Now Hiring - Westlake Corporation - Regional Specification Sales Engineer, Pipe & Fittings (CA, NV, AZ & NM) in Tucson, AZ

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Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate. Westlake Pipe & Fittings,

• a Westlake division
• (NYSE:WLK),
• is one of the largest
• polyvinyl chloride pipe and fittings
• manufacturer
• in North America. With
• 23
• manufacturing and distribution locations, the company supplies gasketed, solvent weld and restrained joint pipes and a wide range of fittings for a diverse list of markets including municipal water and sewer, plumbing, water well, pool and spa, and agricultural and turf irrigation. Westlake Pipe & Fittings is an industry leader in product development with Certa-Lok spline-lock technology and product systems that are focused on building
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• . Our North American Pipe and Fittings operations are seeking applicants for a: Sales (Specification) Engineer South-West Region (California, Nevada, Arizona, & New Mexico) We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Engineer who wishes to work with our sales team as a sales engineer with a focus on sales support though product specifications. This position will interface with sales, product development, quality control, manufacturing and technical services to ensure Westlake Pipe & Fittings products are properly positioned in the market. The primary deliverables of this position consist of the following elements:
• Working closely with the South-West Regional sales team, promoting Westlake Pipe & Fitting's products by ensuring our products are eligible for tender via qualifying our products for use on upcoming large projects and general usage within the South-West Region
• Working closely with contractors, consulting engineers, municipal engineering departments and regional governments throughout the South-West Region to ensure correct design, specification and application of our complete product line within the municipal sector
• Attend and present at technical conferences and participate in industry technical committees
• Provide the sales team with technical sales support throughout the South-West Region
• Regular traveling throughout assigned territory with particular emphasis on fast growing areas of the Region while liaising with municipal engineering departments and consulting engineers
• Delivering technical presentations to municipalities and consulting engineers You will discover yourself balancing office work with a field presence on the job site and at corporate customer premises. This is a career that offers a social dimension similar to sales personnel in addition to engineering , so the best fit will be individuals who enjoy that mix of empirical assignments coupled to relationship management in a professional environment. This position is targeting graduates from a Civil Engineering program who have their P.E. An MBA degree is preferred. Ideally, you will offer 5-10 years' relevant Industry-Specific Sales or Engineering experience and keen interest in becoming a key player in a successful, historically fast-growing sales region. The location of employment is flexible within the region with travel expected throughout the South-West Region. Ideally, you would be currently residing in NV, AZ or NM near a major airport. The travel requirement for this role can be up to 75% of the time (i.e. once every 2 weeks at minimum, can be 2 nights per week, 3 weeks per month, 50 to 75 nights per year.) We offer a strong package of competitive compensation, including multiple bonus plans, medical and retirement benefits. Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation. If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.