Scale Up Engineer
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Scale Up Engineer
Reporting to: CEO
Salary: To be negotiated, based on experience
Location: Nottingham, UK
About Nova Bioche
mNova Biochem is a climate-tech company developing breakthrough technology to transform pulping and agricultural side streams into high-value, bio-based chemicals. Our proprietary hydrothermal depolymerisation process converts lignin-rich side streams like black liquor into sustainable aromatic building blocks for coatings, plastics, and resins — replacing fossil-based inputs and reducing carbon emissions
.
Following successful TRL5 and TRL6 prototypes, we are now getting ready to design a TRL8 demonstration plant with an annual throughput of 5,000 tonnes. This will be a modular, containerised facility integrated into an existing pulp and paper site. We are working closely with an external engineering firm to deliver the concept study and detailed design. We are now hiring a dedicated Scaling Engineer to lead internal deliver
y.
You will be Nova’s internal technical lead for the TRL8 scale-up project, coordinating between Nova's internal team, the external engineering contractor ensuring a successful transition from lab to commercial sca
le.
Key Responsibili
tiesThe successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing Nova’s internal technical delivery for the TRL8 demonstration plant project. You will manage the interface with our external engineering partner and ensure Nova delivers all internal inputs, reviews, and actions in a timely and structured way; whilst ensuring that external engineering partner understands our requirements and produces relevant and required outp
- uts.
Act as Nova’s point of contact for the external engineering contr - actorReview and provide feedback on engineering deliverables (PFDs, P&IDs, layout drawings, equipment s
- pecs)Consolidate and communicate empirical data from TRL5/6 to inform design assump
- tionsTrack, document, and coordinate Nova’s internal deliverables (test data, design choices, configuration feed
- back)Liaise with vendors for component specifications, pricing, and time
- linesWork closely with pulp and paper partners to ensure their requirements ar
e met
Candidate Requir
ementsWe are seeking a sharp, technically fluent engineer with direct experience scaling up chemical or industrial systems. The ideal candidate will have done similar scaling projects in the past or will have previously worked at an EPC(M) or design engineering
firm.
Essential
- SkillsWilling to work in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment of a s
- tart-up3-5 years of experience in process or scale-up engineering, ideally in chemicals, bio-based, or clean-tech
- sectorsExperience working at or with an EPC(M) firm or process design cons
- ultancyTrack record scaling systems from pilot/lab to commercial or demo scale (e.g. from kg to tons pe
- r hour)Strong working knowledge of PFDs, P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and equipment
- layoutsFamiliarity with modular or containerised design app
- roachesComfortable working both independently and within a collaborati
- ve teamHigh level of integrity and personal account
ability
Desirabl
- e SkillsExperience working with high-temperature or high-pressure processes (especially with high pressure team, supercritica
- l water)Experience working with pulp & paper and/or nuclear
- industryPrior involvement in commissioning chemica
l plants
Why
Join Us?At Nova Biochem, you’ll join a small, ambitious team translating breakthrough science into tangibl
e impact.
If you’re motivated by purpose and excited to turn scientific breakthroughs into real-world impact, we’d love to hear