Specification Manager

Bender; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bender UK designs and delivers innovative electrical safety and monitoring solutions across healthcare, industrial, and infrastructure environments. The Technical Specification Manager is Bender's technical authority and trusted adviser to consulting engineers, designers and specifiers across Ireland.

The role owns the consultant engagement plan and specification strategy for the Ireland territory, turning early technical influence into qualified opportunities with a clear handover to Sales and

Qualifications

• Qualified electrical engineer or building services background.
• Experience in technical specification and consulting engineering.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specs and technical documentation.
• Strong presentation, report-writing and stakeholder-influencing skills.
• Commercial awareness to qualify opportunities.
• Ability to travel throughout Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Own the Ireland consultant engagement plan and specification strategy.
• Build practice-level relationships with consultants and healthcare estates teams.
• Engage early to understand design intent, risk, standards and client requirements.
• Prepare Bender specifications and submissions; review drawings and tenders for risks and opportunities.
• Support Sales with technical positioning and opportunity qualification; handover to Sales/Ops.
• Deliver CPDs, workshops, product demonstrations and standards updates.
• Keep Salesforce accurate with engagement activity and pipeline data.
• Monitor market requirements and feedback to Product Management.
• Develop opportunities beyond healthcare in critical infrastructure sectors.
• Act as a trusted technical authority with evidence-based advice.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Specification writing

Consulting engineering

Electrical design

Presentations

Stakeholder influence

Time management

Attention to detail

Travel willingness

CRM experience

Healthcare infra knowledge

Education

Electrical/building services qualification

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Bender UK designs and delivers innovative electrical safety and monitoring solutions across healthcare, industrial, and infrastructure environments. We are proud of our values ‘Dedication, Excellence, Trust, and Teamwork’ which guide how we work with customers and each other every day.

Role Purpose

The Technical Specification Manager is Bender's technical authority and trusted adviser to consulting engineers, designers and specifiers across Ireland. The role ensures Bender solutions are specified at the earliest stage of projects in healthcare and other safety-critical sectors, building long-term practice-level relationships and influencing design decisions through evidence and technical expertise.

Owning the consultant engagement plan and specification strategy for the Ireland territory, the role turns early technical influence into qualified opportunities, with a clear, documented handover to Sales for commercial progression and to Operations for delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the engagement plan for the Ireland consultant territory (currently 107 accounts), prioritising by influence, sector, live projects and growth potential.
• Build practice-level relationships with consultants, designers, healthcare estates teams and contractors, and reactivate strategically valuable dormant accounts.
• Engage at the earliest project stage to understand design intent, operational risk, standards and client requirements.
• Prepare Bender-aligned specifications and technical submissions, and review drawings and tender documents for risks, omissions and opportunities.
• Support Sales with technical positioning, project intelligence and opportunity qualification, handing over to Sales and Operations through a documented process without taking commercial ownership.
• Deliver CPDs, workshops, product demonstrations and standards updates to consultants, customers and internal teams.
• Keep Salesforce accurate and up to date, including engagement activity, specification status, influenced pipeline and consultant data quality.
• Monitor standards, market requirements and competitor activity, feeding back to Product Management and Bender technical teams.
• Develop opportunities beyond healthcare in critical infrastructure, energy and utilities, manufacturing, eMobility and rail.
• Act as a trusted technical authority, ensuring all technical advice is evidence-based and aligned with approved product data.

What good looks like at Bender UK

• Dedication to building long-term consultant relationships and persisting through long specification cycles.
• Excellence in technical judgement, specification writing and the quality of every submission.
• Trust earned by being credible, evidence-based and consultative, influencing without sales pressure.
• Teamwork in action, working closely with Sales, Operations, Product Management, Marketing and Technical Support to turn specifications into successful projects.

Skills & Experience

• Relevant electrical engineering, building services or power systems qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in technical specification, consulting engineering, electrical design, project engineering or technically led sales.
• Strong understanding of electrical distribution, monitoring, protection and electrical safety. Ability to interpret drawings, specifications and technical documentation.
• Strong presentation, report-writing and stakeholder-influencing skills.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to qualify opportunities.
• Excellent time management, prioritisation and ability to work independently.
• High attention to detail and technical integrity.
• Clean driving licence and ability to travel throughout Ireland.
• Experience in healthcare electrical infrastructure, medical IT systems or critical-power applications.
• Knowledge of insulation monitoring, residual current monitoring and related applications.
• Experience delivering CPDs or technical training.
• Experience using CRM systems, ideally Salesforce.

Why this role is important

The Technical Specification Manager sits at the centre of Bender's activity in Ireland, connecting what consultants and end users need with what Bender's internal teams can do. By influencing early design decisions and making sure specifications are technically correct, the role builds a higher-quality pipeline, reduces risk and rework, opens up opportunities in new sectors and supports sustainable, profitable growth.