Process Engineering Manager

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About PolyCycl

PolyCycl is focused on addressing one of the largest pain points in the field of waste management, the challenge of recycling hard-to-recycle waste plastics. The company has been working for 10+ years, developing multiple technologies for chemical recycling of low-grade waste plastics.

• PolyCycl's flagship technology enables conversion of low-grade plastics to high-value hydrocarbon oils, using a differentiated and patented fully continuous pyrolysis process.

• Such hydrocarbon oils have been evaluated and qualified by global petrochemical and technology majors for the manufacturing of low-carbon plastics that are identical to plastics manufactured conventionally from fossil resources.

• The technology paves the way for a plastic-to-plastic circular economy, where waste plastics such as flexible packaging films, single-use polythene bags, ketchup bottles with food residues, etc., can be recycled endlessly in a closed loop to manufacture new polymer resins.

• PolyCycl is one of the few companies in the world today that has developed a patented, fully continuous process architecture for the conversion process. The continuous process architecture enables significant CapEx reduction versus incumbent offerings and high project EBITDAs.

• 8 international patent grants.

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Job Description

The ideal candidate would be a skilled chemical engineering professional with experience in pre-project planning, design engineering, FEED, basic and detailed engineering, procurement and sourcing, cost estimation, process safety management, plant commissioning and start-up.

Work Experience: 10-25 years

● Technical Skills

> Ability to lead FEED and detailed design for commercial equipment, integrate modular skids and ensure operability.

> Process design and engineering: Ideation, planning, preparation, review, and finalisation of basic and detailed engineering across process, civil structural and architecture, electrical, mechanical and piping, instrumentation and control, packaging, HVAC, fire protection and balance of systems.

> Experience with procurement, vendor engagement, technical bid analysis and negotiation for the fabrication of custom-built engineering equipment (custom furnaces, heat exchangers, pumps, reactors, packed beds, physical separation processes), preparation of execution phase contracts.

> Plant erection, commissioning, design and analysis of experiments, activity scheduling, human resources allocation, plant troubleshooting, and optimizations.

> Process modeling and simulation, prior experience with modeling high-temperature reactors and fractionation columns preferred (MATLAB, Aspen Plus, ChemCAD, etc.).

> The ability to perform a thorough literature review, present findings concisely, and author original scientific documents.

> Ability to review and improve documented protocols, such as HAZOP, Cause and Effect Diagrams, QA/QC, SOPs, MSDS, etc.

> Knowledge of Industrial Instrumentation (DCS, PLC, Statistical Process Control, etc.)

> An ability for contextual analysis, strategic decision-making, Systems Thinking, and ensuring rollouts to committed business plans.

● Strong leadership abilities: Ability to lead and motivate your team, set clear goals, and expectations, and provide guidance and support to achieve them.

● Strategic thinking: Ability to think critically and make strategic decisions, analyse data and assess risks, and develop plans that align with the company’s overall goals.

● Documentation skills: Ability to review and improve protocols and documents, and have experience in writing scientific documents.