Lead Director, Project Engineering

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, defense, 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 Lead Director, Project Engineering is responsible for leading Cyclic’s owner’s engineering team in the development and delivery of major capital projects. This role provides strategic and technical leadership across front‑end loading, engineering development, project execution planning, and readiness for construction, commissioning, and handover.

The successful candidate will lead internal project engineering resources and manage external engineering, EP, EPC, EPCM, and similar build specialist design partners to ensure project solutions are safe, technically robust, commercially sound, and aligned with Cyclic’s business objectives and fit for purpose. The role is accountable for engineering governance, technical quality, design maturity, and integration across process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, civil/structural, utilities, and plant infrastructure.

The successful candidate will mentor and coach existing project engineering team members.

• Lead the owner’s project engineering function across multiple capital projects and studies, with primary responsibility for FEL‑2, FEL‑3, and preparation for subsequent project phases.
• Build, lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing internal team of project engineers and technical specialists to support study execution and project development.
• Direct and manage external engineering, EP, EPC, EPCM, similar build and specialist consultants to ensure deliverables meet Cyclic’s technical standards, project objectives, and stage‑gate requirements.
• Establish engineering scope, design basis, deliverables lists, and technical review processes to ensure external partner output is fit for purpose and suitable for advancement into execution.
• Provide leadership in engineering governance, including management of scope, design change, technical risk, value improvement, constructability, operability, maintainability, and HAZOP / design review readiness.
• Oversee the development and review of engineering execution plans, project plans, capital cost estimates, project schedules, and engineering resource plans.
• Partner with Project Controls, Procurement, Construction, Operations, Commercial, and Executive Leadership to align engineering activities with overall project objectives, funding milestones, and business priorities.
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