Global Head of Water Solutions Design

Sulzer; Madrid; Sur place; EUR 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Global exposure to engineering teams

Professional development programs

Competitive compensation and benefits

Collaborative, innovative environment

Résumé du poste

Sulzer is seeking a Head of Solutions Design to drive the development and standardization of water and wastewater solutions for municipal and industrial sectors. You will lead cross-functional teams spanning process engineering, design and laboratory functions to deliver scalable, market-ready solutions.

You will oversee pilot programs, validate designs, and define standard configurations while collaborating with product management, R&D and sales to accelerate growth and innovation in a global

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Process Engineering, Water Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Master’s degree in Water/Wastewater Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Business Management is an advantage.
• 10+ years in municipal and industrial water/wastewater treatment including process design and solution development.
• Experience in developing and standardizing treatment solutions and applications.
• Strong background in pilot testing, process validation and technology scale-up.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams in global/matrix contexts.
• Knowledge of biological, physical, and chemical treatment processes including membranes, filtration, sludge treatment, tertiary treatment, and water reuse.
• Advanced process design, optimization, and data analysis capabilities.
• Experience with Excel, AutoCAD, process simulation, Visio, Power BI or similar tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Customer-focused with problem-solving and solution development abilities.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

Responsabilités

• Lead the development and standardization of treatment solutions for municipal and industrial water and wastewater applications.
• Define application guidelines, process design criteria, and standard technology configurations.
• Ensure solutions are cost-effective, competitive, and compliant with market and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with PM, Application Management and R&D to integrate new technologies into offerings.
• Develop and maintain a global reference database of validated applications and benchmarks.
• Plan, organize, and oversee pilot testing programs at internal and customer sites.
• Define pilot objectives, methodologies, KPIs and validation criteria.
• Analyze pilot and full-scale data to derive robust design standards and improvements.
• Lead and develop process designers, lab technicians and other specialists.
• Review and validate process calculations, PFDs, P&IDs, mass balances and specs.
• Ensure lab activities, testing procedures and quality standards support development goals.
• Provide technical leadership to sales, tendering and execution teams.
• Support customer, consultant and partner engagements through expertise and optimization.
• Drive knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across global teams.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, standards, quality requirements and safety.

Connaissances

Excel

AutoCAD

Process simulation software

Visio

Power BI

Data analysis

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (or related)

Master’s degree in Water/Wastewater Engineering (advantage)

Outils

Excel

AutoCAD

Process simulation software

Visio

Power BI

Description du poste

Sulzer is seeking a Head of Solutions Design to drive the development and standardization of water and wastewater solutions for municipal and industrial sectors. You will lead cross-functional teams spanning process engineering, design and laboratory functions to deliver scalable, market-ready solutions.

You will oversee pilot programs, validate designs, and define standard configurations while collaborating with product management, R&D and sales to accelerate growth and innovation in a global