SpectraNova
Commercial Associate – Water
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About SpectraNova
SpectraNova is developing a low-cost, AI-enabled sensing platform for continuous environmental and industrial water monitoring.
Our vision is to become the intelligence layer for water and soil, enabling organisations to monitor, understand and improve environmental health through affordable, real-time sensing.
We are looking for an ambitious Commercial Associate to help us build our presence in the water and food&beverage sectors. Working closely with the founders and experienced industry advisors, you will help shape our commercial strategy, create / develop customer relationships, and accelerate pilot projects across water utilities and water-intensive industries.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone with 2–5 years' business development experience, ideally from the water or food&beverage sector, who wants to play a key role in an early-stage deeptech / climatetech company.
Commitment: 1 day per week (flexible), with a small day rate plus equity.
Responsibilities
- Build relationships across the UK water innovation ecosystem.
- Develop a deep understanding of the operational challenges faced by water utilities and water-intensive industries.
- Conduct customer discovery interviews and gather structured market feedback.
- Monitor regulatory developments, procurement trends and emerging opportunities.
- Build relationships with water utilities, industrial wastewater operators, engineering consultancies and technology partners.
- Identify and support pilot opportunities.
- Help develop proposals, presentations and partnership opportunities.
- Become SpectraNova's internal commercial lead for the water sector over time.
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Ideal Candidate
You don't need decades of experience—we're looking for someone who is tenacious, initiative and a good general researcher and salesperson. You may have experience in:
- Water utilities
- Industrial wastewater
- Food & beverage manufacturing
- Water technology or instrumentation
- Environmental consultancy
- Engineering consultancy
You'll ideally have:
- 2–5 years' commercial or technical experience within the water or wastewater sector
- A good understanding of how water utilities or industrial water users operate
- Excellent relationship-building and communication skills
- A proactive, self-starting attitude
- The ability to bridge technical and commercial conversations
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Experience with water quality monitoring, wastewater treatment, instrumentation or process engineering would be advantageous but is not essential.
Why Join SpectraNova?
This is an opportunity to help build a technology that could fundamentally change how water (and ultimately the environment) is monitored around the world. You'll work directly with the founders, influence strategy from an early stage, engage with major industrial partners and water companies, and receive equity in a company with the potential to create significant environmental and commercial impact.
Sound Interesting?
Send a paragraph about why you would like to work with us and how you will be able to support our mission to danya@spectranova.co.uk
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