Senior Process Engineer
hace 17 días
Nottingham
Concrete4Change (C4C) is a pioneering R&D company developing breakthrough technology to permanently mineralise CO₂ in concrete. We are finalising a mini full-flowsheet pilot plant at our Nottingham facility to operate over the next six months and feed into process design documentation and models for a scalable commercial demonstrator. Senior Process Engineer (Job title flexible). Location: Nottingham, UK. Type: Permanent, Full-Time. Start Date: Immediate. Lead our scale-up journey—from lab pilot to commercial demonstration. Reporting to the CTO, you will play a key role in process modelling, pilot operation, scale-up design, equipment selection, and coordination with EPCs, subcontractors, and internal teams. This is an opportunity to apply multidisciplinary engineering skills to a transformative climate technology. • Process Design & Scale-up, • Collaborate with the CTO to define, optimise, and execute scale-up plans, • Develop process models and design documents, including heat and mass balances, equipment lists and sizing, utility and waste profiles, • Prepare PFDs, process descriptions, preliminary plot plans, techno-economic evaluations, • Identify opportunities for process improvements and integration of chemical recovery steps, • Pilot & Commercial Plant Operations, • Support commissioning, operation, and troubleshooting of the mini-plant, • Ensure learnings from the pilot feed into the commercial plant design, • Manage experimental runs and ensure high-quality data generation, • Oversee maintenance, upgrades, and modifications of pilot systems, • Forecast engineering workload and resource needs, • Lead or support cross-functional teams including subcontractors and EPCs, • Ensure safety, quality, and documentation standards are met, • Project manage engineering tasks, time, and budgets, • Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration, • Work with chemists, mechanical engineers, process control engineers, and plant operators, • Provide clear communication and lead by example, • Support operational safety through systems like permit-to-work and equipment isolation, • Influence technical direction, team structure, and scale-up strategy, • 10+ years’ experience in process design, commissioning, and scale-up, ideally involving solids handling or mineral processing, • Strong grasp of unit operations and chemical/physical transformations, • Proven ability to manage EPCs, subcontractors, and pilot plant construction, • Experience delivering engineering packages from concept to deployment, • Ability to analyse plant data and implement continuous improvement, • Strong project management and leadership skills, • Experience with Python, Excel, Aspen, Thermoflex, or similar tools, • Exposure to techno-economic analysis and cost modelling, • Knowledge of PLCs, SCADA, electrical systems, and process control, • Fluent in more than one language, • Forklift licence (or willingness to obtain one), • Experience in carbon capture and mineralisation processes, • Background in concrete or cement chemistry, • Educated to at least BEng/BSc in Process or Chemical Engineering, • Willingness to travel and potentially relocate (future plant expected in UK or EU), • Bonus scheme tied to key milestones, • Private health insurance & pension plan, • Generous holiday entitlement, • Free food and coffee at the office, • Equity participation opportunities, • Work alongside world-class partners and technology leaders, • Full exposure to a scale-up journey from pilot to full commercialisation, • Unrivalled long-term career progression in climate tech, • Director, • Full-time, • Manufacturing, Product Management, and Production, • Industries: Chemical Manufacturing and Chemical Raw Materials Manufacturing Note: This description excludes boilerplate and unrelated postings to focus on the role and requirements. #J-18808-Ljbffr