Specification Manager
- Structural Building Components
- Leeds
- £50,000 to £60,000 (DoE) + Bonus + Car/Allowance + Pension + Healthcare + Life Assurance
- JOB-2051 SPO
Proven Specification Manager required to establish our client as the construction industry’s company of choice when specifying structural building products.
The Position:
This is a newly created role in which the successful candidate will implement a specification strategy for our client’s award-winning existing product range as well a revolutionary new product to be brought to market in 2022. This will involve:
- Implementing a platform that enables architects to specify the company’s products through various channels such as NBS and Bimstore
- Developing a BIM library of components that can be further enhanced with support from group resources
- Engaging in dialogue with the leading regulatory bodies and offering constructive advice to steering committees
- Maintaining awareness of the latest upcoming changes in building regulations and government strategy for the construction industry (eg climate targets)
- Driving standards of product development and testing which exceed industry codes of practice
- Developing a digital platform to identify, track and secure specifications with key UK architectural practices
- Providing technical expertise and advice to architects in order to develop close, long-term relationships that ensure continued specification
The Candidate:
Applicants will be expected to demonstrate:
- Specific product knowledge in relation to structural building components
- A good level of educational attainment (ideally to university degree level) in a relevant field of study
- Strong IT literacy and knowledge of CI (continuous integration)
- A well-developed personal network of contacts among UK architectural practices and structural engineers
- Excellent written and verbal communication / interpersonal skills to clearly articulate the benefits of the product range while developing relationships that support the company’s brand proposition
- A track record of developing strategies to meet overall company objectives
The Company:
Without doubt one of the leading companies in the structural building solutions industry, our client operates from brand new purpose-built and state of art premises and have the earned prestigious recognition as one of the fastest growing manufacturing businesses within their field. With a reputation for producing some of the most robust and high-quality solutions in the industry, the company designs and manufactures of stainless-steel fixings and wall ties for the residential and commercial new build sectors.