Outside Sales Engineer - Water Solutions

John H. Carter Company, Inc.; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

John H. Carter Company, Inc. is seeking an Outside Sales Engineer – Water Solutions in Baton Rouge, LA to respond to inquiries, qualify opportunities, and coordinate quotes and orders for municipal and industrial water treatment equipment.

The role requires building long-term customer relationships, supporting service teams, and traveling across the JHC service territory while aligning with business-unit goals and corporate sales initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience with municipal/petrochemical equipment for water & wastewater including chemical injection systems, instrumentation, controls, pumps, agitators, pressure vessels and piping.
• Demonstrable knowledge in the sales, service, and repair of chemical treatment systems, controls, instrumentation, pumps, and other process equipment.
• Minimum 5+ years of outside sales experience in municipal/industrial equipment, preferably water/wastewater systems, flow, measurement, & instrumentation.
• Understanding of Project Level sales processes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond to phone calls, messages, and emails promptly.
• Align sales activities with BU goals and strategic objectives.
• Support inside sales, service teams with quotes, orders, project coordination, and customer accounts.
• Collaborate with JHC sales resources on corporate initiatives.
• Participate in conference and trade show activities as required.
• Maintain TCC standards and strong relationships with product principals.
• Attend training to expand technical and sales competencies.
• Travel throughout the JHC service territory as required.

Skills

Outside sales

Water/wastewater

Chemical systems knowledge

Customer relationships

Job description

Outside Sales Engineer - Water Solutions

Job Category: Sales

Requisition Number: OUTSI002783

• Posted : July 28, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

• Professionally and promptly respond to phone calls, messages, and emails.
• Align sales efforts and daily activities with the goals and strategic objectives of the business unit (BU).
• Support the business units inside sales & service teams with complex quotes, orders, project coordination, and customer account support.
• Collaborate with other JHC sales resources in the pursuit of corporate sales initiatives as required.
• Participate in and support any applicable conference and trade show initiatives.
• Uphold JHC's Total Customer Commitment (TCC) standards at all times.
• Maintain productive working relationships with JHC product principles and provide support as needed.
• Attend required and recommended training to maintain and expand technical and sales competencies.
• Collaborate with colleagues to support team objectives, particularly during high-volume or time-sensitive situations.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term customer and internal relationships.
• Travel throughout the JHC service territory as required.

Qualifications

Experience

Required

Experience with and/or technical knowledge of other municipal/petrochemical equipment categories pertaining to water & wastewater processes including (but not limited to) chemical injection systems, instrumentation, controls, pump (chemical feed or otherwise), agitators, pressure vessels and piping systems, etc.

Demonstrable, in-depth knowledge in the sales, service, and repair of chemical treatment systems, controls, instrumentation, general service pumps, and other process equipment

5 years:

Minimum 5+ years of outside sales experience in a municipal and/or industrial equipment environment, preferably dealing with water and/or wastewater chemical treatment systems, flow, measurement, & analytical instrumentation, pumps and process equipment sales and service

Preferred

An understanding of Project Level sales processes is also preferred

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