Commercial Director – Biomass & Energy from Waste

Commercial Director – Power Generation
Nationwide
Competitive Salary & Benefits including Bonus & Car

Client Introduction???
Our client is an international leading provider of turnkey solutions across the Energy from Waste and Biomass industries. In the UK they have 10 Energy from Waste plants with a further two awarded which aim to be completed over the next few years.

The role???
They have recently expanded their offerings focusing on the UK EfW/Biomass market offering various services include technical support, consultations, retrofit / optimisation projects and maintenance / outage services throughout the duration of the plant's lifecycle. Initially focused on an existing portfolio, you'll be targeting the UK's entire EfW/Biomass market of over 60 plants.

Due to the technical nature of the services on offer, the ideal candidate for this role will have had exposure in offering similar services such as combustion technologies, boiler maintenance, flue gas treatment plant, outages, installations and warranty issues of plant. You'll also need to have a strong commercial acumen, with experience in preparing and writing bids / tenders in addition to generating business through networking.

Roles & Responsibilities
As the Commercial & Engineering Director, you will be responsible for:

Leading and developing the divisions engineering solutions across the UK EfW & Biomass market.
Networking with the relevant stakeholders within the existing portfolio and future business to identify key players and EfW plants.
Identify areas of opportunity and develop a strategy to implement across the UK to deliver a pipeline of projects.
Define key products / services and allocate the appropriate resource to achieve targets.
Offering technical / consultancy level support with customers on issues such as boiler corrosion, warranty issues, FGT improvements etc.
Collaborate with the legal, technical and finance departments to structure a proposal and present to customers to secure business.Skills & Qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:

Heavily experienced in the UK EfW/Biomass sector with specific knowledge of boilers/combustion technologies, flue gas treatment and associated plant.
Ideally degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline, mechanical preferred but candidates qualified in other engineering disciplines will be considered
Senior management experience from a Power Station background such as a General / Plant Manager of an Energy from Waste, Biomass, CHP plant etc
Strong background in commercial activities from tendering, bid writing and costings.
Salary & Package
What's on offer for this exciting role:

Highly competitive Salary
Car Allowance
Bonus
Pension
Private medicalIf you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to or ring (phone number removed) and ask to speak to Dan Grosvenor who can tell you more.

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