Remote Water Treatment Field Solutions Engineer

Univar Solutions; Maryland; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Univar Solutions is seeking a Water Application Development Specialist to provide technical expertise and water treatment solutions to customers, suppliers and internal teams, driving sales growth and customer success.

You will develop partnerships, identify opportunities, deliver training, and support product launches while traveling within the Northeast and Ohio Valley districts and working remotely from a home office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Water Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of sales experience with technical product focus in water treatment, chemicals, or industrial solutions.
• Strong consultative selling and technical solution development skills.
• Experience working with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams at multiple levels.
• Knowledge of water treatment products, applications, and regulations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and water treatment expertise to customers and sales teams.
• Recommend and implement water treatment products, services, and application solutions.
• Partner with customers to troubleshoot formulation and application challenges.
• Conduct joint customer visits with sales representatives and suppliers.
• Develop technical proposals and support business development initiatives.
• Monitor market, regulatory, and industry trends to identify opportunities.
• Deliver customer, supplier, and internal training presentations.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison with supplier partners.
• Support new product launches, supplier qualification activities, and NSF requirements.
• Collaborate with suppliers on product development, service solutions, and market strategies.
• Assist with customer and supplier contract discussions and negotiations.
• Maintain customer opportunities, activities, and reports within SFDC.
• Support business planning, forecasting, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Participate in trade shows, industry conferences, webinars, and professional organizations.
• Partner with Operations to improve chemical handling processes and water-focused initiatives.
• Act as a bridge between Sales, Operations, suppliers, and customers to ensure objectives are achieved.
• Provide product and industry training to sales, support, and operations teams.

Skills

Consultative selling

Technical solution

Communication

Relationship building

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Chemistry/ Environmental Science/ Water Technology

Tools

SFDC

MS Office

Job description

Univar Solutions is seeking a Water Application Development Specialist to provide technical expertise and water treatment solutions to customers, suppliers and internal teams, driving sales growth and customer success.

You will develop partnerships, identify opportunities, deliver training, and support product launches while traveling within the Northeast and Ohio Valley districts and working remotely from a home office.