Senior Application Engineer

Water Technologies•Hopkins, MN

4d•$100,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Veolia is currently searching for a Senior Application Engineer to join our Food, Beverage & Pharmaceuticals Applications/Process Engineering Team within North America (NORAM). The role combines deep technical expertise with exceptional customer relationship management and project leadership capabilities. The ideal candidate will assume responsibility for taking the lead in the design of process and ingredient water systems utilizing a combination of Activated Carbon, Membrane Filtration (RO/NF/UF), UV, Electrodeionization, as well as other unit operations, and preparing budgetary and final proposals. In addition, the Senior Application Engineer is responsible for presenting large complex projects through internal approvals and assisting in seeing awarded projects through execution and commissioning. The candidate will also be responsible for leading some of their own design and proposal workload.

Requirements

Previous mentoring, training and team leading experience
Proven track record of customer-facing technical sales or engineering roles
Bachelor's or equivalent 4 degree in engineering or science related field
Self-motivated, quick to deliver and a team player
Ability to coordinate multiple activities
Demonstrated dedication to safety
Effective problem solving & communication skills
Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity

Nice To Haves

Experience in water & wastewater engineering or equipment supply field
Experience in bidding/proposal preparation and the ability to read and understand bid/proposal specification, both from a technical and commercial perspective, as related to contractual terms and conditions.

Responsibilities

Evaluate incoming opportunities, help formulate strategy, organize required resources.
Maintain schedule of deliverables for bid preparation and submission.
Apply knowledge of process/ingredient treatment to train, coach and mentor team members on technical concepts.
Generate and peer review others bid packages including: process designs, costing, budget & firm proposals, process & instrumentation and general arrangement drawings.
Develop and maintain relationships with Regional Sales Managers and Local Representatives as well as Customers.
Assist Region Sales Managers with sales calls, design kick-off meetings, and consultants
Understand our customers' business requirements and adjust Veolia's value propositions, costing and process design strategies in order to position the company's products to increase the probability of success.
Plan project schedules and set priorities for yourself and others while delivering on or ahead of schedule while exceeding quality standards.
Adhering to all internal procedures related to bid preparation, proposal tracking, Order transfers, and forecasting