Technical Sales Engineer

A technical sales engineer (m/f/x) // Permanent contract - Full time - Fernelmont - Employee or self-employed

Do you dream of contributing to a meaningful project, combining technical expertise, rigor and teamwork? Coopeos, a cooperative specialising in the installation and operation of wood-fired boilers, opens its doors to you. 🤩

👉 Missions and responsibilities

As a technical sales engineer, you play a key role in the development of our business. You will be part of the sales team and provide technical support. Your main responsibilities will be:

Technical support to the sales function

• Analyze the technical needs of customers (site visit, reading specifications, qualification of needs, etc.).

• Design preliminary projects: design of technical solutions, sizing of boilers and peripheral equipment, establishment of layout plans, establishment of PIDs, etc.

• Perform costing, consult with the internal product manager, subcontractors/partners, and prepare technical documents for offers.

• Discuss with customers on the technical aspects of the project and develop solutions according to customer expectations, technical and economic considerations

• Calculation of the profitability of the project and Contribute to the financial package of the project for the client (subsidies, bank loans, ...) 📈

• Ensure the rigorous follow-up of technical files and their documentation in the CRM.

👀 Who is Coopeos ?

Created in December 2015, Coopeos uses local wood resources to heat companies and communities. To do this, Coopeos offers a "local wood heat" solution including the installation of a wood boiler and its complete management over time.

By developing energy from local wood waste, our goal is to reduce CO2 emissions, create local jobs and find a use for waste that is not recovered today.
More info on www.coopeos.be and the Coopeos charter.

• You have an engineer-type profile (industrial or civil) or equivalent by experience, preferably with a focus on the field of energy.

• Minimum 5 years' experience in the design and costing of complex technical projects (> 100,000 €).

• Strong interest in renewable energies and the energy transition.

• Ability to analyze specifications and propose appropriate technical solutions.

• Comfortable reading and producing technical plans and diagrams (HVAC, PID, implementation, etc.).

• Good command of Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, Teams). Knowledge of AutoCAD, Fusion or Visio is an asset.

• Experience with a CRM is desired

👌 Required skills

Functions/missions skills:

✅ Technical analysis and professional thinking

• Ability to analyze in depth the expressed needs and technical data.

• Attention to detail and ability to spot inconsistencies or points of vigilance.

• Ability to work in an environment with multi-technical interlocutors (civil engineering, HVAC, automation, electricity) to propose robust and well-dimensioned solutions.

• Critical thinking in the evaluation of technical choices, with a constant search for improvement.

 ✅ Costing and financial evaluation

• Preparation of complete and structured costing (sizing, estimates, variants).

• Mastery of financial concepts: investment, operating costs, maintenance, profitability.

• Ability to defend a solution on its technical and economic foundations, in line with the challenges of the client and the cooperative.

 ✅ Organisation, rigour and method

• Meticulous management of technical and administrative files.

• Rigorous updating of data in the CRM, precise monitoring of project stages.

• Strict adherence to deadlines and reliability in deliverables.

 🌱 Transversal skills

• Initiative

• Flexibility & openness to change

• Sense of responsibility

• Respect, ethics and integrity

• Results-oriented

 ABILITY TO WORK IN SHARED GOVERNANCE

• You communicate in a clear, respectful and constructive way, taking care of the impact of his words.

• You have the ability to actively participate in collective decision-making processes, respecting the principles of transparency, consultation and fairness.

• You have the ability to take initiative while being responsible for your actions in a collective framework.

• You are willing to work in collaborative mode, to involve members at every stage of a project, from the definition of objectives to the evaluation of results.

• You are willing to challenge existing practices and participate in the continuous improvement of governance.

• You know how to maintain healthy and constructive relationships with other members, while respecting the values of the cooperative. 🤝

🤩 Interested ?

We look forward to receiving your application by August 31, 2025.

Would you like more information ?

Do not hesitate to contact Vanessa Thys – HR Manager:  0496/56.86.62

Your application will be treated discreetly.