Our client who are one of the UK's largest and most successful Surface & Highways Companies. The Technical Manager will be based from their office near Derby. The Technical Manager will be working on arrange of asphalt and pavement design projects within the Highways, Retail, Rail, Aviation, Commercial and Defence sectors. The Technical Manager will oversee the management of the district and lead asphalt and pavement design.

Technical Manager Salary & Benefits

Salary up to £65k depending on experience
Company car
Holiday 25 days per year plus bank holiday
Pension
Employee Life Cover
Performance related bonus
Flexible working options

Technical Manager Job Overview

Overall management of the district
Leading asphalt and pavement design
Support Sale, Operations and Contracting departments
Training of internal sales, QS and operational staff
Meeting customers and being involved with initial stages of contract negotiations supporting the commercial team
Cost Reduction / Value engineering - Review specifications, advising on cost saving through material choice, usage, specification alterations etc
Complaint investigation will be the first point of contact for any material/laying issues
Carry out site audits of laying operations, including site testing
Support sales and operational teams with onsite and pre-start issues
Inspection & Test Plan creation and monitoring
Specification vetting

Technical Manager Job Requirements

Experienced with asphalt technology
Experienced in pavement design and construction
Full driving license
Knowledge of testing methods of asphalt and cement bound granular material
Familiar with SHW, BS EN, ISO 17025 and other relevant standards
Comfortable leading from the front in a customer facing role.
Experience of dispute resolution
Strong IT and report writing skills. Fully proficient with all Microsoft Office applicationsBennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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