Graduate Engineering Solutions Engineer
WE ARE CDE.
HERE TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.
Sand is a finite resource, and it’s running out. Today, population growth and the pace of progress means the world is devouring sand like never before – 50 billion tonnes a year globally. This demand is unsustainable. Together with our customers, we have already diverted over 100 million tonnes of waste material from landfill and put it back into the materials market for use in construct
ion; protecting sand & aggregates in areas where natural material reserves are in decline and enabling production to happen closer to markets. We are minimising environmental impact and laying the foundations for the circular economy.
At CDE we work across the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, in five regions, to pioneer industry-leading, world-changing engineering solutions. Our headquarters are in Northern Ireland, and we have offices in the USA, Australia, Austria, and Brazil. For over 30 years we have relentlessly innovated and co-created wet processing solutions – completing over 2,000 global projects – and we’re only getting started. Our purpose is to create our best world, a ton at a time; empowering our customers to transform their materials into valuable resources for the betterment of people, planet, and their bottom lines. Discover more about life at CDE www.cdegroup.com
About the role
Job Purpose
As a Technical & Business Support Graduate, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of technical solutions and business operations across the organisation. This graduate role is designed to provide you with a broad foundation in both technical systems and business processes, enabling you to develop a well-rounded skill set and contribute to cross-functional projects.
You will work closely with experienced professionals across departments such as Sales, Marketing and Engineering IT, gaining hands-on experience. This role is ideal for a recent graduate with a passion for technology, problem-solving, and continuous learning.
Responsibilities
· Demonstrate the Technical capability (features and benefits) of CDE products to potential customers, facilitating in-ward factory and site visits.
· Liaise with local authorities and organisations representing the mineral resource and recycling industries to promote CDE products.
· Develop technical process solutions for customers with a senior member of the team
· Research and understanding products in a specific region.
· Detail pricing and delivery information with customers and liaise with sales order processing staff to ensure that all orders are promptly received and handled.
· Assist in developing suitable business partners and agents to promote and sell the CDE product range. This will include identification, setup, management and support of Subcontractors, local Distributor/s and/or Agents to facilitate the achievement of the Sales Targets for the designated territory.
· Identification, profiling, analysis and implementation of new business opportunities in designated territory.
· Coordinate and follow up on existing leads and generate new leads in an effective and structured manner.
· Assist with after-sales queries, investigate customer complaints, and ensure that they are dealt with to the customers’ satisfaction.
· Contribute to the ongoing planning and development of the Company’s sales and marketing, and business development strategies for the region.
· Contribute to new product/service development, promotion/distribution, customer care and the Company’s approach to quality through the presentation of customer feedback and market research.
· Provide regular information to assist management with decision-making, including competitor profiles and market analysis.
· Make recommendations to management on business development activity and on how the Company can improve the marketability of its products.
· Assist in managing all public relations and promotional activity undertaken by the Company in conducting business with its customers in the region, building CDE brand awareness and developing Unique Selling Points (including attendance at industry-related seminars, public presentations and contribution to the marketing campaigns within the region) in local language.
· Adherence to the Company Health and Safety Policy.
· Any other duties within reason and capability associated with this role.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Good level of secondary education with a high degree of numeracy and literacy
- Educated to degree level in an Engineering and/or Commercial/Financial discipline, preferably Mechanical
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills
- Well-developed analytical and problem solving skills
- Computer literate
- The desire to want to “Do It Right
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Solution orientated
- Right to work in the UK
Desired criteria
- Experience in the specific process of Aggregate Washing and Water Treatment
- Experience in managing teams
- Experience and existing relationships with the typical CDE Customer set
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Communication
Verbal and Written Skills
Teamworking
CDE Group
WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.
We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.