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Westlake

Sr. Manager - Specification Engineering

AI summary of the role

This role leads a team of Specification Engineers to secure product approvals for Pipe & Fittings across North America, aligning with sales budgets and new product launches.

No longer in the current catalog. Last included 2026-09-09. Check the employer’s posting for availability.

What you’ll do

  • Coordinate Specification Engineers to ensure Pipe & Fittings products are approved for use across all sales territories in alignment with sales budgets & new product launch plans.
  • Establish quarterly objectives & KPIs tied to budgets, specification approvals, & launch adoption rates, & define operating cadences with documented actions.
  • Represent Westlake on certifying bodies & technical committees & maintain a standards watchlist including CSA, ASTM, AWWA, ASCE, & municipal specifications.
  • Implement pre-sales activities for new product concepts & rollouts, create launch playbooks with objection handling, technical one-pagers, installation guides, & failure-mode FAQs.

What you’ll bring

  • Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering.
  • 60 months in sales technical support &/or engineering design, including complex math calculations for sewer & water main design & applying theorems to municipal infrastructure.
  • Professional Engineer License (U.S. or Canada).
  • Travel Requirement: 48 % Domestic & 12% International (Canada).

Technologies

CSA · ASTM · AWWA · ASCE · CAD · BIM · CRM · RFI · RFP

Source and classification

Technical pre-sales · Evidence for this classification:

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 Management Services Inc. in Houston, TX seeks Sr. Manager – Specification Engineering. Worksite: 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77056. May Telecommute. Must put job code R32276 on resume and on cover. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinate Specification Engineers to ensure Pipe & Fittings products are approved for use across all sales territories in alignment with sales budgets & new product launch plans. Establish quarterly objectives & KPIs tied to budgets, specification approvals, & launch adoption rates, & define operating cadences with documented actions. Represent Westlake on certifying bodies & technical committees & maintain a
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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 Management Services Inc. in Houston, TX seeks Sr. Manager – Specification Engineering. Worksite: 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77056. May Telecommute. Must put job code R32276 on resume and on cover. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinate Specification Engineers to ensure Pipe & Fittings products are approved for use across all sales territories in alignment with sales budgets & new product launch plans. Establish quarterly objectives & KPIs tied to budgets, specification approvals, & launch adoption rates, & define operating cadences with documented actions. Represent Westlake on certifying bodies & technical committees & maintain a standards watchlist including CSA, ASTM, AWWA, ASCE, & municipal specifications. Implement pre-sales activities for new product concepts & rollouts, create launch playbooks with objection handling, technical one-pagers, installation guides, & failure-mode FAQs, & support sales strategy by developing regional specification plans aligned with territorial plans. Prioritize target approvals by sales dollars & margin, & establish a centralized Specification & Approval Library with change control & audit t [... source excerpt omitted ...] n rate, training completion, & Voice of Customer insights delivered to new product development. Implement bi-national specification harmonization guidance mapping ASTM versus CSA requirements & standards by product line. Manage expense, travel, & promotional budgets for specification engineering, & travel with Specification Engineers to conduct calls on municipalities, contractors, & consultants to develop relationships & promote product adoption. Require documented pre-trip risk assessments for site visits, track compliance & corrective actions, & formalize cross- border travel procedures & contingency plans. Provide technical support to consulting engineers & municipalities to [... source excerpt omitted ...] hat meet industry needs, define pilot validation plans including test criteria & acceptance thresholds, designate pilot sites, & document results. Implement a structured Voice of Customer program with consultants, municipalities, & contractors, deliver prioritized insights to NPD & marketing, & communicate outcomes to the field. Create launch enablement assets & require field certification for Specification Engineers, sales representatives, & CSRs, & work with Sales & CSR management to develop technical training tools & programs. Establish QA procedures for calculators & design tools incl. validation of inputs, assumptions, & safety factors, legal disclaimers, versioning, & ch

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