Associate Industry Tech Consultant

This role focuses on conducting water safety audits and developing water safety plans that help reduce waterborne pathogen risks. The associate will support customers across North America primarily with Global High Tech. This opportunity is ideal for candidates who enjoy frequent travel, regular customer interaction, and solving complex problems.

About the role

• Join a growing company with competitive pay and benefits.
• Receive a comprehensive benefits package from day one, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, a company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, and more.
• Build a long-term career path in service, sales, or management.
• Work in a safety-first culture that includes training and personal protection.
• Take pride in working for a company that supports clean water, safe food, abundant energy, and healthy environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strong understanding of industry best practices for reducing waterborne pathogen risk, with an emphasis on plans that manage risks associated with Legionella and other pathogens.
• Conduct on-site water system assessments and summarize findings in technical reports.
• Support customer review meetings by presenting key findings and service reports.
• Help customers manage water management program compliance and performance.
• Create and deliver water safety training for customers and field representatives.
• Present educational seminars on best-practice guidelines for facility water safety management.
• Partner with sales teams to schedule and conduct water safety site surveys and assessment services.
• Support marketing and technical projects during non-travel periods.
• Travel to customer locations across North America approximately 40% to 60% of the time.
• Prepare customer offers for water safety programs and services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or a related field.
• 5 years of technical experience.
• 50% or more overnight travel.
• Preferred location is Chicago, Illinois, or the eastern United States, from New York to Washington, DC, with proximity to a major airport.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field, such as biology, microbiology, or engineering.
• Experience preparing detailed technical reports.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and mitigation strategies for waterborne pathogens in building water systems.
• Experience in marketing, technical consulting, or customer-facing roles.

About Nalco Water

In a world with increasing water shortage and contamination challenges, Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, helps customers conserve more than 161 billion gallons of water each year. We work with customers across the world in the light industry (institutional, food & beverage, manufacturing, transportation, textile care, and global high tech) and heavy industry (chemical, downstream, paper, mining, power and primary metals industries) to reduce, reuse, and recycle their water while protecting their systems and equipment. Nalco Water provides the unique opportunity to work with a broad suite of technologies to deliver automated monitoring systems, data analysis and deep technical expertise to increase efficiency, sustainability and performance for our customers.

Pay

The total compensation range for this position is $107,400-$161,100, which includes base pay and target incentive based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, and geography.

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, a company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Potential Customer Requirements

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.