November 15, 2024

Opal Fuels

FULL TIME

Project Engineering Manager

About OPAL Fuels LLC:
OPAL Fuels Inc. (Nasdaq: OPAL) is a leading vertically integrated renewable fuels platform involved in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) for the heavy-duty truck market. RNG is a proven low-carbon fuel that is rapidly decarbonizing the transportation industry now while also significantly reducing fuel costs for fleet owners. OPAL Fuels captures harmful methane emissions at the source and recycles the trapped energy into a commercially viable, lower-cost alternative to diesel fuel. The company also develops, constructs, and services RNG and hydrogen fueling stations. As a producer and distributor of carbon-reducing fuel for heavy-duty truck fleets for more than a decade, OPAL Fuels delivers complete renewable solutions to customers and production partners. To learn more about OPAL Fuels and how it is leading the effort to capture North America’s harmful methane emissions and decarbonize the transportation industry, please visit www.opalfuels.com and follow the company on Linked In and Twitter at @OPALFuels.
Position Summary: OPAL Fuels, an industry leader in Renewable Natural Gas and Renewable Energy, has an immediate need for Manager of Project Engineering. This role is responsible for providing technical support for pre-construction and project management, managing external engineering resources who are performing commercial / industrial engineering projects nationwide and who are technical experts in certain areas related to biogas projects. The role will also manage engineering resources to support specific operational issues as assigned. Incumbent can reside anywhere in the continental United States with a manageable commute to a major commercial airport as this position will have overnight travel responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have related experience with processes related projects in Biogas, Oil & Gas, Refinery, Chemical Process, and other related process projects.
Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage engineering resources to support development, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and operations phases.
Support Director of Preconstruction in preparation of initial Engineering Request for Proposal (RFP).
Serve as the primary point of contact and maintain consistent and thorough communication with key stakeholders (both internal and external).
Accountable for safety, scope, budget, and schedule of your projects.
Enforce and facilitate the management of project change process on your projects.
Review and approval of proposed changes and design change notices.
Projects will be a mix of the following: Conversion of biogas to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) or biogas to Renewable Electricity; Greenfield development, brownfield redevelopment, or distressed asset rehabilitation; EPC or design bid build project delivery.
Oversee or directly perform the completion of:
o Company documentation of engineering specifications and procedures
o Periodic updates to company’s engineering specifications
o Engineering to support owner related permitting.
o Contracting with consultants and engineering firms.
o Negotiations and contractual agreements as required to provide necessary technical resources.
o Providing engineering resources necessary to support utility interconnections (natural gas, power, water, sanitary, internet, etc.).

Qualifications and Skills:

Ten plus years of industrial scale engineering management experience.
Experience working on gas processing projects such as RNG, gas transmission and compression, gas treating, air separation, LNG, CNG, hydrogen, or related.
Four-year technical/engineering degree from an accredited educational institution required. Chemical, mechanical, or petroleum, engineering degree preferred but not required.
PMP certification preferred but not required.
Must be able to adapt and pivot in response to changes on a day-to-day basis.
Demonstratable skills and experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, Primavera, or MS Project.
Strong understanding of project controls and contract management.
Ability to manage concurrent projects in multiple states.
Approximately 30% travel overnight normally.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
A strong candidate will have an existing network of vendors, consultants, and contractors throughout the US and be able to deploy those resources to support the overall goals of the Upstream Construction group.
Can reside anywhere in the mainland USA near a major commercial airport.
Must have appropriate experience within the United States.

Work Hours: Standard Monday - Friday, 1st shift (exempt position); must be available for after-hours/weekend calls as business needs demand.
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Candidate must be able to inspect all areas of jobsite, in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching. Candidate must be able to speak and hear at normal levels, see with close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and have the ability to adjust focus.
OPAL Fuels LLC. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $165,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year
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