Senior Project Engineer

Acre is seeking a Senior Project Engineer in West Orange, NJ, to manage the lifecycle of multiple complex projects in a high-growth startup focused on decarbonization technology. Responsibilities include overseeing project deliverables, leading cross-functional teams, and managing risks. Candidates should have a degree in engineering and 10+ years of project engineering experience, with expertise in managing EPC contractors and various decarbonization technologies.
Acre has partnered with a high-growth startup commercializing a novel decarbonization technology set to completely disrupt technological paradigms. They have performed excellently in fundraising and are backed by some of the most powerful and successful investment engines in the industrial decarbonization landscape. The success they've found in only a few years is attributed to the elite team of engineers, scientists and leaders they've been able to hire with much of their team coming from the most reputable businesses globally in the specialty chemicals and industrial gas industries.

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Their success in funding has enabled them to rapidly scale their technology. Resultantly, they are nearing commercial scale with several projects at various stages of the process lifecycle and inherently are looking to grow their Project Engineering team by adding a Senior who can take complete ownership over several complex projects.

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Based in New Jersey, the Senior Project Engineer will be responsible for
• Owning the entire project lifecycle for multiple projects at once from cradle-to-grave meaning you will lead various internal engineering and external EPC vendors from first design discussions through construction and commissioning.
• Owning project deliverables, conceiving engineering work orders and owning the timely execution of projects
• Identifying, managing and mitigating risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Provide technical support and leadership over a cross-functional team of process engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, controls engineers and structural engineers

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To be effective, you'll need
• A Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering with 10+ years of project engineering experience, three of which should be in a lead position focused on cradle-to-grave plant execution.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams comprised of internal engineering, and vendors.
• Experience managing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors is required.
• Expertise in project management, risk management and construction management is required.
• Ideally have experience developing plants incorporating one or more of the following technologies: Hydrogen (H2), Steam Methane Reformers (SMR), Autothermal Reformers (ATR), Blue Hydrogen, Ammonia (NH3) synthesis, sustainable aviation fuel, green Methanol (CH3OH), Direct Air Capture, Carbon Sequestration or CO2 utilization technologies.

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If you want an early-day stake in a business developing technology set to change the world, please apply now with a copy of your resume in .docx! or contact Quentin Klein at quentin.klein@acre.com for more information