Project Manager, Water treatment and reuse/recycle

In the Nalco Water Division, reporting into the Engineering Team, you are in charge of water treatment equipment projects for our industrial customers. Those projects include water pretreatment, post-treatment with a specific focus on reuse/recycle projects. This encompasses the different aspects form design to start-up, including technical and commercial offers preparation as support to sales team, selection of suppliers as well as full project management.

We are looking for a Project Manager (M/F) covering Italy.

How you'll make an impact:

• Analyze customer’s request to clarify his needs and define solutions for water pretreatment, post-treatment and reuse/recycling. This includes treatment line definition, sizing and costing.
• Participate in field pilot-tests where necessary at customer site.
• Support the Sales Teams in charge of the customer accounts and act as partner and provider of reliable and added-value solutions. 
• Actively participate into the technical, commercial and contractual negotiations until the customer’s purchase order is received.
• Manage the projects execution from the order processing to the installation start-up and hand-over to customer, including technical files compilation.
• Coordinate with the different stakeholders like Sales Teams, customers, suppliers, contractors as well as internal players and act as a leader on the projects.
• Participate in the service’s development by fostering tools development and margins optimization.
• Track the projects time and costs using dashboards that you will maintain up to date.
• Position home-based or office-based in the headquarters or regional offices (Milano).
• Regular field trips at customer sites as a support to the local Sales Teams are required (approx. 35% of the time).

Qualifications:

• Engineering education (in the field of water treatment, chemistry, mechanical/hydraulics, …) with at least 5 years of experience in reuse/recycle/wastewater projects.
• Experience and understanding of the general industrial processes and those in connection with water.
• Experienced in water reuse/recycle and wastewater treatment.
• Experienced in water treatment installations
• Experienced in water pretreatment
• Competent in project management.
• Good communication skills with all kinds of contacts (internal and external; from field to plant manager).
• Customer oriented, open-minded, willing to learn and to progress.
• Good knowledge in mechanical and electrical engineering, instruments and automation
• AutoCAD & Visio knowledge is an added advantage.
• Office Pack litteracy compulsory.
• Fluent Italian and English (oral and written) compulsory.
• Valid driver’s license (for driving in Italy/Europe) compulsory.

What we offer:

• Full-time, permanent contract
• Training to our services, equipment and products
• Competitive pay based on experience
• Multiple employee advantages : expenses, laptop, mobile phone, health insurance, social benefits, profit sharing 
• Broad autonomy
• Multiple career opportunities inside Ecolab