Process Engineering Manager in Nottingham

Remuneration: above market rate + meaningful equity + performance-based bonus

Start Date: Immediate

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Visa Sponsorship: Available for exceptional candidates only

About Us

Concrete4Change (C4C) is building one of the most commercially viable CO₂ mineralisation platforms globally. We are already operating at pilot scale (~3 tonnes/year). Next steps: This is a 1000× scale-up, and we are executing it now with major industrial partners (Holcim, Goldbeck).

The Role

This is a delivery leadership role. We are looking for a Process Engineering Manager who can take full ownership of engineering execution, subcontractors, budget, and delivery — and turn a working process into a fully engineered, operable, and commercially viable plant. Your job is not to design in isolation. Your job is to deliver a plant that works, on time, on budget, and meets performance targets.

What You Will Actually Do

• Own delivery of the demo plant (~300 t/year) and define the pathway to industrial scale (~300 kt/year)
• Lead and manage all engineering activities and subcontractors: EPC / integrators, consultants, internal engineering team
• Translate process risks into engineered solutions: identify failure modes, ensure robustness at scale
• Own budget, cost control, and financial discipline: capex planning, cost vs performance trade-offs
• Ensure the plant meets technoeconomic and commercial targets: throughput, operability and uptime
• Lead FEED, detailed design, and engineering package development: PFDs / P&IDs, mass & energy balances, equipment specifications, system integration, Mechanical skid design
• Drive supplier selection, contracting, and performance management
• Lead commissioning, debugging, and ramp-up — not just design
• Own factory acceptance testing (FAT) and ensure real performance matches design intent
• Work closely with chemistry and analytical teams to ensure the process is controllable and stable
• Deliver on time, budget, and performance — simultaneously

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering
• 10–15+ years of experience delivering process plants and scale-up projects (TRL 5–9), engineering teams, subcontractors, commissioning and start-up
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical risk into practical engineering solutions
• Strong commercial awareness — understands cost, value, and trade-offs
• Experience delivering projects to budget and schedule under pressure
• High ownership mindset — no reliance on others to drive delivery

Strong Signals (We Will Prioritise)

• You have delivered a demo or first-of-a-kind plant
• You have managed EPCs / integrators / complex supplier networks
• Experience in CCS, chemicals, energy, or materials processing
• Experience with solids, precipitation, crystallisation, or multiphase systems
• You have taken responsibility for budget + delivery + performance (not just design)
• Ownership of scaling a breakthrough process from pilot → demo → industrial
• Equity in a company targeting global decarbonisation
• Direct engagement with major industrial partners and investors
• High-impact leadership role with full delivery responsibility
• Fast progression based on results
• No bureaucracy — only execution

Final Note (Read Carefully)

This role is about accountability. If you want: to focus only on design, to avoid budget responsibility, to avoid managing subcontractors, or to work without pressure on delivery this is not the role. If you want to: own engineering delivery end-to-end, build a real industrial system, and be accountable for cost, performance, and timeline.