Environmental Engineering Lead, Capital Projects

Cyclic Materials™ is building a resilient circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical materials. Through our proprietary Mag Cycle℠ and REEPure℠ processes, we recover rare earths from end‑of‑life products and transform them into high‑purity materials used in the production of permanent magnets. These materials are critical to the modern economy, including the production of electric vehicles, electronics, AI infrastructure, wind turbines, defence, and advanced manufacturing technologies.

Founded in 2021, Cyclic Materials has rapidly progressed from technology development to commercialization. We currently operate facilities in Ontario and Arizona, with a new expansion underway in South Carolina. Backed by US $75 million in Series C financing led by T. Rowe Price, alongside strategic investors including Microsoft, Amazon, Hitachi Ventures, BMW i Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion fund, Energy Impact Partners, Arc Tern Ventures, and Fifth Wall, we are scaling to meet growing global demand for a secure and sustainable rare‑earth supply.

We have established commercial partnerships with global industry leaders such as Solvay, Vattenfall, Lime, and VACUUMSCHMELZE, enabling the deployment of recycled rare‑earth materials into real‑world supply chains. In 2025, Cyclic Materials was named one of the Top 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch by MIT Technology Review.

We are growing quickly and building the industrial backbone required for a circular rare‑earth economy. Joining Cyclic Materials means working on complex and exciting challenges at scale, alongside a team committed to executing and delivering measurable impact. If you are motivated by building critical infrastructure and advancing the circular economy, join us and help accelerate the growth of rare‑earth recycling.

The Environmental Engineering Lead operates within an Owner’s Team model as the internal subject‑matter expert (SME), responsible for defining environmental engineering requirements and overseeing external design partners. This role focuses on reviewing and validating externally developed designs to ensure they are fit for purpose, meet specifications, and align with regulatory and sustainability standards, while liaising with and holding external teams accountable for quality and performance.

The Lead provides final technical review and sign‑off, bringing deep expertise and experience to the role.

This role is a key member of the owner’s engineering team and is accountable for ensuring that environmental requirements are identified early, incorporated into project development, and effectively managed through design, permitting, construction, and start‑up. The Environmental Engineering Lead will work closely with internal project engineers and external engineering, EP, EPC, EPCM, environmental consultants, and regulatory stakeholders to develop fit‑for‑purpose environmental strategies and project solutions that support advancement through FEL‑2, FEL‑3, FEL‑4, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and handover.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across environmental permitting, air emissions, water and wastewater management, waste management, contaminated sites, environmental compliance, and environmental risk management. This role also supports engineering governance, site selection, design reviews, permitting strategy, and integration of environmental requirements into project execution planning. This may also include overseeing and/or participating in all HAZOPS and subject‑matter regulatory reviews.

• Lead environmental engineering and environmental permitting activities for capital projects through FEL‑2, FEL‑3, and some FEL‑4 execution planning.
• Serve as the environmental engineering lead within Cyclic’s owner’s team, ensuring internal and external deliverables meet project requirements, regulatory obligations, technical standards, and stage‑gate expectations.
• Develop and maintain project environmental strategies, permitting plans, compliance requirements, and environmental design criteria to support project development and execution.
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