Technical Consultant- Purolite

Ecolab; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 63,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab Purification Technologies seeks a motivated Technical Consultant to support Europe in ion exchange and adsorption applications. You will work with customers, sales teams and R&D to provide expert application support, troubleshoot, train, and drive business development across diverse markets.

Role requires a technical degree, 3+ years of consulting or process engineering experience, fluent English, and willingness to travel across Europe. UK preference or other European locations possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Water Technology, Environmental Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical support for a wide range of ion exchange, adsorbent, and catalyst applications.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Water Technology, Environmental Engineering, or a related scientific discipline

Master's degree or PhD in Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Water Technology, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

PRSM

Excel

Power BI

Python

Job description

Ecolab Purification Technologies (Purolite Resins): United Kingdom (preferred) or other European countries

Territory: Europe. Travel Requirement: Approximately 30%.

Ecolab Purifications Technologies a global leader in ion exchange, adsorbent, catalyst, and specialty resin technologies, is seeking a highly motivated Technical Consultant to support the continued growth of our business across Europe.

The successful candidate will serve as a key technical resource for customers, sales teams, and strategic partners, providing expert application support, troubleshooting, training, and business development assistance across a broad range of ion exchange and adsorption applications. This role combines strong technical expertise with customer-facing consulting and commercial support responsibilities.

The successful candidate will combine scientific expertise, practical experience, customer-facing consulting skills, and a passion for solving complex industrial challenges. Experience with advanced analytical and digital tools is beneficial but not a prerequisite for success in the role.

The position supports customers across a diverse range of markets including industrial water treatment, pharmaceutical processing, food and beverage, energy, microelectronics, and emerging applications such as PFAS removal and resource recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver technical support for a wide range of ion exchange, adsorbent, and catalyst applications.
• Assist in evaluating customer processes, identifying opportunities for resin optimization and value creation through data analysis, site audits, technical reviews and digital tools.
• Assist customers with commissioning, start‑up support, operational optimization, investigation and solutions for customer performance issues.
• Support sales teams with product selection, troubleshooting, and application recommendations.
• Partner with regional sales managers and account managers to identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Provide technical expertise during customer visits, presentations, bid preparation, and proposal development.
• Support process evaluations and design calculations using PRSM and other internal technical tools. Training will be provided.

Application Development & Innovation

• Support, coordinate, and where appropriate conduct laboratory and pilot-scale studies in collaboration with application and R&D teams.
• Collaborate with R&D, Product Management, and Marketing teams to support new product introductions and application development projects.
• Contribute technical insights to innovation pipelines.
• Support validation of new technologies and commercial deployment activities.

Training & Knowledge Transfer

• Deliver technical seminars, customer workshops, and internal training programs.
• Develop technical reports, case studies, application guides, and customer-facing documentation.
• Develop and maintain strong technical expertise in ion exchange and related separation technologies and serve as a trusted technical resource for customers and internal teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Water Technology, Environmental Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in technical consulting, applications engineering, process engineering, water treatment, or related industrial technologies.
• Strong understanding of chemistry and industrial process applications.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel throughout Europe.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multinational team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Water Technology, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with ion exchange resins, adsorbents, membrane systems, or separation technologies.
• Knowledge of industrial water treatment, demineralization, ultrapure water, power generation, PFAS removal, food & beverage processing, hydrometallurgy, pharmaceutical, or specialty chemical applications.
• Hands‑on laboratory experience including experimental design, pilot testing, and data interpretation.
• Experience with analytical techniques such as:
• HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography)
• GC (Gas Chromatography)
• IC (Ion Chromatography)
• AA (Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy)
• ICP‑OES / ICP‑MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy)

Experience with these analytical techniques is desirable but not required.

• Experience using data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Power BI, Python, or similar platforms is considered an advantage but is not required.
• Additional European language skills (German, French, Spanish, Italian).
• Experience supporting commercial sales organizations and presenting technical solutions to customers.
• Experience delivering technical training, presentations, or customer workshops.

What We Offe r

• Opportunity to join the world's leading ion exchange and specialty resin manufacturer.
• Exposure to cutting‑edge technologies and high‑growth markets.
• Collaborative international environment.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Professional development and career advancement.
• Flexibility to work across diverse industries and customer applications throughout Europe and the Middle East.

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.

Compensation Range

The annual total compensation range for this position is 63200 - 94800 which includes base pay and target incentive based on performance, per plan terms.

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market‑competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.

Collective Agreement Information (Italy)

In Italy, Ecolab applies the National Collective Labour Agreement for the Chemical Industry (CCNL Industria Chimica).

Unser Bekenntnis zu einer Kultur der Inklusion und Zugehörigkeit

Ecolab verpflichtet sich zur fairen und gleichen Behandlung von Mitarbeitern und Bewerbern und fördert die Grundsätze der Chancengleichheit in der Beschäftigung. Wir rekrutieren, stellen ein, befördern, versetzen und bieten Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten auf der Grundlage individueller Qualifikationen und Arbeitsleistungen in allen Belangen, die Beschäftigung, Vergütung, Sozialleistungen, Arbeitsbedingungen und Karrierechancen betreffen. Ecolab diskriminiert keine Mitarbeiter oder Bewerber aufgrund von Rasse, Religion, Hautfarbe, Glaubensbekenntnis, nationaler Herkunft, Staatsbürgerschaft, Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung, Geschlechtsidentität und -ausdruck, genetischen Informationen, Familienstand, Alter oder Behinderung.