Technical Sales Engineer
£50,000 basic salary plus commission
📍 UK Regional Coverage | Field-Based | Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and commercially driven Technical Sales Engineer to join a specialist engineering and industrial services business operating within the extraction and filtration sector.
This role is ideal for someone with strong technical knowledge, a consultative sales approach, and a passion for building long-term customer relationships across industrial and commercial markets.
The Role
As Technical Sales Engineer, you will be responsible for growing service revenue across a designated UK region through a mixture of new business development and account management. You will work closely with operational and service delivery teams to ensure customers receive high-quality technical support and tailored service solutions.
You will act as a key point of contact for customers, identifying opportunities for service agreements, reactive maintenance, preventative maintenance, upgrades, and technical support services.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop new business opportunities and increase market share within target industries
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective customers
- Manage and grow a regional customer portfolio
- Carry out customer visits, site surveys, and technical assessments
- Produce technical reports, quotations, and service proposals
- Negotiate service agreements and support tender submissions
- Maintain and develop a healthy sales pipeline through proactive activity
- Achieve agreed sales KPIs, revenue targets, and forecasting requirements
- Update and manage CRM records, activities, and opportunities accurately
- Work collaboratively with service and operations teams to ensure excellent customer satisfaction
- Monitor competitor activity and market developments
- Support service execution activities where required
What We’re Looking For
- Previous field sales experience within industrial services, engineering, extraction systems, or capital equipment
- Strong technical understanding of extraction or filtration systems and industrial installations
- Ability to understand customer processes and develop bespoke service solutions
- Knowledge of:
- Electrical and control systems
- Pneumatic systems
- PLCs and inverter drives
- ATEX regulations
- IOT and digital service technologies
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Self-motivated with strong organisational and time management skills
- Comfortable generating your own leads and conducting cold outreach
- IT literate with CRM experience
- Willingness to travel extensively across the UK, including occasional overnight stays
Qualifications
- Background in a technical or engineering discipline preferred
- Business-related qualifications also considered
- Full UK driving licence required
What’s on Offer
- Opportunity to join a well-established and growing engineering business
- Varied and technically engaging role
- Strong autonomy and regional ownership
- Long-term career development opportunities
If you are interested in discussing this Technical Sales Engineer opportunity further, please apply with your latest CV.
Please note: This is a UK permanent role, and candidates will require existing eligibility to work in the UK to be considered for this role.