Project Manager, Water treatment and reuse/recycle

Every day, we make the world cleaner, safer and healthier – protecting people and vital resources. Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Around the world, businesses in foodservice, food processing, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, and oil and gas markets choose ECOLAB products and services to keep their environment clean and safe, operate efficiently and achieve sustainability goals. Our 47,000 associates consistently deliver comprehensive solutions that meet the unique needs of our customers.

Are you looking for a position combining both your technical and interpersonal capabilities in an international and dynamic environment? Are you willing to be employed in a company committed to protecting people and vital resources?

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 from design to start‑up, including technical and commercial offers preparation as support to the sales team, selection of suppliers as well as full project management.

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

• Analyze customer’s request to clarify his needs and define design solutions for water pretreatment, post-treatment and wastewater/reuse/recycling
• 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
• Be a member of European virtual wastewater/reuse/recycling team with opportunity to cover European projects outside Italy
• 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 as well in Europe outside Italy are required (approx. 35% of the time)

• Engineering education (in the field of water treatment, chemistry, mechanical/hydraulics, …) with at least 5 years of experience in reuse/recycle/wastewater projects (biological treatment)
• Experience and understanding of the general industrial processes and those in connection with water
• Experienced in process designing of water reuse/recycle and wastewater treatment (biological treatment)
• Experienced in water pretreatment (standard filtration systems -RO, UF, Media…-)
• 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 literacy compulsory
• Fluent Italian and English (oral and written) compulsory
• Valid driver’s license (for driving in Italy/Europe) compulsory

• 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

At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent‑first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at our nearly three million customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science‑based solutions, data‑driven insights and world‑class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Our solutions not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to sustainability and public health, making a positive impact on the world. We are committed to eliminating unnecessary complexities and embracing a beginner’s mindset, continuously seeking new perspectives and innovative solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.

Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right.

The annual pay range for this position is 55,600 – 69,500 – 83,500 EUR.

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market‑competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits.

In Italy, Ecolab applies the National Collective Labour Agreement for the Chemical Industry (CCNL Industria Chimica).

Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. 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.