Area Sales Manager

Sales Engineer - Valves, Steam & Flow Control Solutions

Location: UK Wide (Field-Based / Home-Based)
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 + Bonus (OTE £65,000+) + Company Car/Allowance + Expenses + Pension + 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
Industry: Engineering | Valves | Steam Systems | Process Control

ATA Recruitment are supporting a rapidly growing engineering business to recruit a Sales Engineer specialising in valves, steam systems, and flow control solutions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing, technically driven organisation that designs and supplies bespoke valve and process control solutions into critical UK industries.

With over 15 years of expertise and strong recent growth (exceeding targets by 40%+), the business is expanding its commercial team to support increasing demand and entry into new markets.

Operating within a specialist engineering group, this organisation provides high-performance valve and steam system solutions that are critical to energy efficiency, process optimisation, and safety
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• Steam traps
• Pressure reducing valves
• Control valves
• Safety valves
• Steam metering systems

• Healthcare & NHS facilities (critical infrastructure systems)
• Pharmaceutical & life sciences manufacturing
• Food & beverage production
• Power generation & energy sector
• Oil & gas and advanced process industries (growing focus area)

This is a lean, agile business (~30 employees) with a turnover of circa £5M, known for technical excellence, strong customer relationships, and a collaborative culture.

This is a consultative, solution-led sales position combining technical understanding with commercial delivery.

You will manage a portfolio of existing accounts while identifying and developing new business opportunities across the UK.

• Manage and grow a portfolio of existing customers
• Identify and win new business across industrial and process sectors
• Conduct site visits, surveys, and technical assessments
• Provide tailored valve and steam system solutions to meet client needs
• Work closely with internal engineering and proposals teams
• Deliver against revenue and margin targets
• Support ongoing expansion into new markets such as oil & gas
• Build long-term customer relationships and become a trusted technical advisor

To succeed in this Sales Engineer role, you'll have a strong technical sales background and a proactive mindset.

• Proven experience in technical sales / field sales / sales engineering
• Background in one or more of the following:
• Valves
• Steam systems
• Process engineering
• Flow control equipment
• Strong consultative selling skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building ability
• Commercial awareness and results-driven mindset
• Comfortable conducting site visits and client-facing technical discussions
• Full UK driving licen