Director/VP, Engineering - Clean Technology (Vancouver, BC) ***Completed***
Opportunity
Are you an engineering leader ready to tackle one of the industrial world's most pressing challenges? Each year, industrial manufacturing operations worldwide generate vast quantities of wastewater with hazardous, non-biodegradable organic pollutants (PFAS / Forever Chemicals). Most conventional treatment methods fall short, resulting in the need to transport wastewater to off-site processing plants. This multi-billion dollar problem poses substantial long-term risks to industries, communities, human health, and the environment.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership: Provide visionary guidance and strategic direction to the company’s engineering division. Develop and execute initiatives that align with the company's overarching mission and drive growth. Collaborate with the senior leadership team to establish long and short-range plans, policies, programs, and objectives related to engineering.
Team Empowerment: Lead, inspire, and mentor a diverse team of engineers and technical experts. Foster an environment of collaboration, innovation, and continual learning.
Operational Excellence: Oversee the end-to-end process of electrochemical wastewater treatment solutions, with a focus on manufacturing, assembly, and deployment. Ensure projects are executed with precision, meeting timelines, budgets, quality standards and delivery schedules. Grow the company's team and capabilities to manufacture products at scale.
Technology Advancement: Drive innovation in wastewater treatment technologies and collaborate with the VP of Technology to translate advancements into practical applications.
Industry Partnerships: Cultivate and nurture relationships with research agencies, suppliers, strategic partners, and investors. Leverage these partnerships to enhance the company's capabilities, reach, and influence within the cleantech sector.
Risk Management: Identify potential challenges and risks within projects and operations. Develop proactive strategies to mitigate these risks and ensure project success.
Project Delivery: Execute and deliver on projects of varying design and scale, overseeing all activities including assembly, QC, installation and commissioning, while staying within defined budgets.
Skills and Experience
Professional Engineering Designation
An engineering degree in Process, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering is strongly preferred.
10+ years of experience in a leadership role.
5+ in wastewater treatment, energy, environmental, or related industry.
Exposure to electrochemical oxidation technology or processes will be advantageous.
Proven expertise in directing complex engineering projects and operational functions.
Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and guide multidisciplinary teams.
Strong strategic thinking and the capacity to drive innovation and transformative change.
Excellent communication and negotiation abilities for fostering collaborations and partnerships.
Project management proficiency with a focus on efficiency, quality, and delivery.
Join us in reshaping the future of wastewater treatment and leaving a lasting impact on industries, communities, and the environment. If you're motivated to drive change and lead within a rapidly evolving cleantech landscape, we would like to speak with you.
The company offers market related compensation. The role will require onsite work at their Vancouver location and will not be a remote position. We will support relocation as required for the best-fit candidate. At this point we can only entertain candidates with legal work status in Canada.
Contact: Darrell Bowman darrell@corporate.bc.ca