Technical Sales Engineer - Water & Wastewater (Municipal Focus)
South West (field-based, UK travel as required) | Permanent | £38,000 - £48,000 + car + bonus + benefits
Our client is a UK market leader in responsive wastewater treatment solutions, supplying rental and turnkey systems to customers across municipal, industrial and infrastructure sectors. We're partnering with them to appoint a Technical Sales Engineer to grow key accounts and win new business across the Municipal sector, while also supporting selected opportunities in Industrial & Infrastructure.
This is a field-based role covering the South West with regular travel and occasional overnight stays. You'll be part of a collaborative UK-wide sales team and supported by in-house laboratory, technical solutions, and operations teams.
The Opportunity
- Own the sales cycle from opportunity identification and site scoping through to proposal, order close-out, delivery and handover.
- Lead proactive business development within municipal wastewater treatment, and support cross-sector projects as business needs dictate.
- Build and grow long-term strategic relationships with water companies, Tier 1s and partners; manage key accounts with a focus on sustainable growth.
- Develop technical and commercial proposals (hire and project solutions) with support from internal specialists.
- Work closely with the in-house lab to interpret test results and integrate findings into proposals.
- Represent the business at industry events, deliver presentations and provide expert advisory support to clients.
- Maintain and report activity via CRM (Microsoft Dynamics or similar), producing forecasts, pipeline visibility, and key sales metrics.
- Collaborate with solutions/design and operations teams to ensure feasible, compliant and cost‑effective delivery.
- Champion QHSE values and ensure adherence to relevant standards, procedures and regulations.
What You'll Bring
- Demonstrable technical sales experience-ideally within the UK water/wastewater sector (municipal experience highly advantageous).
- Strong understanding of wastewater treatment processes and applicable design standards (you can translate technical detail into clear client value).
- Proven key account management capability and experience growing strategic accounts.
- Excellent analysis, data interpretation and report writing skills; comfortable tailoring solutions to varied client needs.
- Confident communicator with the ability to adapt technical content to audience.
- Highly organised, able to prioritise, manage multiple opportunities concurrently and meet deadlines.
- Proficient with Office 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and CRM (Dynamics desirable).
- Degree in an engineering/scientific discipline (e.g., Chemical, Civil, Environmental) preferred.
- Awareness of environmental legislation and quality standards (e.g., ISO 14001, ISO 9001:2015).
- Full UK driving licence (max 6 points).
- Flexible to travel frequently across the region; positive, collaborative and commercially minded.
About Our Client
A UK leader in wastewater treatment, delivering rental and turnkey solutions across diverse sectors in the UK and internationally. With dedicated R&D, in-house laboratory capabilities and a large equipment fleet, they provide proven, compliant and cost‑effective treatment systems-supported by experienced project and field engineering teams. The business is growing and investing in talent, with clear career pathways and a culture that promotes technical excellence and teamwork.
How to Apply
If you're a technically minded sales professional passionate about improving water quality and environmental outcomes-and you thrive on winning work and building lasting client relationships-we'd love to hear from you.
Apply with your CV and a short note on your relevant municipal/industrial wastewater experience and typical deal sizes/solutions delivered.
Right to Work: UK right to work required.
Equal Opportunities: We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities.
