Specification Manager – Structural Components

About the job

Job Title: Specification Manager – Structural Components
Location: Field-Based (UK – remote with travel 2–3 days per week)
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive package + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

About the Role

We’re recruiting for an experienced Specification Manager to lead engagement and early-stage design influence within the UK residential construction sector, particularly among housebuilders, architects, engineers, and offsite manufacturers.

This is a strategic and commercially focused role best suited to someone with a strong understanding of housebuilding, structural systems, and specification-led sales. You’ll act as the bridge between commercial, technical, and product development teams — identifying opportunities, building stakeholder relationships, and ensuring the right solutions are embedded early in design.

With a focus on structural connectors and offsite solutions, you’ll be at the forefront of market insight and product innovation. This is an excellent opportunity for a specification, technical sales, or commercial professional with strong sector knowledge and a passion for value-led design.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage long-term relationships with housebuilders, architects, engineers, and offsite partners.
• Identify and influence early-stage design decisions to embed products and systems into specification.
• Uncover commercial opportunities through frameworks, preferred supplier agreements, and technical partnerships.
• Act as a trusted advisor on innovation, buildability, and technical challenges across floors, roofs, and walls.
• Gather customer-back insights to inform product development and strategic direction.
• Lead structured discovery work to understand user behaviours, pain points, and market gaps.
• Collaborate with product managers to assess, prioritise, and screen new ideas.
• Deliver market intelligence and competitor analysis to support growth plans.
• Represent the business at industry roundtables, forums, and research sessions.

Candidate Profile

• Strong understanding of the residential construction sector, including housebuilding, specification, and structural systems.
• Proven experience influencing specifiers and managing design-stage engagements.
• Excellent communicator with confidence working across stakeholder levels.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to gather insights and translate findings into commercial action.
• Comfortable working remotely and managing a national travel schedule (2–3 days per week).
• Curious, proactive, and highly collaborative approach.
• Background in technical sales, design coordination, product management, or a related field.
• HNC or equivalent in Structural, Civil, or Building Engineering (desirable but not essential).

What Our Client Offers

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme.
• Company car or allowance.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Flexible, field-based role with autonomy.
• Supportive and innovative working environment.
• Clear progression within a respected industry leader.