Technical Sales Manager

ACS Staffing Solutions; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Travel expenses

Hybrid working

Training opportunities

Job summary

ACS Staffing Solutions in Northampton is seeking a Technical Sales Manager to blend technical design with customer engagement and commercial influence. You will translate project requirements into specification-ready solutions and collaborate with the sales team to win major projects.

Role combines technical training, product knowledge, and customer-focused design across construction, infrastructure, and landscaping sectors, with hybrid working and travel as required.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in construction/civil engineering environments.
• Experience interpreting drawings and project specs.
• Ability to produce technical proposals and design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design project-specific solutions and layouts.
• Prepare material take-offs, bills of quantities and schedules.
• Review engineering drawings, site plans and project specifications.
• Support consultants, architects, contractors with technical advice.
• Deliver technical training and provide expert input across the business.
• Manage technical enquiries by phone and email.

Skills

Technical background

Construction industry experience

CRM experience

Presentation skills

Education

Civil/Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Technical Sales Manager

Location - Northampton - UK and overseas travel required

Hours - Monday–Friday 8:30AM – 5PM (Early finish on a Friday!)

Office-Based with Flexible Hybrid Working

Salary - DOE + Bonus + Expenses for travel

Please note this role requires flexibility to travel overseas and nationally occasionally for customer visits and product knowledge

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic role for someone who enjoys combining technical expertise with customer interaction and commercial opportunity. The successful candidate will become a key technical point of contact for customers, consultants, contractors and the wider sales team, helping to turn complex project requirements into practical, specification-ready solutions.

Working closely with the Sales Director and Area Sales Managers, the Technical Sales Manager will support projects from initial concept and design through to specification and order, while also delivering technical training and providing expert advice across the business.

What’s in it for the successful candidate?

• A permanent position with a well-established and growing business
• A varied role combining technical design, sales support, customer engagement and training
• The opportunity to work on major commercial, infrastructure, industrial and landscaping projects
• Flexible hybrid working alongside a Northampton-based office
• Early finish on a Friday
• Training and development
• The chance to become a genuine technical expert within a specialist industry
• A role where technical knowledge can have a direct impact on project wins and business growth

The Role

The Technical Sales Manager will be responsible for providing expert technical support across the sales process, including:

• Designing project-specific solutions and layouts
• Preparing material take-offs, bills of quantities and schedules
• Reviewing engineering drawings, site plans and project specifications
• Recommending suitable products and solutions based on project requirements
• Supporting consultants, architects, contractors, civil engineers and end users with technical advice
• Developing technical drawings, design details and specification documentation
• Supporting Area Sales Managers with project opportunities and technical proposals
• Attending customer meetings and project reviews where technical input is required
• Providing technical support from initial concept through to order placement
• Delivering product and application training to internal teams, customers, distributors, contractors and consultants
• Managing technical enquiries by telephone and email
• Investigating technical issues and customer complaints, identifying root causes and supporting corrective actions
• Producing technical reports and maintaining accurate CRM records
• Keeping up to date with product developments, installation practices and relevant industry standards
• Representing the business at exhibitions, customer events and industry functions

What are they looking for?

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and experience within a construction, civil engineering, drainage, infrastructure or similar technical environment.

They will ideally have experience in:

• Interpreting engineering drawings and project specifications
• Providing technical support to customers or sales teams
• Understanding construction projects and stakeholder requirements
• Producing technical proposals, designs or project documentation
• Delivering technical presentations or training
• Working with CRM systems and Microsoft Office
• Explaining technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Experience with AutoCAD or similar drawing software, drainage design, hydraulic calculations or specification-led sales would be highly advantageous.

A qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline would also be desirable.

The Person

This role would suit someone who is technically minded but also enjoys working with people.

The successful candidate will be:

• Commercially aware and customer focused
• Analytical and confident working with technical information
• A strong communicator who can make complex subjects easy to understand
• Organised and able to manage multiple projects and enquiries
• Confident presenting to customers and delivering training
• Proactive, practical and solutions focused
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with sales, technical and manufacturing teams

Interested?

If you're a Technical Sales Engineer, Technical Sales Manager, Design Engineer, Civil Engineer or similar technical professional looking for a role where you can combine engineering knowledge with customer interaction and commercial influence, this could be an excellent next step.