Process Engineer
Reports to: Director, Operations Engineering
Location: Remote (North America) with travel to operating facilities
Travel: Up to 30%
Help Drive the Future of Renewable Energy!
Are you passionate about solving complex process challenges and making a measurable impact on sustainability? Join our growing team and play a key role in advancing renewable energy production through anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas (RNG) technologies.
We are seeking a Process Engineer who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys working at the intersection of operations, engineering, and innovation. In this role, you'll support and optimize anaerobic digestion and gas upgrading processes across our North American portfolio while contributing to the design, commissioning, and continuous improvement of new and existing facilities.
If you're excited about applying your engineering expertise to real-world challenges and helping accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
As a Process Engineer, you will serve as a technical resource across our operating facilities and development projects. Key responsibilities include:
Operations & Process Optimization
- Provide process engineering expertise to support operational challenges and performance improvements at operating facilities.
- Monitor, review, and optimize anaerobic digestion and RNG purification processes across multiple North American sites.
- Analyze process performance data, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions and optimization opportunities.
- Troubleshoot process issues and collaborate with site teams to improve reliability, efficiency, and production performance.
Engineering & Project Support
- Conduct process engineering assessments for both operating facilities and new project developments.
- Participate in design reviews and provide process engineering input throughout project development and execution.
- Support facility commissioning, startup activities, and operational readiness initiatives.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and third-party vendors to implement process improvements and capital projects.
Safety & Operational Excellence
- Contribute to the development and review of:
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs)
- Process and task risk assessments
- Basic process control strategies
- Promote safe operating practices and support process safety initiatives across the organization.
Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to enhance operational performance, reduce costs, increase production, and improve process reliability.
- Support cross-functional initiatives involving Operations, Engineering, Finance, Business Development, and other departments as needed.
What You BringRequired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 3–5 years of relevant process engineering experience in industrial or manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of process engineering fundamentals and their practical application in continuous process operations.
- Experience analyzing process data and solving operational challenges.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with anaerobic digestion, biogas, renewable natural gas (RNG), wastewater treatment, or related process industries.
- Familiarity with process safety management principles and process hazard analysis methodologies.
- Experience supporting commissioning, startup, or operational optimization projects.
- Knowledge of process control systems and process performance monitoring.
Skills for Success
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.
- Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to team success.
- Professional integrity and sound judgment when handling confidential information.
Work Environment
This position combines remote work with regular field visits to operating facilities. Candidates should be comfortable working in industrial environments that may include:
- Exposure to noise, odors, and outdoor conditions.
- Use of required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Travel throughout Canada, the United States, and occasionally the United Kingdom.
Why Join Us?
- Make a direct impact on the growth of renewable energy infrastructure.
- Work with innovative technologies that support decarbonization and sustainability.
- Collaborate with a passionate and entrepreneurial team.
- Gain exposure to a broad range of engineering, operational, and business initiatives.
- Be part of a rapidly growing industry with significant opportunities for professional growth and development.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're looking for an opportunity to apply your engineering expertise to meaningful projects that advance renewable energy and environmental sustainability, we encourage you to apply.
Join us and help build the future of renewable natural gas.
Generate Upcycle is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, provincial, or local laws.
We kindly ask that recruitment agencies and third-party recruiters do not contact us in relation to this or any job posting. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from agencies.
Pay: $80,000.00-$95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have in process engineering roles within continuous process industries (e.g., chemical, wastewater, energy, biogas, or manufacturing)?
- Have you worked with anaerobic digestion, biogas, or renewable natural gas (RNG) systems?
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
