• Mon to Fri
• Home based with travel to Leicester and Warrington
• Some European travel (approx 2-3 times per month)

We are recruiting for our client here, who are a major, multinational Sustainability Energy organisation, employing almost 8000 colleagues spanning 13 countries, providing energy and supports their clients on their energy transition journey by offering a choice of cleaner energy sources.

Numerous customers are in segments of the market that face particularly high economic, technological and societal barriers to change. the employer is in a unique position to work with suppliers, customers and other stakeholders to help overcome those barriers. 

To achieve this, they have recently launched an Energy Division with a critical mission of cutting carbon by 50% by 2030. they aim to deepen out the path to net zero emissions for customers, thanks to a multi-energy product slate and integration capability. Among other initiatives, success requires substituting fossil molecules with a considerable volume of bio-based or low-carbon alternatives.

One major focus is Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG, butane or propane), with their LPG subsidiaries supplying c. 1.3 MT in FY23 across 10 countries, they aim to further extend its relevance with a strategy to proactively substitute fossil LPG by low carbon liquid gas, with 300 kT as target volume by 2030.

This team you will be joining is specifically designed to expedite and spearhead the implementation of our Low Carbon Liquid Gas roadmap. We are on the lookout for individuals who embody excellence and passion, eager to contribute to the renewable energy sector and be integral to a purposeful and impactful transition. 

This is a fantastic oppurtunity for an Engineer from a chemical or industrial space to advance their career in a role driving energy innovation spanning countries and clients, without the responsibility of line managing.

Key actions will include:

Purpose of the role

• The technical manager will support the client’s Energy’s sustainable gas team and its 10 LPG subsidiaries in the development of their low carbon liquid gas supply portfolio by evaluating production opportunities from a technical standpoint and supporting the maturation of novel production pathways.
• The role will be instrumental in the identification, assessment and ranking of relevant technologies, production pathways, partners, and projects.  While the focus (over 80%) will be on low carbon liquid gas, such as renewable or low carbon propane, butane or DME (dimethyl ether), the technical advisor may also support other emerging sustainable gas opportunities such as clean hydrogen, liquefied biogas, ammonia.
• Establish and keep an up-to-date overview of low carbon liquid gas production pathways, supply sources and our ranking of their potential and relevance. Support ranking by assessing technical maturity and improvement potential, feedstock availability matters, cost competitiveness.
• Participate in assessing the portfolio of options against this ranking and suggest new production pathways to investigate or invest into.
• Support the sustainable gas team and local subsidiaries (particularly business development professional) in the evaluation of proposed supply projects and investments from a technical standpoint.
• Disseminate relevant technical expertise to staff, in order to empower them in choosing and executing supply opportunities.
• Challenge and steer partners or advisory firms to reduce technical risks in project delivery and optimize the competitiveness and abundance of the gas supply output.

We need from you:

• Experience in R&D, engineering, or front-end project development, within the energy or chemicals sectors.
• A degree in engineering or a scientific discipline, preferably chemical, mechanical, electrical or energy related.

Demonstrated mastery of relevant technologies and engineering matters in one of the following areas: biofuels, power-to-X, petrochemicals, waste to energy or LPG