Main purpose of the job:

As a Project Applications Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of Signature Projects by contributing to both the creative and technical development of tailored solutions. Working closely with Project Managers, you will assist in meeting customer needs and supporting the commercial sales team to help drive growth within the segment.

As well as supporting, you will also take ownership of selected projects, ensuring they are delivered in line with agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

This is an early career role designed to provide strong development opportunities, offering hands on experience, technical growth, and pathways for progression.

Main responsibilities within the job (non-exhaustive list):

• Manage Signature projects with support from Project Managers from conception through to delivery or at/to set stages as required.
• Review customer specifications and project requirements and tailor solutions to suit.
• Generate Signature Project proposals including scope documents and preparation of quotations.
• Carry out accurate pricing of solutions and monitoring of costs.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with both customers and internal / external stakeholders to ensure a collaborative approach that delivers positive and sustainable results.
• Support the commercial sales team in customer meetings by providing technical expertise and solution insights.
• Present proposals to customers and the internal team. Online and in person
• Generate drawings, visuals (conceptual and of final solutions) to support the specification and aid communication of our solutions to the customer. Both for the Project Managers and your own projects.
• Produce high quality presentations to grow awareness of Signature Projects and support project proposals.
• Provide customer and internal technical support in relation to Signature solutions.
• Support site visits and commissioning.
• Review and approve engineering drawings
• Carry out lighting designs to support Signature projects proposals
• Processing of Signature project orders in line with company procedures
• Ensure deliverables meet the customer brief and contractual requirements in terms of the brief, quality, budget and timescale.

Position scope:

Team Management: Yes / No

Direct & Indirect reports: Direct: 0 people | Indirect: 0 people

Project Management: Yes / No

% of Project Management: 50%

Knowledge, skills & abilities

Education: Educated to degree level or equivalent

Experience: Minimum 18 months’ experience supporting sales teams and customers.

Product and/or Lighting Design experience advantageous

Knowledge and Skills:

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong commercial awareness
• Entrepreneurial/Dynamic
• Creative with a Holistic approach to solutions
• ‘Can do’ attitude
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work collaboratively across teams.
• Understanding or contracts - advantageous

Software:

• Microsoft 365 applications
• CAD Software experience

Advantageous

• SolidWorks
• AutoCAD
• Photoshop
• Lighting Reality
• DIALux

Must be versatile, agile, willing to learn (including the above software as needed) and develop to support the business as it evolves.

Face-to-face meetings with all stakeholders on site and at customers premises.

Dynamic Team player

Able to travel to various locations across the UK. Driving license is preferable.

Working relationships:

Internal contacts: Project Managers Sales Team Operations Development Connected Field Application Engineers (FAE’s) Customer Service Support (HR, Finance, etc.)

External contacts: Customers - general Lighting Designers Local Authorities Consultants - Lighting, Engineering and Multi-disciplinary Architects Contractors Suppliers