Technical Advisor - Solar

Come and join us as a Trainee Technical Advisor in this regional role supporting our Solar/Renewable products.

wienerberger UK & Ireland is dedicated to empowering the construction industry to create a sustainable future for generations to come, through an extensive range of high-quality building products, systems, and solutions. We foster long-term partnerships, support exceptional careers, and place sustainability at the heart of everything we do.

Working within our technical team, you will be trained to provide design advise on our renewables products and to respond to technical enquiries.

You will be ensuring our customers have the best experience, from training through to the design, support and installation of our systems.

This is a national, field-based role where you will be travelling regularly across the UK & Ireland region, with your home being your base location. A company car/allowance is provided.

The amount of travel can vary depending on business needs and we expect an average of 4 overnight stays a month.

It's an exciting time to join this team as our renewables products (such as solar pannels and heat pumps) are a growing sector, very much in demand in the building industry. This creates great opportunities for you to grow your career with us and to gain technical expertise.

Once trained, your duties will include:

• Offer design services on PV/renewables systems to all stakeholders from architects through to end-users
• Support Maintain the PV/renewables training offering.
• Conducting regular training sessions
• Attend construction sites and support installers
• Offer technical support over the phone/by email for the growing renewables offering.
• Support the wider technical team in the development of future products for the renewable's portfolio.
• Attend sites to investigate and report on renewables related complaints.
• Support Marketing at trade shows and merchants to promote PV and renewables.

Hours of Work: Mon to Fri. 9am to 5pm

You will be a strong technically minded administrator who has experience supporting business customers in the building/construction sector.

Ideally, you will have a technical academic background (e.g. Engineering, Science, Technology) or alternatively experience in a roofing/electricalrelated role.

We will provide support and training to increase your knowledge on the technical aspects of our specific products.

You will also have

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Able to work on own initiative and manage workload and training schedules.
• Technically competent, with an ability to learn product and system information to a confident, detailed level.
• An appreciation and understanding of relevant construction industry standards.
• The ability to integrate with and work with the wider Technical team and other departments.
• Good numerical skills
• Full UK driving license and flexibility to travel across the UK & Ireland region regularly.

• Technical support/design experience in renewables (e.g. EasyPV)
• Knowledge and understanding of PV/renewable systems and their installation.
• On site experience in the installation of roofing and/or PV/renewable systems
• Ability to read and interpret 2D housing plans, elevations, and details

• Salary - Up to £32,000 (depending on experience)
• Annual bonus up to 4%
• Company car/allowance
• Pension scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays & holiday flexibility (buy 4 extra days and sell up to 2 days) + additional volunteering day
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes (including 24/7 online GP, discounts on counselling, mental health support service, get fit programmes)
• Health & wellbeing benefits which include dental cover, health cash plan and eye tests
• Financial advice/support available (including expert advice from our pension provider, and recommendations on savings & loans options)
• Employee discounts available with various retailers, gyms, and wienerberger products
• Life assurance (2x annual salary)
• Opportunity to join our Share Incentive Plan and our Employee Profit Participation Programme

Wienerberger Ltd is a provider of wall, roof and landscaping innovations, offering outstanding, sustainable solutions for new build and renovation. In the UK, we have head offices located in Cheadle and Doncaster, showrooms in London, Belfast and Surrey, with brick and roof tile production sites in Manchester, Co. Durham, Worcestershire, North Warwickshire, West Midlands, North Kent, Surrey and West Sussex.

So what are you waiting for? Come and join wienerberger as a Trainee Technical Advisor and start growing your career with us today!

The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.