Applications Manager
About The Position
Osmoflo is seeking an experienced Applications Manager to lead its Applications Team and develop competitive, technically sound, commercially focused water treatment solutions. This senior leadership role is based at Osmoflo’s Burton location and sits within the Pre-contracts team, reporting to the Head of Proposals. The team includes Senior Applications Engineers, Applications Engineers, and Mechanical Design & Draftsperson capability, and supports frontline sales and proposals for new project and rental opportunities. The Applications Manager is responsible for the team’s performance and development, ensuring sales teams receive timely, commercially focused, customer-driven technical support. The role works across Pre-contracts, Strategic Growth, Engineering, Projects, Operations, and Innovations to identify, develop, and convert opportunities. It provides technical leadership in interpreting specifications, selecting water treatment technologies, developing concepts, and preparing proposals, while ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and competitive.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Process or Chemical Engineering.
- At least 10 years’ experience in process design, applications engineering, and proposal development within water treatment.
- At least 5 years’ demonstrated experience in proposal and pre-contract management, including leading tendering processes, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs, and managing cost estimation for water treatment projects.
- At least 2 years’ experience leading multidisciplinary engineering and/or applications teams.
- Extensive knowledge of water treatment and membrane filtration technologies.
- Experience providing process/proposals support to Sales and/or Projects teams.
- Experience reviewing and applying engineering standards, particularly international standards.
- Experience providing proposals support to international offices or locations.
- Strong process design and technical problem-solving capability.
- Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills.
- Strong understanding of water chemistry.
- Strong analytical, organisational, and time-management skills.
- Ability to make sound decisions under pressure.
- Customer-focused and collaborative approach.
- Ability to work effectively with remote teams.
- Willingness to travel.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Applications Team, setting priorities, coaching team members, and driving performance and professional development.
- Provide technical leadership and support to Osmoflo’s frontline sales activities.
- Develop concept designs, cost estimates, and budgetary proposals.
- Lead and manage bids, including bid planning and timely proposal submissions.
- Review customer requirements, scopes of work, engineering specifications, and technical documentation.
- Oversee conceptual design documentation, including PFDs, P&IDs, layouts, preliminary Bills of Materials, electrical load lists, and preliminary control lists.
- Work with Estimating, Projects, Engineering, and Operations to develop accurate project, engineering, and O&M costs.
- Prepare and review technical proposals, specifications, and technical schedules.
- Support customer presentations, technical clarifications, and negotiations.
- Drive resource efficiency, productivity, and continuous improvement within the team.
- Collaborate with Osmoflo’s Pune-based Proposals Team and other teams across the business.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
