Director of Applications Engineering
About The Position
ABOUT YOU Are you passionate about sustainability and ready to join an inclusive work environment, committed to leading new ideas and pathways, and to delivering value? If the answer is, “Yes!” then we have an exciting career opportunity for you as a Director of Applications Engineering! In this role, you will be leading a team of application and process engineers who configure and develop solutions to meet customer needs. Who are we? We are Montrose, a global environmental services provider offering environmental planning and permitting, measurement and analytical services, and environmental resiliency and sustainability solutions. Our qualified engineers, scientists, technicians, associates, and policy experts are proud of our collective expertise and the collaborative nature of our approach to helping clients. We strive to optimize environmental resiliency in a way that effectively complements our clients’ decision-making and operations and efficiently fulfills their project requirements. We have over 135 offices across the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia and over 3000 employees – all ready to provide solutions for environmental needs. WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU As a key member of our team, you can expect: Mentorship and professional development resources to advance your career Direct exposure to our industry’s leading experts who are solving the world’s toughest environmental challenges An entrepreneurial environment where you can learn, thrive and collaborate with talented colleagues Opportunities to engage and contribute in our Diversity, Fairness and Inclusion and Women Empowering Leadership employee resource groups Competitive compensation package commensurate with accomplishments, performance, credentials and geography Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage 401k with a competitive 4% employer match Progressive vacation policies, company holidays and paid parental leave benefits to ensure work/life balance A financial assistance program that supports peers in need, known as the Montrose Foundation Access to a student loan planning tool to optimize your student loan payoff plans and compare student loan rates with lenders. A DAY IN THE LIFE As a key leader on the team, this position will report to the Vice President of Design & Engineering. You will manage our global applications engineering (AE) team, focused on responding to customer and internal requests for the development of proposals throughout North America and Australia.
Requirements
- BS Engineering or equivalent technical degree required
- 8+ years of experience as an applications engineer, process engineer, project engineer, project manager, or related role
- 5+years of experience in water treatment process systems solutions
- 3+ years of experience leading projects or a team of engineers
- Possess persuasive presentation and effective communication skills-both verbal and written-across cultures required
- Willingness and ability to travel 10% of the time, both domestically and internationally required
- Experience pulling teams together to formulate winning bids
- Ability to adapt strategy to meet customer needs
- Understanding of business, competitive landscape, legal/regulatory environment, needs/challenges of customers
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer license preferred, not required
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop the AE team to deliver high-quality technical solutions and proposals that drive profitable growth, ensuring clear priorities, accountability, and strong team performance.
- Serve as a key member of the leadership team by informing commercial strategy, identifying product and market growth opportunities, and improving proposal win-rate and speed-to-customer.
- Partner closely with sales, design engineering, process SMEs, operations, project delivery, safety, procurement, and key vendors to align technical solutions with commercial goals, maintain accurate cost data and ensure consistent execution across stakeholders.
- Maintain awareness of competitor offerings, positioning, and market trends to inform strategy development and support increased market share.
- Own the strategy, workflow, and execution of the full proposal lifecycle, leading scheduling, stakeholder alignment, review cycles and approval processes to deliver competitive, accurate, and timely submissions.
- Ensure organized and complete handoff from proposals to project execution following contract award.
- Direct and coordinate technical reviews for bid requests, contributing to risk evaluation and bid/no-bid decisions.
- Guide the AE team with pricing, technical writing, and development of technical solutions for quotes, proposals, and estimates.
- Drive operational efficiency through development of automated sizing tools, costing models, standards, and internal streamlined internal workflows; ensure compliance with proposal/costing guidelines and continuously improve documentation, tools and communication channels.
- Enable internal AE effectiveness by ensuring the team has clear tools, documentation, communication channels, and project information to perform efficiently and consistently.
- Partner with procurement and key vendors to maintain accurate, current cost data for standard and custom equipment pricing.
Benefits
- Mentorship and professional development resources to advance your career
- Direct exposure to our industry’s leading experts who are solving the world’s toughest environmental challenges
- An entrepreneurial environment where you can learn, thrive and collaborate with talented colleagues
- Opportunities to engage and contribute in our Diversity, Fairness and Inclusion and Women Empowering Leadership employee resource groups
- Competitive compensation package commensurate with accomplishments, performance, credentials and geography
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401k with a competitive 4% employer match
- Progressive vacation policies, company holidays and paid parental leave benefits to ensure work/life balance
- A financial assistance program that supports peers in need, known as the Montrose Foundation
- Access to a student loan planning tool to optimize your student loan payoff plans and compare student loan rates with lenders
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
