Technical Manager : Electric Vehicles
BEV Technical Solutions Manager
Location: Europe location (Germany/France/Poland) with international travel
Salary: Highly Competitive + Bonus + Benefits
Industry: Construction Equipment/Electric Vehicles/BEV
About the Client
Our client LiuGong, a 4.2 billion global leader in the design, manufacture, and support of construction and material handling equipment. With over 17,000 employees across 12 major offices and 20 manufacturing facilities worldwide, LiuGong delivers smart, durable lifecycle solutions under the LiuGong and Dressta brands.
LiuGong is rapidly expanding its Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) portfolio to meet increasing market demand for zero-emission, low TCO machinery and is building a management team to lead this transformation throughout Europe.
The Opportunity
Elite has been retained exclusively to identify an experienced and dynamic BEV Technical Manager to spearhead LiuGong's electric construction equipment rollout across the European market.
Reporting directly to the European Product Director, this role will be instrumental in delivering technical solutions that enable successful adoption and support of LiuGong's battery electric vehicles in Europe and other mature markets. This includes developing charging infrastructure, battery lifecycle strategies, warranty structures, diagnostics, and regulatory compliance. This is a newly created position and will be instrumental in delivering a full-service BEV eco-system and ensuring long-term customer success and sustainability alignment.
Key Responsibilities
* Charging Infrastructure Development: Develop and validate LiuGong-branded and third-party charging solutions across various duty cycles and applications.
* Aftersales Enablement: Lead the rollout and enablement of BEV-specific service protocols and diagnostic tools.
* Battery Lifecycle and Recycling: Define 2nd life and end-of-life strategies aligned with EU compliance, transport laws, and circular economy initiatives.
* Telematics and Connectivity: Improve BEV-specific telematics platforms that monitor energy usage, uptime, and battery status.
* Warranty and Product Reliability: Define new warranty structures for BEV platforms considering powertrain, charging, and energy storage risk factors.
* TCO and Business Case Support: Build lifecycle calculators for service teams and customers to model long-term BEV ownership costs.
Experience
Applications are sought from Senior Engineers or Managers who can demonstrate significant experience
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