Job Description
VANRATH is excited to partner with a leading EV company in Northern Ireland and Ireland in the search for an Technical Manager. This distinguished organization offers a dynamic work environment where the successful candidate will benefit from a company that values its employees and is experiencing significant growth.
Position: Permanent, Monday to Friday (9.00am - 5.00pm) - Hybrid Working Option too
Location: Belfast + Hybrid
Salary: Competitive, with an attractive benefits package + EV Car + Bonus
Key Responsibilities:
The Technical Manager is a key role, guiding the Company and supporting our clients in their transition from ICE to BEV.
* Effectively manage the Technical team, developing, coordinating, and implementing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
* Provide technical knowledge of installing EV charge points.
* Create scope, tender, pricing documents for clients and subcontractors.
* Review bill of materials on projects for accuracy and value engineering.
* Work with the sales / technical support team to assist customers through the technical survey and purchasing journey of an EV charge point.
* Work closely with equipment suppliers, contractors and DNO's acting as the technical expert, ensuring feasibility in everything we do.
* Overseeing the DNO application process and provide status updates.
* Liaising with operations teams to ensure that all standards, RAMS, policies, and environmental plans are compliant with legislation and site specific.
* Be the link between the technical and field operations teams, managing technical survey volumes, timeframes, Service Level Agreements, and customer service up to the point of handover to the field operations team.
* Support strategic & commercial evaluation of various products and projects.
* Evaluate the risks, challenges and opportunities for projects which require electrical installations, in conjunction with Operations, and Support.
* Own and develop technical training processes for people across the group including customer service and technical support.
* Proven project management skills, with an ability to deliver work in a fast paced dynamic environment. Delivering projects in accordance with processes, procedures, and statutory obligations.
Ideal Candidate:
* BSc Electrical Engineering / Civil Engineering or NVQ Level 3-7 with relevant experience.
* Electrical background preferred
* Previous people management experience.
* Proven project management experience with a keen eye for technical detail.
* Experience in tendering/pricing projects.
* Experience with DNO applications in NI and ROI.
* Experience with grid infrastructure and electrical LV infrastructure.
Preferred
* Strong understanding of BS7671 and associated IET guidance for EV charging.
* Degree educated or Charted
To learn more about this opportunity, please apply through the link below or contact Jack Groves at VANRATH for a confidential discussion.