Technical Solutions Manager

Job Description

Our mission is to make clean power accessible. We are passionate about making a positive impact on communities and the environment where we work.

We're designing, financing, building and operating the world's most sophisticated battery systems to enable the take up of more renewable power, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, and providing clean, portable power including repurposed electric vehicle batteries. Our proprietary software and data analysis optimises operational performance for our customers to reduce emissions and costs.

Since we began in 2017, we've raised over £2.7 billion in debt and equity funding and transformed it into >1.2GW of grid-connected batteries live or under contract and c.3,400 electric vehicles supported. We have operations in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe, the US and Canada, with a global headquarters in London.

We're the number one owner and operator of e-buses in Australia and New Zealand with operations in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. We are quickly expanding into light commercial vehicles and trucks. Our rapidly growing company is looking for highly talented and motivated people to join us.

A Taste of the Day to Day

• Mentor Technical Sales Engineers through growth, ensuring Zenobe provides a high level of standard and remains competitive in the market.
• Develop and maintain pricing models to ensure consistent and accurate budgets and forecasts.
• Create and develop documents such as Scope of Works and Requests for Quotation.
• Visit current and prospective job sites to carry out surveys, develop strong relationships with the client, build confidence, and evaluate the work required.
• Create initial project designs considering the application of High Voltage (HV) and Low Voltage (LV) equipment, EV charging equipment, and communication networks.
• Examine project particulars to determine project length.
• During the bidding phase, assess project design, highlighting any engineering challenges and opportunities for value engineering. Identify avenues to mitigate project risks, lower costs, or shorten project duration.
• Work closely with subcontractors to ensure a fluid working relationship and high standard of design and installation.
• Support the Business Development (BD) Team with commercial proposals and technical documentation.
• Provide technical support when presenting to clients.
• Develop business relationships and close sales deals on design and build EV infrastructure projects.
• Liaise with local utility companies by applying for capacity increases or understanding any grid constraints.
• Liaise with OEM's to better understand products coming to market.
• Create layouts using design software such as AutoCAD and develop and manage a suite of construction detail and drawing models.
• Identify opportunities to improve best practices within the organisation.
• Work closely with the Delivery Team to ensure a smooth handover of all information from sales through to construction.
• Actively contribute to Zenobe's commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability by; integrating these principles into daily responsibilities, ensuring a safe and supportive work environment, promoting both the physical and mental health of self and colleagues, and adopting sustainable and energy-efficient practices to minimize environmental impact. By doing so, each employee at Zenobe plays a vital role in fostering a culture that prioritises overall safety, holistic wellbeing, environmental sustainability in our business operations.

What We're Looking For

• Fluency in English writing is essential.
• Must have an electrical engineering background in the construction industry and a good understanding of the local construction build process.
• Experience in a tendering environment.
• Must have a good understanding of the current market, including labour and the broader supply chain.
• Demonstrable experience in estimating costs and conducting surveys of prospective sites.
• Fully proficient in measuring and reading electrical drawings.
• Proficient working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Demonstrate business development skills to generate new opportunities and work pipelines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Pragmatic, proactive, and solution driven.
• Ability to work under pressure on multiple projects at once.
• Ability to be flexible with working locations, which will be a combination of working from home, the office, and client sites to conduct surveys and estimates.

Working at Zenobe

We're passionate about sustainability and are proud to offer Team Zenobē a pioneering and collaborative working environment. We encourage our people to take ownership of their career progression and celebrate those that can think outside the box.

If you'd like to join our community of likeminded people hit the apply button now, we'd love to hear from you!

What We Offer

Charge your career at Zenobē and receive

• Up to 33% annual bonus for being awesome
• 6 days 'Flex Leave' to take in the year
• Health allowance to contribute towards health insurance costs
• $2,600 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do
• EV Novated Leases
• Enhanced superannuation contributions
• Company paid parental leave
• Time off for volunteering

Lots of our people work flexibly in many different ways. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but please talk to us about the flexibility you need and let's see how we can make it work.

Our Approach to Diversity and Inclusion

Our people are our strongest asset and the key determinant of our success, and we value a range of skillsets and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We work to provide equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, where everyone is fairly treated in the application process and through their career at Zenobē. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Zenobē, please let us know when you apply.