Sales Design Engineer - New Installations
TK Elevator UK Ltd — London, England, United Kingdom
Who we are
We are moved by what moves people, by what moves the world and in our ever-growing cities. Through honesty, transparency, and a commitment to colleagues and clients, they foster a culture of entrepreneurship, passion, and responsibility. With unique engineering expertise, we provide comprehensive support for urban mobility, ensuring safety and efficiency in vertical transportation throughout the lifecycle.
What we expect
We are looking for an outstanding, industry experienced, Sales Engineer to provide costing and technical support to the UK New Installations Sales Managers throughout the pre-tender, tender and order award phases of a project’s lifecycle.
The individual should be able to actively communicate and liaise with internal departments including Sales, Design, Installation and Commercial Departments as well as our local external suppliers for key materials.
As a Sales Design Engineer, your day to day will include:
- Provide design advice and assistance using our internal configuration and pricing tool.
- Provide unit costing advice and budget prices.
- Read and annotate consultants, architects and main contractors’ specifications and scope documents.
- Able to read, interpret and understand clients architectural and structural design drawings.
- Utilising the TKE configuration and pricing tool to provide factory costings for incorporation into a tender package.
- Supporting TKE Procurement Team in preparing quotation documentation for obtaining specific local UK supplied materials from our approved list of specialist vendors.
- Liaison and communication with our UK Design Centre team and installation teams to ensure that bespoke design and installation requirements are captured and costed.
- Attending client meetings as a representative of the company’s tender delivery team supporting the Sales Manager and TKE team.
- Supporting Sales Team with co-ordination and completion of project specific client tender deliverables documentation.
- Full support of the bid post tender through to win / loss in collaboration with the Sales Manager and TKE team.
- Review of Sales Managers ‘As Sold’ documentation to ensure that all costs have been captured prior to booking.
- Balancing of cost forecasts to “As Sold” documentation and TKE internal order configuration tools.
- Supporting the order booking team with correct documentation.
- Responsible for supporting the Sales Team pre-tender with onsite surveys, where it is required for Full Replacement Projects
- Acting as the ‘go-between’ for NI (Sales and Ops) Team and TKE factories
- Accountable for the maintenance of UK NI Sharepoint and documenting system
- Work closely and support Head of Sales and Head on Operations with reporting, forecasting and attending ‘level-up’ meetings where required
- Conduct site surveys and feasibility assessments.
- Prepare technical drawings and proposals.
- Ensure compliance with EN81-20/50, harmonised standards and UK regulations
- Collaborate with sales team to develop competitive quotations.
- Liaise with clients and in house installation teams.
- Provide technical support during project execution for Op's team.
Who we are looking for
- Good knowledge of the Construction and Elevator Industry
- Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and design software.
- Strong understanding of lift systems and safety standards.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Strong commercial and technical skills with a high degree of self-confidence
- Organisational skills to co-ordinate internal and external key stakeholders in the tender bid process
- A team player to enable excellent departmental collaboration
- Customer relationship management skills and experience
- The ability to use your initiative and work well with others
- Positive attitude and receptive to change
- The ability to self-assess and take ownership of personal development
- An advocate for H&S regulations in the workplace
- Experience in CAD (BIM preferable)
What we offer
- Competitive salary paid on a monthly basis
- 34 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays
- Attractive company pension scheme
- Health cash plan provided, allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and more.
- Life Assurance Scheme - 4x annual salary
- Free access to premium health and wellbeing apps
- Subsidised gym membership
- Industry-leading enhanced maternity and paternity provision
- Multiple salary sacrifice benefits including Electric Cars and Cycle2Work
- Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Refer a friend scheme
Additional information
As an equal-opportunity employer, TK Elevator values diversity. TK Elevator welcomes applicants from all individuals and candidates will be equally assessed and selected based on objective criteria.
Job details
| Posting date: | 2025/11/18 |
|---|---|
| Experience level: | Experienced professionals |
| Contract limitation: | Permanent, Full Time |
| Work Modality: | Hybrid |
| Job family: | Engineering and Site Operations |
| Industry: | Engineering & urban mobility |
| Job number: | UK_IRL_TKE00083 |
Application deadline: as long as the job is listed on our career page, we are looking for suitable candidates (all genders welcome). We are looking forward to receiving your application.
Unsolicited Submissions from Recruitment Agencies and Third Parties
TK Elevator does not accept candidate submissions, applications, or profiles from recruitment agencies, search firms, or other third parties unless a written agreement has been executed in advance by an authorized representative of TK Elevator.
