Lead CCUS Process and Technology

Lead CCUS Process and Technology

Zug, CH, 6300

Company overview

Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy, Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving the circular economy as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Holcim is the company behind some of the world’s most trusted brands in the building sector including Aggregate Industries, Disensa, Firestone Building Products, Geocycle, Holcim and Lafarge.

Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products. If you would like to get more information about our corporate organization in Switzerland specifically, please visit our company profile .

Responsibilities

As we continue to look for more sustainable ways to build, we need world-class talent to join our team. People who are passionate about sustainability, driven by curiosity and keen to grow, learn, develop and thrive in our high-performance culture.

Please include a short introduction summary of the role

Holcim announced in September 2020 the Net Zero Pledge, i.e. meet the 1.5 C target in alignment with SBTi. CO2 Capture is an important leg of this journey. We have to further develop various Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies with the objective of having 2030 economically viable solutions at industrial scale. CCUS plays an important role with more than 50 projects being worked on currently and still increasing. Holcim is not focusing on a single technology and solution; the scope is quite broad, involving several people at local, regional and corporate level. In order to develop and manage CCUS projects and give best support to the countries in integrating new technologies & concepts in the cement manufacturing environment, technical activities need to be coordinated amongst various players.

Short description of the role

• You are involved in all Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and execution of the Holcim group’s Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) projects worldwide.

• You will materially influence the portfolio CAPEX of the CO2 Capture plants that is currently estimated CHF2+ Bln. and ensure it delivers on spec. CO2 for storage and utilization.

• You are the Technical Authority in process and technology related to flue gas treatment and CO2 purification/liquefaction. As such you are the overall design authority of the main Process Engineering decisions related to the capture projects throughout the project execution phases.

• You will lead the development of the CCUS Process Engineering discipline in the CCUS-CAPEX department (3 FTE’s) and in the individual projects (13+).

• You will develop a set of fit for purpose Process Engineering standards.

• You will be the Process Engineering Authority for deviations from the Process Engineering standards and industry’s best practices.

• You participate in the main technical meetings with the engineering contractors and technology’s providers from contract validation to deliverables review up to the performance test of the plant (in particular, Hazop meetings, vulnerability/redundancy meetings, performance guarantees establishment, 3D plot reviews…).

• You support the plants in defining the technical/operational/commercial requirements of the ISBL (Inside Battery Limit, ie the capture plant) and of the OSBL (Outside Battery Limit, ie flue gas pre-treatment, wastewater treatment, CO2 metering, CO2 storage, CO2 offloading,...) in order to ensure good operability and maintainability of the plant.

• You support the plant with regards to future operations preparation (SOP elaboration, HSE plans, maintenance plans, capital spare parts selection, …) by defining the key principles and guidelines with regards to carbon capture operation.

Your profile

Education / Qualification

• Masters degree in engineering, preferably in Chemical Process Engineering or equivalent technical Masters degree

Experience

• At least 20 years of experience as process engineer and/or technology manager of gas production plants (ASU, SMR, HyCO, CO2).

• Is experienced in flue gas treatment process and CO2 capture and liquefaction processes.

• Experience as senior process manager or design authority of gas production plants is a plus.

• Experience as technical product manager interfacing with technology vendors or subvendors is a plus.

Knowledge & Skills

• Curiosity, open to extend activity scope

• Agile and innovative mindset

• Strong communication and influencing skills (lead without being formally in charge)

• Rational, cautious

Language Requirements

• Fluency in English (oral and written)

• Any other language is a plus