Applications Specialist – Waste Water Treatment, Industrial & Municipal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany, +4 more countries.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the European Sales Organization to promote business development, offer advanced technical support, and provide effective customer solutions that enhance and safeguard existing business.

• Assist in strategic customer initiatives and major tenders by conducting site assessments, technical audits, designing solutions, developing proposals, and delivering customer presentations.

• Perform wastewater treatment surveys, process evaluations, and operational audits to identify opportunities for optimization and deliver measurable value to customers.

• Design, implement, and facilitate technical training programs for customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders.

• Work in partnership with R&D, Global Product Management, and Application Teams to facilitate new product launches, validate technologies, and deploy innovations.

• Measure and articulate customer value through technical case studies, Value Advantage projects, sustainability assessments, and ROI calculations.

• Create, maintain, and continually enhance technical documentation, application tools, digital resources, and knowledge-sharing platforms.

• Aid in the implementation and optimization of digital monitoring and control solutions, utilizing data-driven insights to enhance wastewater treatment performance and operational efficiency.

• Serve as a recognized technical authority in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment, providing expertise on process optimization, regulatory considerations, and best practices.

• Travel throughout Europe (approximately 50-70%) to support customers, drive business development initiatives, and implement technology solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.

• Extensive experience in industrial and/or municipal wastewater treatment technologies, including sludge treatment and dewatering technologies.

• Familiarity with the municipal tendering process.

• Ideally, experience collaborating with engineering firms and knowledge of regulations for EU and local authorities.

• Strong understanding of coagulants, flocculants, and process chemicals.

• Ability to effectively communicate value creation (both economic and environmental) to internal teams and customers.

• Excellent customer-facing communication skills.

• Capacity to work independently as well as part of cross-functional teams.

• Resilient, adaptable, and capable of managing multiple competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Proficiency in English; additional languages are advantageous.

• Previous sales experience in the water treatment sector is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including bonus opportunities, in line with the chemical industry collective bargaining agreement.

• Company pension scheme and comprehensive benefits.

• 30 days of vacation and flexible working schedules (depending on the role).

• Personalized training and development opportunities (courses, international prospects).

• Work in a global environment with an expansive network.

• Engaging, meaningful tasks that have a direct impact on sustainability and resource conservation.

• A collegial and supportive corporate culture.

• Opportunities to engage with cutting-edge technologies.

• Health and wellness programs.