Job Opportunity Information

Job Description

We have an immediate opportunity for a dedicated individual to join us as an Intermediate Process Engineer, reporting to the Director, Technology and Innovation, and providing day-to-day supervision of the Operations Specialist and Technology Plant Operator. This is a permanent, full-time role. You will work in our Ottawa office five days a week.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will take the lead on small scale-up projects (~200L), driving the transition from laboratory concepts to pilot-scale production in anaerobic digestion and biogas production. You will lead a small operations team, working collaboratively with our laboratory team to optimize processes, troubleshoot, and deliver innovative solutions that pave the way for commercial scale-up.

• Contributes to the scale-up and design of the world’s first net-zero cellulose-to-biogas plant
• Analyzes process configurations, scale-up, process design, and optimization for the various process operating units
• Monitors and anticipates issues. Researches, troubleshoots, and implements solutions
• Identifies opportunities to improve unit operations and increase efficiency
• Develops the design of new or revised equipment, installations, or processes to meet functional requirements or performance specifications
• Executes components of larger design projects
• Operates pilot units
• Leads the pilot operations team

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the process development and unit start-up of specific unit operations. This includes hands-on participation in establishing scale-up methodologies and interaction with vendor equipment trials
• Regularly report on unit performance. Identify issues; propose and execute solutions
• Analyze different process configurations; mass and energy balances; optimize; participate in the preparation of PFDs and P&IDs, equipment specification, and risk analysis
• Supervise Operations Specialist and Technology Plant Operator in pilot operations
• Support capital upgrade projects in the demonstration plant, which would include the following activities: process design of plant modifications, equipment or process validation

Health, Safety & Environment Responsibilities

Ensure that hazards are identified and addressed and that employees have the processes, procedures, training and tools necessary to be aware of hazards and are equipped to work in compliance with applicable legislation, regulations, corporate procedures, facility health, safety and environmental rules, safe work practices and procedures. This includes (but is not limited to):

• Ensuring the identification of workplace hazards
• Ensuring that hazards are evaluated and, where required, mitigated in a timely manner
• Ensuring that workers and supervisors are aware of HSE hazards in their workplace
• Demonstrating visibly their own HSE commitments by participating in HSE meetings, planned inspections, incident investigations and HSE audits

People Management Responsibilities

As a people manager, this role is responsible for the attraction, development and retention of employees through effective performance management, career development and communication. The role is also responsible for ensuring commitment to, and enabling of, employee engagement and effectiveness.

Job Qualifications

Qualifications

• University or Masters degree in Applied Science or Engineering (Chemical Engineering is strongly preferred)
• 5-7 years of experience, preferably in an industrial environment

Work Environment

• Office and industrial manufacturing environment
• On-site
• Rotational on-call

Additional Qualifications

• Able to learn quickly and synthesize new information
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills

How to apply

If this opportunity relates to your qualifications and experience, please consider applying. Your application should consist of:

Your resume or CV, including your name, email and phone number
Cover letter, explaining why this role is a good fit for you and your career progression

Please email to careers@iogen.com

Iogen is committed to providing equal opportunity for all qualified individuals and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion or creed, sex, age, disability, national origin, language, political belief, pregnancy, marital status or sexual orientation.

If you require accommodation(s) at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us in confidence by emailing us at careers@iogen.com. All requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered fairly and objectively, ensuring applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

You must be legally allowed to work in Canada to be eligible for this position. Those selected for an interview will be contacted directly. The posting will remain active on our website until our search process is complete.