Qualifications
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline, P.E. preferred.
- Ten (10) years’ experience in a high-profile position in the utility, water, wastewater or construction industry may be considered in lieu of an Engineering Degree.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and database usage.
- Knowledge of Water and Wastewater Systems and Operations.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license
- Must be willing to relocate (if necessary)
- Must be willing to travel a minimum average of 3 nights per week.
- Previous proven sales experience in a spec-driven environment a plus.
Additional Information
KNOLWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, and WORK ACTIVITIES
- Knowledge required to perform this job successfully includes sales and marketing; customer and personal service; and administration and management.
- Skills required to perform this job successfully include active listening; speaking; persuasion; social perceptiveness; critical thinking; negotiation, reading comprehension; service orientation, active learning; coordination; judgement and decision making; and monitoring.
- Abilities required to perform this job successfully include oral comprehension; oral expression; speech clarity; speech recognition; written comprehension; written expression; problem sensitivity; deductive reasoning; near vision; category flexibility; fluency of ideas; inductive reasoning; information ordering; and originality.
- Work activities required of this job include selling or influencing others; communicating with others outside the organization; establishing and maintain interpersonal relationships; getting information; communicating with supervisors and peers; organizing, planning, and prioritizing work; resolving conflicts and negotiating with others; identifying objects, actions, and events; processing information; thinking creatively; making decision and solving problems; interacting with computers; updating and using relevant knowledge; developing objectives and strategies; estimating the quantifiable characteristics of products, events, or information; performing administrative activities; analyzing data or information; scheduling work and activities; documenting/recording information; performing work for or working directly with the public; judging the qualities of things, services, or people; and monitoring processes, materials, and surroundings.
- Physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving the whole body include climbing, lifting up to 50 pounds, balancing, walking, standing, stooping, and handling tools and materials.
- While training in the foundry, must wear common protective or safety equipment, such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and hard hats.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.