Area Technical Applications Manager

Job Description:

  • Apply your expertise in production chemistry, wellhead applications, and customer operations to deliver high‑quality engineering support.
  • Ensure full compliance with the Manage the Job Cycle (MtJC) process through all phases of job planning, preparation, and execution.
  • Partner with the assigned Service Delivery Coordinator/Salesperson to understand customer well objectives, operational requirements, and contractual models such as outcome‑based or line‑item contracts.
  • Conduct offset job analysis and perform engineering modelling to identify operational hazards, risks, and potential incident scenarios.
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, and product line teams to ensure all technical considerations, constraints, and product/service requirements are integrated into job planning.
  • Design detailed job programs that include risk mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and optimized engineering parameters to meet customer objectives and support future job opportunities.
  • Communicate any risks to achieving client objectives through appropriate channels in alignment with Service Delivery Coordinators and Sales teams.
  • Document all calculations, simulations, design revisions, and changes for visibility, handovers, and audit compliance.
  • Provide technical support during job execution, including participation in on‑call rotations as required.
  • Review job as‑planned versus as‑executed performance, capturing lessons learned, and recommending procedural and engineering improvements for continuous operational enhancement.
  • Support field incidents, conduct product/service failure assessments, and participate in incident investigations to determine root causes and corrective actions across planning, preparation, and execution stages.
  • Ensure timely incident management to accelerate customer issue resolution and support cash collection.
  • Advise on product improvement opportunities, particularly for repetitive or systemic equipment/component failures.
  • Support sales efforts by providing technical recommendations, application insights, and customer‑focused engineering support.
  • Handle special engineering or operational projects as assigned.

Requirements:

  • Have a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, chemical/application engineering, or mathematics.
  • Have strong leadership capabilities, with excellent interpersonal, influencing, and planning skills.
  • Have 5+ years of experience as a field manager or account manager, ideally within the chemical industry or upstream production chemicals.
  • Have a customer‑focused approach with proven experience managing and supporting key customer accounts.
  • Have the ability to participate in an on‑call rotation outside normal business hours.
  • Have the ability to work effectively within a global matrix organization and collaborate across functions.
  • Have excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly.
  • Have strong organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
  • Have the ability to travel up to 25% for customer visits, team support, and field operations.

Benefits:

  • Flexibility to work remotely within the United States, with a preference for candidates based in or near Denver, Colorado.
  • Travel of approximately 25% (one week per month) for customer visits, team support, field reviews, and operational needs.
  • Comprehensive private medical care options
  • Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
  • Tailored financial programs
  • Additional elected or voluntary benefits
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