Working for ReVentas

If you are looking for that pivotal change or new start in your career, you are looking at the right place. ReVentas, a young and vibrant start-up with big ambitions, is at the forefront of knocking through barriers, particularly when it comes to supporting the circular economy. If you would like to be part of a dynamic team working to develop the next generation of recycling technologies and make a real impact on society, you will find a home with us.

Current Open Positions

Principle Process Engineer

Job description

Who are ReVentas ?

At ReVentas, we aim to be a leading part of the global movement to tackle plastic waste pollution. Our ground-breaking recycling technology tackles the most challenging waste plastic our society produces. By purifying this waste plastic of all contaminants, we allow it to go back into products as a virgin-like polymer, thereby closing the gap in the circular economy and allowing companies to access truly sustainable plastics.

ReVentas is a young and vibrant start-up with secure funding and big ambitions. If you would like to be part of a dynamic team working to develop the next generation of recycling technologies and make a real impact on society, you will find a home with us.

Role Purpose:

Safe Pilot Plant operation is essential to the future of ReVentas as we expand our process to cover different feedstock streams. For this reason, one of ReVentas’s Principal Process Engineers will be dedicated to ensuring safe detailed design, commissioning and beneficial operation of Pilot Plant modifications, as well as optimising current feedstock processing conditions. The role will support the commercial design by capturing the lessons learnt and data generated on the pilot plant in the commercial design basis. The role will provide focussed, high-level technical expertise, strategic planning and leadership to safely deliver beneficial operation of the pilot plant in its expanded guise to meet investor deadlines and deliverables. The role will report into the Technical Director.

This is a leadership role, providing technical direction and support for the pilot plant team and as such, the Principal Process Engineer would be expected to be able in principle to run the pilot plant and understand all aspects of its capabilities.

The Principal Process Engineer role has wider aspects; to support ReVentas’s Best in Class Safety culture and to work closely with the Technical Director in understanding all aspects of ReVentas technology and input into ReVentas’s future R&D direction, with the support of the rest of the ReVentas board and senior management team.

Key Responsibilities:

Safety

To lead staff in a Best in Class SHE culture, being a role model of Best in Class SHE practice.
To ensure pilot plant modification design, commissioning and operation has ALARP risk, managing risk proactively.
To ensure Pilot Plant safety systems are expanded as required, are understood and are used.
To ensure ongoing compliance with relevant legislation
To ensure all SHE learning from pilot plant modification design, commissioning and operation is captured in future commercial plant design and build.

Leadership

To work closely with Technical Director in providing technical leadership
To lead the pilot plant team from a technical perspective, sharing own expert knowledge and maintaining a cohesive, delivery-focussed workforce.
To work with the Technical Director and wider technical team to obtain their input in solving any pilot plant issues.
To lead a culture of continuous capability development within the ReVentas team, coaching and developing colleagues as required (both technically and behaviourally) to help them reach their potential.

Strategic Planning

To work closely with the Technical Director to understand ReVentas technology, thereby helping to determine future R&D strategy
To work with the Technical Director to set the pilot plant programme deliverables (of cost, timing and investor milestones)
To utilise own expert knowledge to set the direction and detail of pilot plant modification commissioning, snagging and run programme, and ensure detailed plans exist to achieve these, anticipating potential issues.
To enable the team to respond to unanticipated upsets and programme deviations immediately, providing leadership and direction to keep overall programme on track.
To anticipate and provide information required for Plant 1 design and future commercial plant design

Communication

To provide and facilitate excellent 360 degree communication within the ReVentas business, including flagging possible future deviations and devising mitigation strategies.
To clearly and authoritatively present ReVentas technology.
To actively support process scale-up and process improvements, for Plant 1 design and future ReVentas commercial plant, contributing to the design basis for the commercial facilities.

Direct reports:

To technically lead the pilot plant team.

May have direct reports.

Education / Qualifications:

Educated to HNC or Foundation Degree level (or equivalent) in a Scientific/Engineering discipline plus significant and in-depth industrial experience at an expert level

Educated to Degree level (or equivalent) in a Scientific/Engineering discipline plus significant industrial experience at an expert level

Educated to Master Degree level (or equivalent) plus significant industrial experience at a senior/ management level

Educated to PhD level (or equivalent) in a Scientific/Engineering discipline plus significant industrial experience at a senior level

Applications should be made by email to recruitment-impact@impact-solutions.co.uk with a CV and cover letter stating why you’re the right candidate!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £60,000.00-£81,000.00 per year, dependant on experience.

Benefits:

Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
On-site parking
Private medical insurance

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 15/12/2024

Reference ID: FG/JN/PPE/051224