Director of Water Treatment Engineering Design

Director of Water Treatment Engineering Design

The role of Director of Water Treatment Engineering Design is vital in ensuring that we deliver engineering solutions that create the desired outcomes for the Food & Beverage, Light and Heavy industries by delivering integrated water focused engineered solutions and create value for Ecolab.

• 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.

• Hybrid out of Naperville, IL
• Targeted water projects in various industries, including Food & Beverage, Data Centers, Chemical, Primary Metals. This will expand over time to other industries
• Willingness/ability to travel 10%+

• 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

• 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

The base salary range for this position is $ - $. This position is eligible for annual bonus and long‑term incentives based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market‑competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. See our benefits.

• Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
• Be fully vaccinated for COVID‑19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.

Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified…