Technical Pre-sales Solutions

**Technical Pre-Sales Consultant - Taunton**

Are you an experienced Technical Pre-Sales Engineer who has provided brilliant IT infrastructure consultancy for around 6 years? Have you worked successfully in the Education Sector or Public Sectors and enjoyed supporting these vital services?

Are you ready to step into an important role where your skill and expertise would be shared company wide and with our valued educational clients to achieve fantastic IT solution design?

If so, read on to find out more about our brilliant opportunity where we are seeking a confident, knowledgeable and driven Technical Pre-Sales & Solutions Consultant to join our friendly and professional, Sales and Technical teams.

**Role Overview**:
This is a varied and dynamic client facing role. You will work closely across the Sales and Technical teams to develop a thorough understanding of each of our client’s needs, shaping the technological solutions that will drive forward excellent IT strategies.

The role will involve all technical pre-sales processes, including on site meetings, technical audits, determining the organisational requirements and objectives of clients, solution design, the presentation of detailed reports and installation consultancy.

**Main purpose of the role**:

- Capturing and understanding client requirements
- Technical specification and design of solutions
- Presenting solutions through technical documentation and detailed report writing
- Research and Development of new technologies and Solutions
- Supporting the Sales Team in understanding and offering the right solutions to our clients
- Supporting Technical teams to ensure solutions are delivered the way they were designed and achieve the intended outcomes
- Production of documents and materials to support the sales and delivery of our solutions, including training

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Working with Account Teams (Sales and IT Consultants) where bespoke or more complex solutions are required
- Reviewing off-the shelf and existing solutions offered to ensure they are being correctly specified and delivered
- Assisting with technical pre-sales questions - both internally with our teams and externally with our clients.
- Research and develop new solutions and technologies as guided by the Solutions Board - Identifying, understanding and reviewing suitability
- Identifying and ensuring appropriate training is available and understanding of solutions in order that teams are able to deliver solutions as intended.
- Producing documents, reports and other materials, such as (but not limited to); wireless heatmaps, audits, consultancy reports, LAN schematics, rack designs, VLAN designs and proposal & bid documentation
- Represent Computeam as a Solutions Architect/Technical Design Authority, at meetings involving Clients and other 3rd party organisations such as Building Contractors, DfE Representatives and 3rd Party Consultants or Advisors.
- Working on and improving existing solutions offerings
- Developing and improving in-house tools and systems, especially with a view to automation and efficiency gains, or enabling new service offerings
- Developing and working towards team objectives

**Why Computeam?**

We are recognised by the prestigious **‘Investors in People’** accreditation service as a ‘**Gold’ **standard company. What does this mean? That we are committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff and have recognised structures in place to support progress and self-fulfilment at work.

**What staff benefits are there?**
- A Best Small UK Technology Company, Top 10 (Best Companies Index)
- Annual Profit Share scheme after 12 months
- Annual Birthday leave automatically granted
- Annual salary review
- Contributory pension scheme
- Fun team building and company events
- Funded training opportunities
- Eye care vouchers

**Equal Opportunities**

Computeam is dedicated to treating each and every applicant equally. We encourage diversity, inclusion and actively promote this ideology within our communications and policies.

**Please take a moment to check out our Core Values; we seek like-minded people to work alongside. Maybe our values support your ideals and objectives?**

**Passion** - truly engage with our aim and believe in the **transformational power of IT in society**

**Purpose** - make your actions purposeful and positive

**People** - collaborate with the team to support and develop on a peer-to-peer basis

**Proud** - demonstrate pride in the role you are doing and how this will impact better outcomes in education

**What are the hours and working patterns?**
- 40 hours a week
- Monday - Friday
- 8.30am - 5.00pm
- Stockport or Taunton Head Office

**Computeam Pay Scale**

**Grade 6/7: Technical Pre-Sales Consultant**

**Salary: £30,000 - £36,000, Full Time**

**Laptop + phone**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£36,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company even