Application Specialist - Industry Applications/Centre of Excellence
Date: Dec 3, 2025
Location: Calgary, AB, CA, T2A 7V2
Company: Spartan Controls Ltd.
Spartan Controls is an employee-owned company and leading provider of data management, industrial automation, valves, measurement and control solutions for process industries in Western Canada and beyond. We are dedicated to providing exceptional sales, support and service experiences for our diverse customer base in industries such as mining, power, oil & gas, municipal, pulp & paper, and chemical.
Spartan is committed to creating a sustainable modern world with innovative automation. Our focus is Customer Outcomes. By leveraging applied automation we assist customers improving their Safety, Reliability, Operations and Productivity.
Our employee ownership model creates a unique culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. Spartan Controls provides an environment that not only encourages you to do your best, but also empowers you to do what it takes to create a solution, address a need, or respond to an issue.
Summary
We are currently recruiting for an Application Specialist for our Industry Applications (IA) – Centre of Excellence (CoE) Team. Our team is focused on developing solutions and supporting our customer base in a broad range of industries, while achieving long-term customer relationships through existing & new business.
With mentoring from the IA-CoE team, the successful candidate will work with our team, supporting initiatives and promoting the growth strategies around customer applications. Implementing proven solutions and technologies in the field, you will work within our sales team on analytical, process mechanical and custom packaging solutions. We are excited to invite a curious learner to join our team and contribute as they learn more about our ‘ONESpartan” / multi-BU culture.
Role and Responsibilities
- Prepare and provide quotations/proposals, bid packages for customers on process mechanical, analytical solutions, custom electric and pneumatic panels, and related strategic packaging
- Collaborate with multiple Business Units (BUs) and outside sales teams to determine customer requirements and recommend solutions
- Leverage Emerson represented products to create custom packaged solutions
- Provide technical and commercial advice/expertise to help customers achieve or exceed their delivery and cost goals
- Work to show value in all customer communications and support
- Collaborate with Project Managers, solutions centre and our execution team throughout entire project cycle
- Work to understand the implications of commercial terms on customer projects
- Support and participate in Industry Applications continuous improvement activities, quantified business and environmental betterments with customers
- Customer interaction through business development meetings, proposal confirmation and follow-up, and supporting team and social networking events
Qualifications and Skills
- Engineering/Technical degree or diploma; experience with process (Mechanical or Chemical) or Instrumentation
- Experience and interest in High Pressure Integrity Systems (HIPPS), Blending Solutions, Sample Handling Systems, or analytical applications and custom packaging
- Curiosity in multi-BU offerings, diverse product and application knowledge
- Effective interpersonal, communication and organizational skills – both written and verbal
- Ability to work effectively in team environment
- Strong technical problem-solving skills
- Highly motivated, innovative, and a self-starter
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
- Positive team contributor and collaborator
- 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.
As part of our recruitment process, successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment security background check.
Applications will be reviewed after the closing date and those candidates selected for the next steps in the recruitment process will be contacted directly.
Close Date: December 21, 2025 (11:59 pm MST)
Requisition ID: 1689
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