Technical Sales Engineer (Facades / Specifications)

Roundhouse Recruitment Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to influence designs within a prestigious construction company. This role involves delivering CPDs, supporting design compliance, and cultivating relationships with architects and engineers. Candidates should have a technical background in building facades and be ambitious, relationship-focused, and commercially aware. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Bonus (15% annual salary, paid quarterly)

Car or allowance, full expenses covered

33 days' holiday

Health cash plan

Qualifications

• Technical background in facades, building envelope, masonry support, or cladding is essential.
• Credible with architects and engineers, able to present confidently or willing to learn.
• Ambitious and relationship-led.

Responsibilities

• Deliver CPDs and technical presentations to Architects, Engineers, and Consultants.
• Support compliant designs across masonry support, cavity trays, lintels, and facade systems.
• Build and maintain high-level relationships at design stage.

Skills

Technical background in facades

Ability to present confidently

Relationship building

Commercial awareness

Job description

Overview

Technical Sales Engineer (Facades / Specifications)

£45,000-£55,000 basic + bonus (15% of salary, paid quarterly) + car/allowance + 33 days' holiday + health cash plan

Covering Midlands / North

Technical Engineer or similar with knowledge of Facades, Masonry support or similar who wants to move into a client-facing role with full training and development to be a delivery specialist for an award winning Global Construction company?

Step into a high-credibility role where you\'ll influence designs at concept stage. You\'ll get full training on CPDs and specification delivery, while gaining the autonomy to shape high-profile projects without sales chasing.

The Benefits

• Bonus (15% annual salary, paid quarterly)
• Car or allowance, full expenses covered
• 33 days\' holiday, health cash plan, life assurance
• High-autonomy technical role with genuine long-term progression

The Company

• Market-leading specialist in the Building Envelope (masonry support, cavity trays, lintels, facade systems)
• Backed by a fast-growing international group
• Specification function runs independently from sales - your focus is purely technical influence and relationship building

The Role

• Deliver CPDs and technical presentations (full training provided) to Architects, Engineers and Consultants
• Support compliant designs across masonry support, cavity trays, lintels and facade systems
• Build and maintain high-level relationships at design stage
• Collaborate with the National Specification Manager and Area Sales Managers, feeding into campaigns and keeping CRM project records up to date
• Attend key industry exhibitions and occasional evening/weekend CPD events (with overnight stays where required)

The Person

• Technical background in facades, building envelope, masonry support or cladding (essential)
• Could be a Technical Advisor, Technical Sales Engineer, Detailer, or Architectural Technologist ready to step up
• Credible with architects and engineers, able to present confidently (or willing to learn)
• Based in the Midlands/North, comfortable covering Birmingham upwards
• Ambitious, relationship-led, and commercially aware

This is a role built for people who want to move up into specification while still leveraging their technical grounding. You\'ll gain autonomy, credibility and the chance to shape designs at the highest level - with full training on the CPD/delivery side. With a company expanding rapidly on a global scale, it\'s a genuine platform for career growth and status.

Keywords

Specification Manager, Technical Advisor, Technical Sales Engineer, Architectural Technologist, Building Envelope, Masonry Support, Facade, Brickwork, Cladding, Lintels, Cavity Trays, CPD, Technical Presentations, Specifications, Architects, Engineers, Midlands, North, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds