Sobre esta vaga de Sales & Estimating Engineer na Ecolab
What’s in it For You
- Opportunity to work across engineering, sales, and operations functions
- Exposure to customer-facing technical sales and business development activities
- Ability to influence project success through accurate estimating and proposal development
- Opportunity to support business growth and customer satisfaction through technical expertise
What You Will Do
- Support business development and customer acquisition activities as a technical sales representative
- Engage with customers to understand technical requirements, specifications, and project scope
- Deliver technical presentations, product demonstrations, and solution recommendations
- Support pricing, terms, and commercial negotiations in coordination with management
- Build and maintain relationships with customers, consultants, and key stakeholders
- Prepare detailed cost estimates based on drawings, specifications, and customer requirements
- Analyze labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and overhead costs
- Develop technical and commercial proposals, quotations, and bid documentation
- Review RFQs, tenders, and bid packages to ensure compliance and accuracy
- Review engineering drawings, specifications, and standards to assess technical feasibility
- Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and production teams to obtain technical inputs
- Support value engineering and cost optimization initiatives
- Assist with post-award handoff from sales to project execution teams
- Monitor market trends, competitor pricing, and customer requirements
- Support development of sales tools, costing templates, and standardized estimating processes
- Maintain costing databases, pricing models, and historical estimate records
- Assist management with sales forecasting and opportunity tracking
Position Details
- Reports to: Global Director, Business Development
- Occasional travel to customer sites, meetings, or project locations as required
- Onsite at Vancouver, WA office (hybrid on site)
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or related field)
- Experience in project-based environments such as construction, industrial manufacturing, or engineering services
- Experience with ERP and CRM systems
- Minimum 5 years of experience in sales engineering, application engineering, estimating, technical sales, or related roles
- Strong understanding of engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation
- Experience with cost estimation, BOQ preparation, and pricing analysis
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and estimating tools
- Ability to interpret customer RFQs and tender documents
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Commercial awareness and negotiation skills
- Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams
- Customer-focused, results-driven, and proactive approach
- Ability to manage multiple bids and deadlines simultaneously
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Benefits
Ecolab provides the following benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, auto insurance, home insurance, pet insurance, identity theft protection, short-term and long-term disability, 401k, pension plans, retirement health care benefits, short-term incentives, vacation (12 days), holidays, parental leave, employee stock purchase plans (Full-Time Associates), discount on day care services and caregiver services, adoption assistance, group legal services, employee assistance program, employee discount program, and education assistance program, on-Site childcare and fitness facilities may be available at select Ecolab locations. Click here for additional benefits information. If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.
Potential Customer Requirements Notice
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.
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