sales to ensure excellent responsiveness to enquiries
• Coordinate with Group bid teams
• Support the business throughout the process of winning work, through professional sales and marketing activities

Qualifications/Experience:

• Good technical understanding of heatpumps and preferably CHPS
• Previous experience working within the Renewable energy, HVAC or Solar Industry
• Good engineering understanding, with an appropriate technical qualification
• Dynamics and enthusiastic sales approach
• Bid and tender cost estimating and writing experience, with demonstrable success
• Experience with CRM tools
• Excellent excel and MS Office skills, including presentations and data analysis
• Social media competency, including LinkedIn
• Energy, enthusiasm, creativity and professionalism
• Clean driving license