Lead Engineer - Customer Application Engineering

Description

The company is hiring a Commercial Engineer to own capital sales, service agreements, build own operate systems and other work as needed, plus budget and final firm proposals for the USA and Canada, and to give regular support to other commercial engineers in the group.

The company is a global environmental services provider working in water, energy and waste, with about 218,000 employees across five continents. This role sits in its Water Technology Business, a team focused on water scarcity, quality, productivity and energy.

Key traits for success: a proven commitment to safety, self-motivation and speed in delivering work, teamwork, strong organization and planning, clear written and spoken communication, problem solving, and solid analytical and administrative skills for engineering work. You need to work alone as well as in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial engineering and stay current on every active BMS project, including budget and firm proposals, process designs, and P&ID and general arrangement drawings.
• Prepare budget proposals, process designs, piping and instrumentation designs, general arrangements and final bid proposals.
• Get quotes from vendors and internal teams for the parts and services included in each bid.
• Apply costing and process design methods early in projects to improve the odds of winning.
• Juggle several tasks and deadlines and deliver them on time.
• Build relationships with sales managers and local representatives, and help regional sales managers with customer calls, design kickoff meetings and value engineering reviews.
• Follow internal rules for bid preparation, proposal tracking, order package authorization and sales forecasting.
• Take on other duties your manager assigns.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, environmental or chemical engineering, chemistry, or another bachelor's degree in science.
• Minimum 3 years in water or wastewater engineering or equipment supply, ideally with some knowledge of membrane process equipment.
• Minimum 2 years preparing bids and proposals, and reading bid specifications from both technical and commercial angles, including contract terms and conditions.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Extensive computer skills in Google, MS Office Suite, Salesforce and SAP.
• Experience producing and reading engineered system P&ID and CAD drawings.
• Strong time management, grasp of engineering principles and project management skills.
• Preferred: experience in water or wastewater engineering or equipment supply, ideally with knowledge of membrane process equipment and ultra pure water.
• Preferred: experience preparing bids and proposals and reading specifications technically and commercially, including contract terms and conditions.

Conditions

Travel about 10%.

Work is remote and/or in an office, with some work in industrial and onsite environments.

Salary range is $100K - 120K USD, a guide tied to market rates for similar roles. Offers depend on the candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and internal peer equity, and may fall above or below the range. Compensation details are accurate as of the posting date and may change, subject to applicable law.

You must be eligible to work lawfully in the U.S. immediately; the company will not sponsor U.S. work authorization, such as an H-1B visa.

Candidate profiles become the company's property and no fee is due.

The company is committed to diversity and considers all applications equally, without discrimination.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance starting on day 1.
• Life insurance, AD&D insurance and disability insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with a 3% default contribution and company matching.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.