Commissioning, Startup, Testing & Continuous Improvement Testing Team Manager (CST & CI Manager)

The role of the CST & CI Manager can often be described as that of our product verification testing development and continuous improvement testing of our Carbon Dioxide Capture Systems (CDCS).  

The individual will manage and execute CarbonQuest’s plant commissioning, startup, factory acceptance testing, and site factory acceptance testing requirements to include process, mechanical, electrical, and controls functions.  Additionally, this individual will oversee our continuous improvement testing and provide on-going support to the operations team. 

The individual will serve as a liaison between operations and engineering on plant performance.  

They assist personnel in ensuring the LCO2 Systems are meeting or exceeding requirements.   They support assigned projects to ensure they are completed according to project plans, budgets, and schedule.  They provided technical consulting on plant performance and recommended changes to improve performance.

They will support the continuous improvement of our CDCS product line to include energy reduction, quality and recovery improvements, and other potential process refinements.  

The CST & CI manager provides ongoing project support for all phases of a project to include engineering, procurement, fabrication, manufacturing, and testing of the products.  You will be required to travel to other sites to support installations, commissioning, startups, and testing.

Minimum Job Responsibilities Include:

• Provide coaching, mentorship, and leadership to other junior engineers
• Assists in the development and execution of test plans to support FAT and SAT. 
• Prepares engineering requirements for process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and safety.
• Performs FAT and SAT.  
• Prepares test reports.
• Provides test performance metrics. 
• Provides oversite for other disciplines on test team. 
• Coordinates and plans continuous improvement testing.  Develops test plans and budgets to support testing.  Monitors and reports on budget performance. 
• Provides continuous engineering support to the operations team.  Coordinates with other team members (engineering, manufacturing, and support) to help improve performance. 
• Prepares test status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends and recommending actions to improve. 
• Helps troubleshoot operations issues. 
• Monitors plant performance to include production, power, composition, flue gas flow, and waste gas. 
• Recommends ways to improve performance to the operations team. 
• Assist operators in optimizing plant performance to help maximize production while minimizing cost. 
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal environmental policies, regulations and procedures.
• Facilitate effective communications to keep project stakeholders informed.
• Support research and development activities as assigned to include testing, research, and reporting.
• Works with cross-functional teams to ensure exceptional customer experience.
• Perform other duties as requested or assigned.
• Safely works in flammable gas environments.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experiences: 

• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in various chemical, mechanical, or EIC engineering.
• Experience in adsorption, refrigeration, thermo-dynamics, and fluid mechanics.
• Gas, Oil, Air Separation Plant Process Engineering and Operations Experience.
• Capable of completing calculations required to specify and size rotating equipment, heat exchangers, vessels, piping, control valves, and other components as assigned.
• Experience in process improvement, safety management, and process safety management.
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of company and facility safety policies/programs, and environmental and regulatory policies/requirements.
• Solid foundation and knowledge and applications of mathematics, chemistry, physics, and computer operations.
• Demonstrate broad knowledge of plant operations, engineering practices, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrate teamwork skills to include leadership, conflict resolution, negotiation, and decision making.
• Ability to effectively communicate expectations, operational concerns and interact with a variety of individuals within multiple levels of the organization.
• Ability to solve problems and to process information quickly.
• Ability to address and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrate ability to handle constantly changing and emerging priorities.
• Ability to effectively utilize a personal computer and the associated programs, systems and databases.
• Operating experience in a cryogenic plant or facility is preferred.

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience (5 years or more) may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education.
• Five years of experience performing as an engineer or testing lead in an air separation, gas, oil, or chemical processing.
• Disciplines: Preferred: Mechanical, Electrical Technology, Controls, Electrical, Mechanical Technology
• Excellent project management skills desired. Project certification is a plus.
•  Proficient with the suite of standard office productivity tools and product management software. 
• Ability to read and understand controls ladder logic.