Process Engineering Team Lead

Summary:

Reporting to the Program Manager, Field Deployments, the Process Engineering Team Lead will coordinate with various departments to lead process engineering and modelling activities. This is a supervisory role, overseeing and leading a small team of process engineers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with field deployments, marketing, business development, product development, and R&D for process engineering and modelling requests.
• Prioritize, assign delegate, and supervise the process engineering group to complete the work requests from internal and external clients.
• Work with the team to assemble, build, commission and operate a pre-commercial plant producing hydrogen using a novel methane pyrolysis process.
• Work with the team for process development of full scale commercial hydrogen facilities.
• Lead process engineering and modelling activities at Ekona
• Ensure that the pre-commercial plant meets specific design criteria, is built to specification, and operates at or above process KPI’s. Integrate process findings from the PMP test system into the pilot plant design.
• Provide guidance to build upon Ekona’s existing PMP Aspen Model.
• Lead process modelling studies and consider process configuration options.
• Update and generate PFD’s and P&ID’s.
• Facilitate process hazard analyses, and process selection studies.
• Calculate sizing of pressure safety devices.
• Select or develop design standards to guide the team.
• As part of a team, help develop novel new reactor and system concepts from the ground up for current and future generation product offerings.
• Supervise and provide guidance and training to all direct reports
• Complete performance reviews, conduct regular 1:1 check-ins, review and approve timesheets and time off requests by direct reports
• Develop operations plans and enforce safe work practices.
• Other relevant duties

You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering; Master’s degree is an asset

• 10+ years of industrial expertise

• 3+ years experience leading a team, an asset

• Strong background in mass and energy balances - PFDs, and P&IDs

• Proficiency with HYSYS, Aspen Plus and other related process simulation software

• Proficiency with process engineering codes and standards such as API 520, 521, 2000, etc.

• Experience participating in HAZOPs and sizing of pressure safety devices.

• Previous experience with pilot plant and/or industrial-scale commissioning and start-up is an asset.

• Exceptional communication skills both written and verbal; ability to present results and actionable priorities in front of a group of peers and write reports.

• Detail oriented mindset.

• Previous industrial chemical process scale-up and commercialization expertise.

• Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Professional Engineering designation or working towards obtaining it.

• Leadership abilities to coach and mentor more junior process engineers

We Offer*:*

Purposeful work - we are developing breakthrough technology that transforms the way we produce clean hydrogen to combat climate change.

In addition, you will benefit from:

• Bonus and equity options

• Extended health and dental plan + health and wellness spending account starting on day 1

• Personal development allowance

• Staff social functions

• Free snacks

• Free parking

• Great team to work with

We are a fun group of mainly engineers and operations staff. We are collaborative, humble, and hard working.

• Into coffee? We have a pretentious coffee club

• Enjoy cycling? We have a club for that too

• Running? Burnaby lake park is right behind the office

• Competitive? Challenge a co-worker to a game of foosball

Be a part of our breakthrough environmental solution and apply today.

*This role is based out of our Burnaby, BC office and has the ability to be hybrid- a mix of working from home and a minimum of two days in office. 

The compensation range for this role is for 10-15 years of relevant experience. The actual base salary offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills and competencies, and considers internal equity. Applicants who do not meet the full qualifications or those with lesser work experience may be considered for a lower level position.