Industrial Technical Consultant - Water Treatment

About the role

Nalco Water, part of Ecolab, is looking for an Industrial Technical Consultant in Dubai. The consultant provides technical consulting services that leverage Nalco Water's intellectual property and supports the sales force in growing account revenue and profitability. The role works closely with the local sales team and application engineers to audit and assess customer operations in the chemical, power and primary metals industries.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert advice to Nalco staff and customers and promote the value of Nalco programs
• Conduct on-site audits of water and process applications to solve customer problems and summarize findings in a technical report
• Support presentations of findings and service reports during customer review meetings
• Deliver product and sales training and work with Marketing, RDE and Sales on new products and programs
• Take part in developing and commercializing new programs, including field trials, training and post-launch sales support
• Track product margins monthly, suggest alternative products to retain customers and develop case studies and industry seminar papers
• Help build strategic market plans, value documentation and value delivery projects at customer sites
• Monitor new products, research and concepts in the industry and grow the water treatment applications business

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in chemical engineering, science or biotechnology
• Strong background in water treatment chemistries and applications
• Experience troubleshooting water and wastewater plants and guiding the sales team
• Fluency in English is a must; Arabic is preferred
• Role involves frequent domestic and international travel

Required skills

• Water, wastewater plant operation and recycle systems
• Water automation, digital solutions and managed operations
• Microbiology and environmental chemistry, and local regulations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills