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Industry Technical Consultant - Water Treatment & Closed Loop Systems (Chemical
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Europe
Experience
Senior · 5+ years
Job description
Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, is seeking an Industry Technical Consultant to serve as a subject matter expert for closed loop systems, focused on closed loop chemistry, microbiology, fluid compatibility, and heat transfer performance, including direct-to-chip liquid cooling. The role supports business growth, drives innovation, and transfers technical knowledge to help customers improve reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Remote · Europe
- Languages
- English
- Pay
- EUR 63,200 – 94,800 / year
What you'll do
- Collaborate with field sales and corporate account teams to support industry-specific or strategic technical sales opportunities.
- Support direct-to-chip liquid cooling applications, including commissioning, as part of the wider closed loop portfolio, including cold plate, cooling distribution unit, secondary loop, and infrastructure interface considerations
- Work closely with clients to understand their closed loop and thermal management requirements, recommend suitable treatment and operational solutions, and provide training and support to ensure proper use and optimization of implemented systems.
- Lead problem solving efforts by utilizing various root cause analysis methodologies to resolve application or best practice concerns at customer sites
- Assess water treatment programs, recommend and quantify operational efficiency improvement projects in a documented report.
- Collaborate with R&D and Marketing on Innovation projects, from ideation to launch, by completing Phase Gate milestones such as refining value propositions, defining operational savings, creating technical documentation, and educating internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead innovation pilot applications, technical trials and market trials
- Delivers value to our customers utilizing a problem-solving mindset to deliver innovative results
- Facilitate training for associates and customers, sharing your specialized knowledge to foster skill development and proficiency.
- Coach individuals in the organization on processes, applications, technologies, and value documentation
What we're looking for
- Demonstrable technical expertise in closed loop systems, water treatment, thermal management, process engineering, HVAC, industrial cooling, data center infrastructure, or other adjacent technical fields
- Ability to apply core technical principles across chemistry, materials compatibility, fluid selection, heat transfer, automation, digital monitoring, equipment, and engineered solutions
- Inquisitive mind, challenging the status quo and embracing disruptive technologies
- Excellent communicator, able to consult, coach and mentor both internal stakeholders and customers alike
- Value mindset with a focus on delivering measurable savings and impact to our customers
- Solution oriented, problem solving mindset to complex challenges
- Willing and able to travel throughout Europe to customer sites
- Closed loop chemistry and water treatment, including corrosion control, microbiological risk management, scaling, fouling, passivation, inhibitor selection, and monitoring requirements
- Heat transfer and thermal performance, including the impact of fluid type, temperature, flow, materials, and operating conditions on system reliability and efficiency
- Heat transfer fluids, including water, glycol blends, low-conductivity fluids, inhibited formulations, and adjacent specialty fluids used in closed loop and liquid cooling applications
- Direct-to-chip liquid cooling as one important application area, including cold plates, cooling distribution units, secondary loops, fluid quality, and interfaces with wider facility infrastructure
- Adjacent technical experience from industrial cooling, HVAC, data center infrastructure, process engineering, mechanical systems, chemical treatment, or thermal management environments
- English CV required; only applications submitted in English will be considered
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science (Chemistry or Microbiology)
- 5+ years experience in closed loop water treatment, glycol-based systems, thermal management, data center infrastructure, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, or adjacent cooling and heat transfer applications
- Strong problem solving mindset and approach
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Self-motivated, pro-active, result-oriented professional with an ability to work with minimum direction
- Excellent team orientation, proactivity and sense of urgency in supporting business growth and market leadership through differentiated technology and expertise
- Must have a valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record
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About Ecolab Inc.
Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company. Ecolab describes itself as one of the most ethical companies with over a hundred years of history and a longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives.
Key facts
- Nalco Water is an Ecolab company
- Ecolab has over a hundred years of history
- Ecolab has a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I)
- In Italy, Ecolab applies the National Collective Labour Agreement for the Chemical Industry (CCNL Industria Chimica)
What they value
- Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I)
- Working together to integrate diverse perspectives