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Senior Technical Sales / Project Manager
April 27, 2018 | Comments Off on Senior Technical Sales / Project Manager
Elk Recruitment are looking to recruit a Senior Technical Sales Executive / Project Manager for a leading building systems company based in Dublin.
Objective: Responsible for the management of projects from concept until completion; liaising with design, commercial personnel and relevant others. Liaising with clients, contractors; ensuring projects are completed within agreed budget and on programme. Liaising with production personnel and other relative parties and ensuring projects are completed in accordance with all current legislation.
Technical & Specification support to SBU's Main Duties & Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):
* Manage the facade design development from concept design feasibility to completion
* Assist with buildability issues and value engineering related to the external envelope
* Preparing and analysing costings for estimates
* Attend specification/design meetings with Architects, Specialist Contractors, Consultants and Client's representative.
* Liaise with Design Managers and Facade Engineers for duration of project and ensure that information is provided for design related items and for updating build drawings.
* To advise commercial and project managers on risks, potentially critical design items, and/or opportunity for commercial benefits. Propose cost effective design solutions, strategies and management systems
* To cooperate in delivering the envelope in accordance with the Client's expectations (design intent, quality & budget.)
* Identifying, analysing and developing responses to commercial risks in advance of work commencing by completing a risk assessment for each project and consider these arrangements as the work progresses, including altering as necessary to sites conditions.
* Visit sites regularly as required.
* Meet regularly with Commercial Manager and update on project progress, performance including highlighting any possible issues that may cause complication or delays in completion and AOB.
* Monitor the procurement process liaising with internal operations department
* Must function effectively as liaison between the company and external client 2 executives so as to protect the Company and the specific project, to resolve issues or concerns in conjunction with the team resolving client escalations
* Demonstrates continuous efforts to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
* Develop and deliver progress reports, analyse results and troubleshoot problem areas
* Build, grow and develop business relationships for the success of HBS
* Provide feedback and record information from the project for 'lessons learnt seminars' and for continuous staff development
* Advise specification team on technical advantages and observed future trends to HBS advantage.
* Technical support to SBU's Required Skills
* Ideally from an Engineering background
* Extensive, proven experience
* Broad expertise in curtain walling, windows and door sets including highly engineered bespoke unitised systems technical principles, including mechanics, thermal physics, optics, acoustics, fluid dynamics, etc.
* Capable of reviewing and commenting on drawings, identifying potential risks (cold bridging, water ingress, lines of defence weaknesses, durability shortfalls, etc.) and proposing best practice details etc.
* Detailed knowledge of Building Regulations, main British Standards, EN Standards and Building Control requirements and BCAR
* Ability to set and track project milestones and deliverables
* Must be able to demonstrate strong Commercial awareness and Cost Control ability with a proven track record in the area of façade development.
* Good client facing and project management skills.
* Ability to chair and effectively steer meetings.
* Ability to work within a team framework and deal with different personalities.
* Problem solving skills, with ability to think laterally.
* Ability to face and manage work load peaks and difficulties
* Full literacy in Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
* AutoCAD proficiency
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Elk Recruitment is an award-winning niche recruitment firm with offices currently in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Our core competency is the placement of permanent and contract mid to senior level professionals within the Fenestration, Facade, Curtain Walling, Roofing & Cladding, Window and Door, Construction & Glazing industry throughout Ireland, United Kingdom, MENA region and the United States.
Our in-depth knowledge, particularly of the façade industry, comes from having worked in senior positions for aluminium, glass & steel companies for over 16 years domestically and internationally. During this time gaining invaluable experience and insight into elements of the business such as Estimation, Design, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Project Management. This practical in industry senior experience coupled with a very strong academic background is what differentiates Elk Recruitment from its competitors in our chosen field.