Technical Sales Engineer – Pumps

Barr + Wray; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car allowance

Company Pension

Job summary

Barr + Wray is seeking an experienced pump sales engineer to grow its Process Equipment Team in Scotland and Northern England. You will develop relationships with customers across Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Industrial Manufacturing, and Food & Beverage, offering expert pumping solutions.

Grow the pumping portfolio by identifying opportunities, presenting technical and commercial proposals, and supporting projects from enquiry to order completion.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales, business development, or account management within an engineering environment.
• Strong mechanical engineering knowledge and understanding of pumping equipment.
• Experience reviewing pump specifications and selecting pumping solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities and priorities.
• Strong commercial awareness and customer-focused mindset.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and presentation skills.
• Competent in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, long-term relationships with existing and prospective customers.
• Identify new business opportunities and drive sales growth across the region.
• Understand and interpret customer specifications and technical requirements.
• Recommend and specify the most suitable pumping solutions for each application.
• Liaise with leading pump manufacturers to identify the best equipment options.
• Prepare and present technical and commercial proposals.
• Provide product expertise and technical support to customers and colleagues.
• Collaborate closely with the wider Process Equipment team to achieve business goals.
• Manage customer accounts and support projects from enquiry through to order completion.

Skills

Sales experience

Mechanical knowledge

Pumping equipment

Account management

Communication skills

MS Office

Industrial markets UK

Oil & Gas experience

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

CRM software

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced and driven pump sales engineer to join our growing Process Equipment Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially focused technical sales professional to drive the growth of our pumping equipment portfolio across Scotland and Northern England. You’ll work with customers across a diverse range of industries, including Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Industrial Manufacturing, and Food & Beverage.

You’ll build on established customer relationships while identifying and securing new business opportunities, providing expert technical solutions that deliver real value to our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Build strong, long-term relationships with existing and prospective customers.
• Identify new business opportunities and drive sales growth across the region.
• Understand and interpret customer specifications and technical requirements.
• Recommend and specify the most suitable pumping solutions for each application.
• Liaise with leading pump manufacturers to identify the best equipment options.
• Prepare and present technical and commercial proposals.
• Provide product expertise and technical support to customers and colleagues.
• Collaborate closely with the wider Process Equipment team to achieve business goals.
• Manage customer accounts and support projects from enquiry through to order completion.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in sales, business development, or account management within an engineering environment.
• Strong mechanical engineering knowledge and practical understanding of pumping equipment.
• Experience reviewing pump specifications and selecting suitable pumping solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities and priorities effectively.
• Strong commercial awareness and a customer-focused mindset.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and presentation skills.
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Established knowledge of industrial markets across Scotland and Northern England.
• Experience working with customers in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Industrial, or Food & Beverage sectors.
• Familiarity with major pump manufacturers and process equipment applications.

About You

You are:

• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-driven.
• Comfortable engaging with customers at all levels.
• Skilled at solving technical challenges and delivering practical solutions.
• Equally effective working independently, or as part of a collaborative team.
• Passionate about building relationships and creating new opportunities.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Company pension scheme

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established and growing engineering business where your technical expertise and commercial drive will make a real impact. You’ll work with industry-leading products, develop strong customer partnerships, and play a key role in shaping future growth.

Contract Permanent

Location Glasgow

Benefits Company car allowance / Company Pension

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Brewing + Distilling

Whether you're crafting whisky or brewing at scale, Barr + Wray delivers process equipment that handles the full fluid journey, from ingredient water to the final product. With precision pumping, filtration, and disinfection systems that protect quality and flavour.

Food + Beverage

From ingredient handling to final rinse, Barr + Wray provides fluid processing systems - including pumps, filters, and UV, that support hygiene, consistency, and production efficiency.

Oil + Gas

In high-demand environments, our engineered systems handle a wide range of fluids, from process water to chemical streams - with robust pumping, filtration, and disinfection solutions.

Utilities

Barr + Wray supports utility providers with reliable fluid handling systems that manage water, wastewater, and treatment chemicals - ensuring operational continuity and compliance.

Our process equipment is built to handle aggressive fluids and complex chemistries, helping petrochemical plants optimise flow, filtration, and disinfection across critical systems.

Pharmaceutical + Biotechnology

We deliver precision-engineered systems for processing fluids used in drug formulation and biotech production - ensuring purity, consistency, and compliance with industry standards.

Chemical + Coatings

Our equipment handles everything from raw chemical inputs to final product filtration, helping manufacturers maintain fluid integrity and reduce waste.

Across diverse industrial sectors, Barr + Wray provides tailored fluid processing systems, from pumping and filtration to disinfection - that improve reliability and reduce downtime.

Building Services

From HVAC circuits to greywater reuse, Barr + Wray supplies pumps, filters, and UV systems that keep building services running efficiently and sustainably.

Aquaculture

Barr + Wray supports aquaculture operations with systems that manage both water quality and fluid circulation, from nutrient-rich feed solutions to waste stream control - using pumps, filtration, and UV technologies tailored to aquatic environments.

Brewing + Distilling

Whether you're crafting whisky or brewing at scale, Barr + Wray delivers process equipment that handles the full fluid journey, from ingredient water to the final product. With precision pumping, filtration, and disinfection systems that protect quality and flavour.

Food + Beverage

From ingredient handling to final rinse, Barr + Wray provides fluid processing systems - including pumps, filters, and UV, that support hygiene, consistency, and production efficiency.

Oil + Gas

In high-demand environments, our engineered systems handle a wide range of fluids, from process water to chemical streams - with robust pumping, filtration, and disinfection solutions.

Utilities

Barr + Wray supports utility providers with reliable fluid handling systems that manage water, wastewater, and treatment chemicals - ensuring operational continuity and compliance.

Our process equipment is built to handle aggressive fluids and complex chemistries, helping petrochemical plants optimise flow, filtration, and disinfection across critical systems.