Surfacing Technical Manager

Our client who are one of the UK's largest and most successful Surface & Highways Companies are seeking a Technical Manager to be based in their southern region. The Technical Manager will be an expert in asphalt technology, but also experienced in pavement design and construction either coming from testing background or surfacing background. The position is offering a Salary up to 65,000 (maybe more for the right person) Company Car and a very good benefit package.

This would suit a candidate that is looking to step up into their first role as a Technical Manager and would offer great progression opportunities within a growing company. The Technical Manager will be working on arrange of asphalt and pavement design projects within the Highways, Retail, Rail, Aviation, Commercial and Defence sectors.

• 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

• Leading asphalt and pavement design
• Technical Support to 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

• 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 applications

Bennett 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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