Solution Architect - GHT in Northwich

Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, is seeking an experienced and motivated Pre-sales Engineer to join our innovation efforts and support our customers in the Global High Tech (GHT). We are looking for a candidate with a strong technical background, who is ‘hands-on’, ideally with practical field/application experience, who is self-motivated, enjoys versatility and works across different topics and projects, has a desire for collaboration and is a creative problem solver.

What’s in it For You:

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments.
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company and a team that is passionate about growth.
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best.
• A culture that values safety first, including training and personal protection.

Main Responsibilities:

• Solution Architecture: Design end-to-end technical architectures for water treatment, monitoring, and sustainability platforms.
• Client Engagement: Collaborate with sales, engineering, and service teams to understand client challenges and deliver tailored solutions.
• Proposal & Communication Development: Draft, edit, and deliver proposals that integrate input from sales, marketing, and technical experts.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the communication bridge across commercial and technical functions.
• Customer-Centric Focus: Prioritise contractor requirements in all communications.
• Quality & Consistency: Maintain consistency in tone, branding, and messaging across proposals and communications.
• Continuous Improvement: Collect feedback from contractors and internal teams to refine communication strategies.
• Innovation: Drive adoption of smart water management technologies, including IoT, predictive analytics, and digital twins.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure solutions meet industry standards, regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Collaboration: Partner with product managers, R&D, and field engineers to deliver scalable, customer-focused solutions.
• Documentation: Maintain architectural blueprints, roadmaps, and technical governance standards.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical, or similar).
• Proven experience in designing complex technical solutions or architectures.
• Experience in solution architecture, systems engineering, or technical consulting roles.
• Strong capability to design end-to-end system architectures.
• Knowledge of water treatment systems and monitoring and sustainability platforms.
• Familiarity with IoT, digital platforms, predictive analytics, and digital twins.
• Ability to define and maintain technical roadmaps, reference architectures, and technical governance frameworks.
• Solid understanding of industry standards, regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity principles.
• Experience working closely with customers and sales teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Strong communication skills to present complex architectures to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to align multiple stakeholders and drive solution development from concept to delivery.
• Experience working in a matrix and international environment.
• Strong attention to technical governance and standardisation.
• Strategic mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to balance big-picture thinking with technical detail.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we 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.