Project Manager, Water treatment and reuse/recycle

Overview

In the Nalco Water Division, reporting into the Engineering Team, you are in charge of water treatment equipment projects for our industrial customers. Those projects include water pretreatment, post-treatment with a specific focus on reuse/recycle projects. This encompasses the different aspects from design to start-up, including technical and commercial offers preparation as support to sales team, selection of suppliers as well as full project management. We are looking for a Project Manager (M/F) covering Italy.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer’s request to clarify needs and define solutions for water pretreatment, post-treatment and reuse/recycling. This includes treatment line definition, sizing and costing.
• Participate in field pilot-tests where necessary at customer site.
• Support the Sales Teams in charge of the customer accounts and act as partner and provider of reliable and added-value solutions.
• Actively participate in the technical, commercial and contractual negotiations until the customer’s purchase order is received.
• Manage the project execution from order processing to installation start-up and hand-over to the customer, including technical files compilation.
• Coordinate with different stakeholders such as Sales Teams, customers, suppliers, contractors as well as internal players and act as a leader on the projects.
• Participate in service development by fostering tools development and margins optimization.
• Track project time and costs using dashboards that you will maintain up to date.
• Position home-based or office-based in the headquarters or regional offices (Milano).
• Regular field trips at customer sites as a support to the local Sales Teams are required (approx. 35% of the time).

Qualifications

• Engineering education (in the field of water treatment, chemistry, mechanical/hydraulics, …) with at least 5 years of experience in reuse/recycle/wastewater projects.
• Experience and understanding of the general industrial processes and those in connection with water.
• Experienced in water reuse/recycle and wastewater treatment.
• Experienced in water treatment installations.
• Experienced in water pretreatment.
• Competent in project management.
• Good communication skills with all kinds of contacts (internal and external; from field to plant manager).
• Customer oriented, open-minded, willing to learn and to progress.
• Good knowledge in mechanical and electrical engineering, instruments and automation.
• AutoCAD & Visio knowledge is an added advantage.
• Office Pack literacy compulsory.
• Fluent Italian and English (oral and written) compulsory.
• Valid driver’s license (for driving in Italy/Europe) compulsory.

What We Offer

• Full-time, permanent contract
• Training to our services, equipment and products
• Competitive pay based on experience
• Multiple employee advantages: expenses, laptop, mobile phone, health insurance, social benefits, profit sharing
• Broad autonomy
• Multiple career opportunities inside Ecolab

About Ecolab

At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent-first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at our nearly three million customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Our solutions not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to sustainability and public health, making a positive impact on the world. We are committed to eliminating unnecessary complexities and embracing a beginner's mindset, continuously seeking new perspectives and innovative solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.

Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right.

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