Lead Chemical Engineer

Lead Chemical Engineer

Your responsibilities

Lead Chemical Engineer you will provide leadership for projects in the space of water treatment, digital monitoring innovation and water reuse+recycling / chemical circularity within the Water RD&E based in Leiden, Netherlands.

You will work on designing prototypes and well as Data analysis for digital innovation and new sensor testing. In this role you will lead multiple million dollar projects using Pahe and Gate review processes.

You would work with virtual teams over the globe across functions and with external partners like customers, supplier and universities to drive innovations. This includes designing, planning, analyzing and reporting lab and pilot experiments, as well as managing field trials at customer sites especially in EU.

What’s in it for you:

• Opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water while reducing their environmental footprint in the process.
• Play a key role in an exciting technology journey of water treatment applications, chemical and digital solution development to close the loop of circularity industries

Your Profile:

• Passion and curiosity to solve complex problems
• Graduate level (M.Sc, PhD) as a chemical engineer, environmental engineer or equivalent degree
• 5-7 years of professional experiences in related fields
• Preferred experiences in the field of water and/or chemical circularity
• Background in R&D work and excellent project management
• Experience in digital solutions and data analysis and modelling
• Commitment for traveling for customer interaction and field testing (30% of time)

Key skill set:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Demonstrated attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership presence with ability to represent RD&E to senior management, external organizations, and customers.
• Strong communication skills and a business mindset are key for success in this position
• Ability to support intellectual property filing and competitive IP review.
• Ability to execute multiple projects simultaneously working with virtual teams with limited supervision

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, and disabled individuals at all levels of the workforce. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.