Process Optimization & Energy Management Engineer

Job Title: Process Optimization & Energy Management Engineer

Location: Home based, Atlanta area

Travel Requirement: 50% travel within North America

Role Responsibilities:

• Managing multi-site energy & CO2 reduction programs (reporting requirements, energy assessments, site support)
• Manage government programs focused on energy reduction and decarbonization in North America.
• The identification, conceptual engineering and analysis of energy efficiency projects in large industrial sites are essential tasks.
• Focusing specifically on the energy intensive equipment and processes, kilns, dryers, industrial boilers, steam systems, compressed air, power generation, CHP, heat recovery, and renewable technologies
• Working closely with other functions such as Engineering to develop energy/CO2 reduction project pipeline
• Interface with Group Climate Change functions and represent PMA NA in various workstreams

Key Focus Areas:

• Program Management (Budget, Resources, Value Delivery of multi-year plan)
• Energy project development (pipeline) that deliver a step-change in meeting Net-Zero Carbon emissions targets
• Industrial site and Capacity Data Analysis / Report Writing
• Site Metering, Software and Telemetry
• Engineering Solutions, Energy Modelling
• Manage and oversee Site Energy Surveys, Assessments, Project Management

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage all Energy and C02 reporting requirements including Energy Efficiency, CO2 emissions and key projects to realize reduction targets
• Manage and coordinate a major energy reduction program including a multi- site energy assessment program
• Partner with Engineering team and Regional Directors to develop CO2 reduction project pipeline (3-5 years)
• Provide technical input to projects and support the achievement of deliverables to time and to budget
• Provide technical support to a range of projects across the key areas of focus set out above.
• Partner with other staff across all functions and collaborating companies to ensure progress of projects and timely delivery of agreed outputs
• Support the preparation of proposals for new projects.
• Provide progress reports and updates to operations management and on project delivery to project managers
• Manage government programs focused on energy reduction and decarbonization in North America
• Represent North America Business Area (BA) in Group Climate Change Initiatives and Workstreams (Paris)

Education & Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years experience of industrial energy management, sustainability/net zero program development, process optimization and process engineering.
• In-depth and proven knowledge of industrial energy intensive processes including high-temperature kilns, dryers, industrial boilers, steam systems, compressed air, power generation, CHP, heat recovery and renewable technologies is required.
• Interest in Climate Change, Energy Management and Sustainability is essential. Facilities experience and process knowledge in energy-intensive sectors such as mining and industrial minerals, chemical processing and FMCG, etc. (required)
• Preferred: PE or Chartered Engineer / Post Graduate Certificate in Energy Management or Environmental Sustainability
• Approximately 50% travel within North America