Technical Consultant- Purolite

Ecolab Purification Technologies (Purolite Resins): United Kingdom (preferred) or other European countriesTerritory: Europe Travel Requirement: Approximately 30%Ecolab Purifications Technologies a global leader in ion exchange, adsorbent, catalyst, and specialty resin technologies, is seeking a highly motivated Technical Consultant to support the continued growth of our business across EuropeThe successful candidate will serve as a key technical resource for customers, sales teams, and strategic partners, providing expert application support, troubleshooting, training, and business development assistance across a broad range of ion exchange and adsorption applications. Las cualificaciones, habilidades y toda la experiencia relevante necesaria para este puesto se pueden encontrar en la descripción completa a continuación. This role combines strong technical expertise with customer-facing consulting and commercial support responsibilities. The successful candidate will combine scientific expertise, practical experience, customer-facing consulting skills, and a passion for solving complex industrial challenges. Experience with advanced analytical and digital tools is beneficial but not a prerequisite for success in the role. The position support customers across a diverse range of markets including industrial water treatment, pharmaceutical processing, food and beverage, energy, microelectronics, and emerging applications such as PFAS removal and resource recovery.

Key Responsibilities
Technical Sales Support
- Deliver technical support for a wide range of ion exchange, adsorbent, and catalyst applications.
- Assist in evaluating customer processes, identifying opportunities for resin optimization and value creation through data analysis, site audits, technical reviews and digital tools.
* Assist customers with commissioning, start-up support, operational optimization, investigation and solutions for customer performance issues.
* Support sales teams with product selection, troubleshooting, and application recommendations.
* Partner with regional sales managers and account managers to identify and develop new business opportunities.
- Provide technical expertise during customer visits, presentations, bid preparation, and proposal development.
- Support process evaluations and design calculations using PRSM and other internal technical tools. Training will be provided. Application Development & Innovation
- Support, coordinate, and where appropriate conduct laboratory and pilot-scale studies in collaboration with application and R&D teams.
- Collaborate with R&D, Product Management, and Marketing teams to support new product introductions and application development projects.
- Contribute technical insights to innovation pipelines.
- Support validation of new technologies and commercial deployment activities. Training & Knowledge Transfer
- Deliver technical seminars, customer workshops, and internal training programs.
- Develop technical reports, case studies, application guides, and customer-facing documentation.
- Develop and maintain strong technical expertise in ion exchange and related separation technologies and serve as a trusted technical resource for customers and internal teams. Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Water Technology, Environmental Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in technical consulting, applications engineering, process engineering, water treatment, or related industrial technologies.
- Strong understanding of chemistry and industrial process applications.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Valid driver's license and willingness to travel throughout Europe.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multinational team. Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or PhD in Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Water Technology, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience with ion exchange resins, adsorbents, membrane systems, or separation technologies.
- Knowledge of industrial water treatment, demineralization, ultrapure water, power generation, PFAS removal, food & beverage processing, hydrometallurgy, pharmaceutical, or specialty chemical applications.
- Hands-on laboratory experience including experimental design, pilot testing, and data interpretation.
- Experience with analytical techniques such as:o HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography)o GC (Gas Chromatography)o IC (Ion Chromatography)o AA (Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy)o ICP-OES / ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy)Experience with these analytical techniques is desirable but not required.
* Experience using data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Power BI, Python, or similar platforms is considered an advantage but is not required.
- Additional European