Hilti

Field Engineer

About the Role

As a Field Engineer, you will play a critical role in supporting our customers across the construction industry by providing expert technical advice and engineering solutions. Working closely with our sales team, you will help drive project specifications, strengthen customer relationships, and contribute directly to business growth.

You’ll be out in the field and on-site, building credibility as a trusted technical expert while collaborating internally to deliver solutions that improve productivity, safety, and performance.

Territory coverage: South England

What You’ll Do

    • Visit customer sites, construction projects, and offices to provide technical guidance and engineering support across a wide range of applications.

    • Partner closely with sales colleagues to identify opportunities, secure specifications, and maximise project success.

    • Deliver high-quality engineering input to consulting engineers and key customers, ensuring confidence in our solutions and services.

    • Balance time between site visits, customer engagement, and collaboration with internal technical teams.

    • Provide technical training and support to both customers and internal teams, ensuring consistent service excellence.

    • Effectively plan and prioritise your workload to maximise impact, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

What You’ll Bring

    • A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Structural or Civil Engineering, or a related discipline such as Mechanical Engineering.

    • Knowledge of construction methods, design principles, and the wider construction industry.

    • Previous experience in a similar or related environment (e.g. site-based engineering, design office).

    • Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.

    • Clear communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.

    • Strong organisation and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively.

    • Full, manual UK driving licence with no more than 6 points.

Please note that, in line with Home Office guidelines, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What’s In It for You

We really value our people and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:

    • A competitive base salary and bonus

    • Company vehicle and a fuel/charging card

    • Extensive onboarding and training process and companywide events in Manchester

    • 33 days holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus paid days off for great moments in life - your birthday, moving home, getting married and moments where you may need more support – fertility treatment, neonatal birth, home emergency day

    • You also have the opportunity to buy additional leave days each year

    • Private healthcare, life insurance and wellbeing support

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

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