Applications Engineer

As an Applications Engineer in wastewater treatment, you will translate customer requirements into technically sound, commercially viable solutions within a collaborative UK team. You’ll develop and cost technical and commercial proposals, select equipment, and drive tender submissions that address UK utility needs. You’ll work at the intersection of engineering, sales, and project delivery to deliver integrated treatment solutions. This role offers impact across projects from site assessment to performance outcomes, with opportunities to shape end-to-end solutions and engage with customers and partners.

• Develop technical and commercial proposals for moderate to complex wastewater treatment solutions
• Design and select solutions across Xylem's treatment portfolio
• Prepare techno-commercial offers and tender submissions for UK utilities
• Translate customer requirements and site conditions into practical engineered solutions
• Select equipment and materials and support project costing and pricing
• Generate high-quality customer proposals using standard engineering and commercial tools
• Collaborate with Sales Managers to meet timelines
• Join site visits for technical appraisals or feasibility studies
• Prepare and review technical submittals for customers, consultants, contractors, and tenders
• Identify opportunities to integrate multiple Xylem technologies into end-to-end solutions
• Support continuous improvement in design, costing, pricing, and delivery of engineered solutions and long-term performance contracts
• Provide technical expertise during customer meetings, negotiations, presentations, and training

• Engineering qualification in Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental, Process Engineering, or another relevant discipline
• Experience in wastewater treatment, water technology, or related field
• Experience developing technical proposals, quotations, tenders, or engineered solutions
• Ability to translate requirements into technically sound, commercially viable solutions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Commercial awareness and understanding of project costing and pricing
• Confidence working with customers, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset across engineering, sales, and commercial teams
• Experience with UK water utility projects and WIMES is valuable

• collaboration
• customer focus
• strong communication
• wastewater treatment knowledge
• proposal development
• costing and pricing