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VP of Engineering/ Process Development - 19007
Job Description
Leverage your expertise in process engineering and inorganic chemistry competence. Your project management skills will be crucial as you tackle complex problems and drive technological advancements. Strong interpersonal skills will be essential for managing a team.
Your ‘get it done’ mentality will enable you to thrive in a dynamic environment, where you will help reshape waste management with cutting-edge technology and make a tangible difference in the world.
VP Engineering/Process Development Responsibilities:
- Develop unique chemical engineering processes proven at the lab level and through partnerships.
- Manage input preparation, product, and side streams
- Integrate processes into plant design.
- Oversee the design and construction of installations.
- Scale processes from lab to commercial size, ensuring all technical and operational aspects are addressed.
- Create experimental plans to achieve significant testing and operational goals.
- Oversee Lab and Operations teams, operating in separate locations (about one hour apart).
- Build strong relationships with team members and align both teams towards shared goals.
- Demonstrate moral authority to lead and inspire a team of seasoned experts.
- Understand and leverage each team member's strengths, inspiring them to exceed expectations.
- Contribute to the executive team’s growth strategies.
- Develop and execute the technological strategic plan.
- 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.
- Demonstrated project management skills, ensuring timelines and objectives are met.
- Strong team management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and assertively when necessary.
- A well-funded start-up background, adaptable and proactive.
- Ability to challenge assumptions and apply chemical principles innovatively.
- Background in innovation within the oil and gas or petrochemical sectors.
- Crucial research experience for pioneering new processes and rigorously.
Compensation and benefits:
- The discussed salary range is $180 000 – $200,000 depending on experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package
- In office for the first 6 to 12 months and thereafter hybrid
- Tremendous opportunity for personal and financial growth once the technology is commercialized
Only candidates already eligible to work in Canada will be reviewed. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
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.
