Ecolab ยท 2 days ago
Director of Water Treatment Engineering Design
Naperville, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$157K/yr - $236K/yr
10+ years expEcolab is a leader in water treatment solutions, and they are seeking a Director of Water Treatment Engineering Design to develop innovative solutions for various industries. The role involves leading strategic initiatives, managing a team, and optimizing engineering processes to enhance water use efficiency and sustainability.
Cleaning ProductsEnergyFood and BeverageInformation TechnologyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Lead the development of water circularity engineered solutions that support the reduction of water use in manufacturing operation, including reclaiming and reusing water from wastewater treatment plants
Develop a process to provide clarity on how and where water treatment engineered solutions resources are being applied to ensure business and stakeholder alignment
Develop relationships with key internal and external partners to scale the execution of the water treatment engineered solutions to select industries and markets
Deliver significant growth by partnering with growth-focused areas of food and beverage, global high tech and selected heavy opportunities
Act as a strategic partner for the growth-focused business to develop a strategic plan to support and deliver top line growth
Optimize the execution process and improve program scalability through innovation and process improvement for water treatment engineering solutions
Work with the marketing team to develop customer-facing engineered solutions documents to highlight the capabilities and expertise of the engineering solutions team
Manage the water treatment engineered solutions team to deliver projects on time, on budget and meet the quality requirements
Develop and maintain key vendor relations and partnerships to support the successful scaling and execution of engineered solutions
Develop and execute a training program for water treatment engineered solutions for the sales teams and internal stakeholders
Build and leverage a relation with the engineering leader for the design, build, own operate project best practices and adapt them for other markets
Support technology scouting activities in the water reuse and recycling
Work with the appropriate team members to develop the customer-specific solution suite, program proposals and financials for approval
On occasion help sell the water treatment engineering solutions program
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, civil, environmental) or life sciences (biology, chemistry, etc.)
10 years of water treatment process and/or water treatment equipment design
5 years of engineering team management
Supported sales team in selling engineered solutions
Preferred
Master's degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, civil, environmental)
15 years of water treatment process and/or water treatment equipment design
10 years of water treatment engineering team management
Wastewater and effluent treatment design experience in Food & Beverage industries
Experience leveraging external engineering partners to scale the execution of engineering projects
Benefits
Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.
Company
Ecolab
Ecolab provides water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. It is a sub-organization of Ecolab Life Sciences.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
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Leadership Team
Christophe Beck
Chairman and CEO at Ecolab
Daniel Schmechel
Chief Financial Officer
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