Senior Application Engineer

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions; Oakville; Hybrid; CAD 138,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services company in Canada seeks a Senior Application Engineer for their Food, Beverage & Pharmaceuticals Applications Team. This position involves designing water systems and creating proposals while managing complex projects. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background, customer-facing experience, and leadership skills. This role offers competitive annual compensation between $100,000 - $110,000 and comprehensive benefits starting from day one.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Proven track record in customer-facing roles.
• Ability to coordinate multiple activities.
• Self-motivated and a quick deliverer.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of water systems and prepare proposals.
• Evaluate opportunities and maintain bid schedules.
• Develop relationships with Regional Sales Managers.

Skills

Mentoring experience

Customer-facing technical sales

Problem solving

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science

Job description

Company Description

Veolia is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.

Within this framework, Veolia brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world's most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description

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.

Essential 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.

Prefer that this position will be based out of the Veolia Office in Minnetonka, MN; Oakville, ON; Richmond, VA. Some travel will be required for this position.

Qualifications

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

Desired Characteristics

• 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.

Additional Information

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We're an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive compensation and benefits.

The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $100,000 - 110,000 annually. This role also includes an annual incentive plan (AIP).

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

****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****

Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of Veolia, and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.