R&D Technical Consultant
Manchester | Office Based | Full-time
An established specialist professional services business is looking to appoint an R&D Technical Consultant to join its growing team in Manchester.
This is an opportunity for someone with a strong technical, scientific, engineering or software background to move into a client-facing role focused on understanding innovative projects and identifying qualifying R&D activity.
You'll work directly with business owners, directors, engineers, developers and other technical professionals, getting to grips with complex projects and translating technical information into clear, accurate and well-structured reports.
The Role
- Lead technical discussions with clients to understand their R&D projects and activities.
- Investigate technical challenges, uncertainties, experimentation and development work.
- Assess whether projects contain qualifying R&D activity.
- Produce high-quality technical reports based on your findings.
- Challenge and probe information to ensure claims are technically robust and accurately represented.
- Build strong relationships with clients and act as a trusted technical point of contact.
- Work alongside colleagues across the wider delivery function to ensure claims are completed to a high standard.
- Manage multiple client engagements while maintaining excellent attention to detail and deadlines.
About You
We're interested in people who can demonstrate:
- Strong analytical and investigative ability.
- Genuine curiosity about technology, innovation and how things work.
- The ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technologies and technical projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Confidence speaking with senior technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong questioning and listening skills.
- Excellent organisation and time management.
- A high level of attention to detail.
Contact Details:
Focus Search and Selection Recruitment Team
