An innovative clean-tech scale-up ‘recently backed and expanding’ is hiring an Operations Manager to lead day-to-day operations, optimisation and continuous improvement across their pilot-scale plant.
Operations Manager
Permanent, Full-time
£ Competitive + Benefits
Oxford (on-site)
Operations Manager
Responsibilities:
- Leading safe day-to-day operation of pilot plant facilities.
- Building and developing the operations team capability.
- Driving optimisation of catalytic conversion and separation systems.
- Translating pilot plant learnings into scalable, commercial solutions.
- Interfacing with third-party engineering partners during project execution.
- Contributing process engineering input into scale-up design, modelling and techno-economic work.
- Leading/supporting HAZOP/HAZID and ensuring safety excellence.
- Acting as a mentor to junior engineers and supporting a high-performance culture.
Operations Manager
Requirements
- MEng/MSc in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
- Significant industrial process engineering experience with scale-up exposure.
- Strong operations background in plant operation / optimisation / troubleshooting.
- Experience in process safety and leading hazard studies.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver outcomes.
Desirable:
- Pilot / demonstration plant commissioning or operations experience.
- Experience in new energy, synthetic fuels, chemicals, hydrogen, gas processing, or adjacent sectors
- Experience in fast-paced scale-up environments.
If you’re an engineer who can balance hands-on operations with technical leadership apply or reach out to me directly at lewis@cranleighstem.co.uk
