Sales Engineer
Livingston
Sales Engineer
Your New Company
At Ipsum it’s our vision to be the leading customer service focused provider of specialist utility and infrastructure solutions, operating on both public and private networks. Water is one of our most important resources. Eliminating waste and managing issues such as flooding, and pollution is vitally important to our communities and our planet. We provide technology led asset management services that specialise in the efficient, resilient and effective operation and maintenance of critical infrastructure - from delivering planned programmes to providing fast, reactive response to our customers.
To support our continued growth we are looking for a Sales Manager to join our team. We are looking for someone who is passionate, not just about the industry, but also about supporting our teams to in delivering essential services 24/7/365 that really make a difference to local people and communities.
What we offer
We are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As a fast-growing ambitious business, we can offer our people opportunities to acquire a wide range of skills and gain broad and varied experience to enable them to progress in their career.Investing in our people and enhancing our expertise and flexibility enables us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers.
Our benefits
We really value our people and so we like to look after them. If you work for us, you’ll enjoy a great range of employee benefits:
1. Career development including professional qualifications and accreditation
2. Health & Wellbeing Benefits:Employee Assistance Programme including mental health support and access to counselling Access to 24/7 virtual GP Occupational Health support
3. Tax efficient benefits via salary exchange (salary sacrifice): Cycle to WorkGroup Personal Pension Scheme
4. Employee Discount Scheme – discounts on hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships and more!
5. Established local social committees with calendar of regular social events
6. Life assurance cover
7. Flexible working
8. Long service awards
9. Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference via local community projects and initiatives
Your new role
You will be a key member of the Wastewater and Drainage Sales Team, responsible for expanding our client base and assisting with the increase of revenue across the Scotland business. You’ll be joining a friendly and engaging team, where you will be calling prospective new customers, researching companies to establish new business relationships.
About you
Desirable qualifications/ skills/ experience
10. Experience of operating in a commercial, multi-divisional organisation.
11. Good client links in the wastewater and drainage sectors.
12. Detailed knowledge of current techniques used within the sectors, CCTV Inspections, Jetting, Tankering, Lining etc..
13. Solid and up to date knowledge of statutory requirements, legislation, and technical advances.
14. Good knowledge of Health and Safety practice and Risk Assessment.
15. Technical or Engineering background.
16. Previous wastewater and drainage services sales experience essential.
17. Exceptional communication skills
18. An ability to identify business opportunities.
19. A strong sense of initiative
20. The ability to build excellent working relationships.
21. Sell with integrity and do the right thing for our customers.
22. A warm, charming, and confident manner.
23. Good time management and an ability to plan ahead.
24. Ability to pursue high standards, recognise improvement opportunities and learn from experience.
25. Aware of the operational needs of the client, whilst taking account the commercial implications.
26. Critical and problem-solving skills.
27. Resilience and tenacity.
28. A full UK driving licence.