Technology and Process Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY

This role will support technology and process innovation in advancing the organization's renewable gas portfolio by leading technology diligence, process improvements, early‑stage feasibility analysis, and technical oversight of third‑party consultants & contractors. This role focuses on developing and maintaining internal evaluation tools, reviewing third‑party process and design deliverables, and making key design and safety recommendations that improve project feasibility, asset performance, and technology deployments, with a primary near‑term focus on anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas upgrading and an emerging focus on synthetic gas processing.

The position requires a hands‑on process, chemical, or biological engineer who is effective at working cross‑functionally with internal teams and external partners to ensure high‑quality, safe, and economically sound technologies and processes are developed and deployed across the organization's renewable gas portfolio.

• Perform process design evaluation and modeling for renewable gas systems, including anaerobic digestion, biogas upgrading, and synthetic gas production, focusing on early‑stage project screening and feasibility evaluations.
• Own the development and maintenance of internal process models and standard design tools/templates (e.g., sizing tools, PFDs, calculation templates) to evaluate project opportunities and support project development.
• Manage programs, contractors, and consultants responsible for producing technical and process design deliverables. Complete detailed reviews of work and provide design, process, and safety recommendations.
• Perform technology diligence and vendor evaluation for anaerobic digestion, biogas upgrading, and synthetic gas production/cleanup/conditioning technologies by reviewing process design information, performance guarantees, operating envelopes, and integration requirements.
• Engage with cross‑functional teams tasked with screening project economics and feasibility assessments in accordance with development budgets and provide technical input to guide early‑stage project development, including site evaluations, conceptual configurations, review of preliminary process design deliverables (PFDs, H&MB, equipment sizing), process risk identification, and other process‑related inputs while accounting for cost and constructability.
• Assist with the management, oversight, and guidance of EPCs and engineering service providers who participate in strategic programs and/or deliver owner's engineering, detailed design, and construction support, ensuring alignment with internal standards, safety expectations, and objectives.
• Provide technical input on relevant provisions in third‑party contractual agreements, assisting the Manager of Technology & Process Innovation and other internal stakeholders to negotiate robust and realistic commitments.
• Identify and develop process‑related KPIs, monitoring tools, and standard methodologies that can be adopted by operations, plant engineering, and asset management teams to track performance and drive continuous improvement across the renewable gas portfolio.
• Contribute engineering insights and standardized tools that inform the renewable gas technology roadmap, including technical design & process standards and preferred technology configurations.
• Work closely with project managers, operations, plant engineers, asset managers, financial analysts, and other internal stakeholders to align process assumptions, technical design decisions, and optimize project opportunities with real‑world performance and business needs.
• Communicate technical design and process considerations, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, including summarizing complex third‑party deliverables into clear recommendations for decision‑makers.
• Travel 2‑5‑5‑0% of the time to project sites, engineering offices, and vendor locations to support development activities, design reviews, commissioning, and operational optimizations as needed.

• ABET accredited Bachelor's engineering degree required with core…