Application Specialist - Valves & Actuation

Spartan Controls

$80K — $100K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Post-Secondary degree in Engineering or Instrumentation Technology Diploma with relevant experience
  • 5+ years experience in the industry, ideally in an operating plant
  • 2+ years of sales experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of Control Valve and Actuation is beneficial
  • Strong technical problem-solving skills and application understanding
  • Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills
  • Detail-oriented with strong time management and computer skills

Responsibilities

  • Provide customer service and solutions for various clients across Alberta
  • Determine customer needs and offer technical solutions for equipment
  • Interpret P&IDs to identify instrumentation needs
  • Assist with troubleshooting control equipment or involve internal experts
  • Collaborate with customers to create tailored solutions
  • Prepare quotations, proposals, and documentation for control equipment orders
  • Maintain awareness of product modifications and specifications

Benefits

  • Encouragement for diverse backgrounds and experiences in applicants
  • Opportunities for professional development through training
  • Support for creating technical and commercial proposals
  • Engagement in a collaborative and customer-focused team
  • Possibility to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Full Job Description
Summary

We are recruiting for an Application Specialist to work in Edmonton. This role will be working with the Valve and Actuation team and will report to Manager, Application Specialists.

This Application Specialist role will include the sizing and selection of equipment to meet customer specifications and requirements. Excellent written and oral communication skills will create opportunities for the successful candidate to create a preference for Spartan solutions through the presentation of technical/commercial proposals. A positive, outgoing personality, combined with strong communication and relationship building skills, will allow for successful and extensive customer service contact work.

Role and Responsibilities
• Provide day-to-day solutions and customer service to a variety of customers throughout Alberta; ranging from EPF's, Upstream Oil & Gas, Chemical, etc...
• Determine customer requirements and provide specification/technical application solutions for control equipment and instrumentation
• Reading P&ID's and being able to identify related instrumentation to bid
• Provide troubleshooting assistance of control equipment and instrumentation or refer to appropriate internal expertise
• Collaborate with customers to develop solutions, as required
• Produce quotations, bid proposals, document packages, and order control equipment
• Ensure maintenance/servicing of existing company products and propose replacement/adjustment
• Monitor and maintain awareness of product line modifications and technical specifications
• Presentation development and delivery to customers
• Support formal and informal customer training, field and customer visits

Qualifications and Skills
• Post-Secondary degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical or Petroleum Engineering or equivalent, Instrumentation Technology Diploma with 5+ years of industry related experience (preferably within an operating plant environment) or 2+ years industry related sales experience.
• Control Valve and Actuation knowledge/background would be an asset
• A strong application understanding and technical problem-solving skills to ensure customer support can be provided over the telephone and using other communications tools
• Being able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated passion for providing excellent customer service
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills (working well with customers face-to-face)
• Strong team player and able to establish effective relationships both internally and externally
• Detail oriented and strong time management, and computer skills
• Highly motivated and innovative and willing to win attitude
• Ability to appropriately identify the problem, effectively use resources and select and implement a solution
• Entrepreneurial work ethic

Spartan recognizes that there are many ways in which candidates develop knowledge, abilities, and competencies throughout their careers. We encourage applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds and we do consider qualifications and competencies that are equivalent to those specifically mentioned above.

Close Date: July 17, 2026 (11:59 pm MST)

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Requisition ID: 1834

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