Lead IREF Sales Support Engineer

What You Will Do
As Lead IREF Sales Support Engineer, you will play a pivotal role within our Industrial Refrigeration (IREF) business, leading technical sales support activities across complex projects. You will partner closely with Sales, Engineering and Delivery teams to develop robust technical solutions, produce competitive proposals and support customers from initial enquiry through to handover. This is a hybrid role with a mix of home working and office presence (Farnborough or Weybridge), with occasional travel as required.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee referral scheme
• Employee discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounts on Johnson Controls products
• Ongoing training and career development
• Supportive, collaborative and safety-driven culture

How You Will Do It

• Lead technical bid support for industrial refrigeration projects, ensuring high-quality, compliant proposals
• Develop system concepts, layouts and calculations aligned to customer requirements and industry standards
• Prepare costings, estimates and technical submissions to support sales strategy
• Collaborate with Sales, Project Engineers and clients to define scope and optimise solutions
• Review specifications, drawings and tender documents to identify risks and opportunities
• Support value engineering and solution optimisation to improve competitiveness
• Act as a technical mentor within the sales support team, driving best practice and consistency
• Engage with suppliers and subcontractors for pricing and technical input
• Ensure adherence to company procedures, quality standards and HSE requirements

What We Are Looking For

Required

• Strong experience in industrial refrigeration or HVAC engineering
• Proven background in technical sales support, applications engineering or estimating
• Solid understanding of system design, components and industry standards
• Experience producing technical proposals and cost estimates
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with strong attention to detail

Beneficial

• Experience leading or mentoring teams
• Knowledge of ammonia and CO₂ refrigeration systems
• Familiarity with AutoCAD/Revit or similar design tools
• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

About Us

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

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