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Head of Technical and Delivery

Title: Head of Technical & Delivery, Agrecalc Limited

Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Scotland, base location Edinburgh

Closing Date: 4 December 2023

A competitive salary depending on experience, plus benefits.

Company profile

Agrecalc is the market-leading farm carbon calculator – a software solution that makes farm greenhouse gas emissions visible, helping actors across the food supply chain take confident and cost-effective steps towards a net-zero future. 

Using Agrecalc enables benchmarking and monitoring of farm GHG emissions. We support the global agricultural transition to a low-carbon future, aiming to foster worldwide sustainability by decreasing carbon footprint, and importantly, helping to increase production efficiency.

We seek a Head of Technical & Delivery to make a substantial contribution to the commercial success of Agrecalc, driving the development of our core platform, by supporting our ambition, commercial and customer needs, and making sure that we are the number one carbon foot printing tool of choice, not just here in the UK but globally.

Our values

Integrity

As a team, we are committed to owning what we do. Agrecalc offers ethical, independent carbon assessment.

Transparency

We work with a number of actors both along and outside of the supply chain. Our commitment is to empower others across the agricultural community.

Collaboration

We’re proud of our partnerships and enabling the flow of data, that will help the globe achieve a net-zero future.

 

Read more on Agrecalc company values.

Role overview

As it becomes more complex in terms of its offering, and moves from commercial validation to high growth stage, Agrecalc needs a Head of Technical & Delivery to implement the technical development of Agrecalc in line with the identified strategic plan and scientific advancements. The role will report to the CEO and contacts will be a variety of internal team members and external technical contractors. It is a position with breadth, with a technical skill set required at its core. 

The purpose of the role is to create and continuously update a product through software development and coding, driving to the ongoing growth and positioning of the Agrecalc platform into the market. This involves scoping, technical product development and developing solutions driven by challenges brought to Agrecalc by its customers and the evolving marketplace. Following the guidance provided by you, this role will handle integrating feedback and developing new modules for Agrecalc.

Duties

Product coordination and delivery

  • Identifying technical risks and forming contingency plans as soon as possible.
  • Analysing existing operations and scheduling training sessions and meetings to discuss improvements.
  • Building products from existing ideas and help to develop new ideas based on your industry experience and contact with customers and prospects.
  • Managing and facilitating solutions for emergent product issues during active development.
  • Keeping up to date with industry trends and developments.
  • Updating work schedules and performing troubleshooting and customer support as required.
  • Writing progress reports and delivering presentations to the relevant stakeholders

 

It is essential that you are a good communicator as there will be an expectation for you to build relationships with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, from Scientists to Commercial parties.

Skills and experience

Key requirements

This role needs you to have an experienced software development background with skills in technical team management, scoping, customer liaison and project planning.

  • You will:

    • Have knowledge of cloud-based databases.
    • Be skilled in the use of Microsoft environments & coding language and wider software development.
    • Have experience scoping, planning and rolling out complex technical projects in a Azure environment, using environments such as SQL, .Net, C#, & React.
    • Proven experience in the mapping and implementing APIs.
    • Be adept at project management and be able to work to project timelines and to the various signposts along the software development roadmap; and,
    • Have hands on experience of unit, integration and end-to-end testing with troubleshooting abilities shown within a similar environment.

 

  • You will also have wider experience in:

    • Determining project requirements with the internal and external partners and develop work schedules for the development team.
    • Develop the infrastructure and the future product roadmap.
    • Design, implement, and administration of IT Systems focusing on Security, Networking and Storage solutions for the new cloud-based platform and data centre.
    • Develop Agrecalc as a software service product and to continue development as a consultancy tool.
    • Liaise with team members, management, and clients to ensure technical development projects are completed to standard.
    • Liaise with internal teams to help implement of IT security systems.
    • Liaise with external vendors to design of innovative security solutions using latest trends in Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning and Big Data technologies to build proactive and reactive software solutions making better use of automation, APIs, and Sensor technologies.
    • Running beta and early adopter programs with customers/development partners.

 

Education / Qualifications: 

Degree Level (or equivalent) in related subject (software development, coding or programme development) or equivalent experience.

 

Qualities

  • Strong agility mindset to enable and support others;  initiative to recognise opportunities and projects.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and team player.
  • Curious mindset and a willingness to learn, ask questions and contribute your ideas.

The opportunity

This is an exciting time to join Agrecalc and work with us on our mission to feed the world sustainably by improving on farm efficiency and reducing emissions.

We are looking for a Head of Technical and Delivery for our office in Edinburgh on a full-time permanent basis. We can offer candidates an attractive benefit offering including:

  • A competitive salary depending on experience.
  • An attractive holiday allowance that goes beyond the statutory minimum.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • A hybrid work pattern with opportunity for remote work 2/3 days per week.

To apply

To apply, please send a covering letter (outlining the most relevant experience to this role and why you are the right candidate – 1 page) and your most up-to-date CV (2 pages max; if you need to highlight more of your experience, please provide links to your professional profile) to [email protected]. If you are applying through LinkedIn, please ensure you have included a covering letter. 

The closing date for applications for this vacancy is Monday, 4 December 2023 at 5 pm, however we may close earlier depending on response rates. As such we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

At Agrecalc, we welcome all no matter your background. We encourage the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or race.

Application Deadline: 4th December 2023

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