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VP Engineering & Process Development (Petrochemical Experience) - 19007
Job Description
Bring your deep expertise in process engineering and inorganic chemistry to the forefront of innovation, where your problem-solving and project management abilities will drive breakthroughs. Your leadership and people skills will be pivotal as you guide a talented team through complex challenges.
In this role, your proactive, results-driven approach will empower you to excel in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
VP Engineering/Process Development Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of a new and exciting chemical engineering process.
- Take it from successful lab results to full-scale commercial operations.
- Â Oversee everything from initial input preparation to managing products and by-product streams.
- Ongoing planning and experiments, setting operational benchmarks, and optimizing for both cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
- Lead Lab and Operations teams to build strong relationships with each team
- Site visits will be essential to understand and enhance each team’s unique strengths, fostering a collaborative environment that values expertise and collective achievement.
- Partner with the executive team to advance their long-term growth strategy.
- Help define and execute a technology roadmap that aligns with commercialization goals.
- Provide input on strategic direction to drive innovative solutions to the market.
- Registered Chemical Engineer status.
- Proven experience in process engineering with a strong ability to develop and scale processes, particularly from lab to commercial scale.
- Proficiency in both theoretical and practical chemistry, with a solid understanding of their applications in new process development.
- The ideal candidate will have a background in petrochemicals, you bring a pioneering spirit to developing novel processes.
- Demonstrated project management skills, ensuring timelines and objectives are met.
- Strong team management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and assertively when necessary.
- Ability to challenge assumptions and apply chemical principles innovatively.
- Research experience for pioneering new processes and rigorously.
- The discussed salary range is $200, 000 to $220,000 per annum depending on experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package
- This is an in-office position and a couple times a month you will be required to travel between two sites less than an hour apart.
- Tremendous opportunity for personal and financial growth once the technology is commercialized
Meet Your Recruiter
Danielle Bragge
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Recruiting Specialty: Operations & Engineering
Danielle has had a rewarding career of over 30 years of recruiting in Canada and South Africa, including co-founding The Headhunters in 2009. Drawing on this extensive recruitment experience and managing the operations of her own businesses, she specializes in the placement of operations and engineering professionals. Focusing on senior-level searches, she has recruited coast-to-coast across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, technology and construction.
Danielle’s business achievements are predicated on people, since she understands profoundly that companies are successful because of the individuals they hire and the leadership they cultivate. She partners with her clients to resolve critical vacancies, and with her highly consultative approach, helps them develop long-term human capital strategies to drive growth and sustainability.
Rising quickly during her early career through the ranks of Fortune 500 and Deloitte Best Managed companies in various management roles, Danielle was previously named one of the Top 100 Women in Business in Alberta. A mother of five, she strongly believes in balancing family, work and service to the community. In keeping with that spirit, she and her family run a not-for-profit organization called Saving the Hungry, leading teams to support community projects in developing countries.
