Biofuels Specialist

We are seeking an experienced and skilled professional to lead the engineering, commissioning, and operations of our biofuel facility.

• This role involves overseeing the end-to-end commissioning process, ensuring safety, reliability, and top-quartile performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plant Setup: Lead the installation and start-up of all systems, including utilities readiness, pre-start checks, and stabilization.
• Technology Verification: Evaluate and validate process technologies and vendors, including pilot data review, PFD/P&ID checks, HAZOP actions, FAT/SAT, performance guarantees, energy/mass balance, and lifecycle OPEX.

What You Will Do:

• Oversee daily plant setup and operations to achieve targets, including throughput, yield, methane purity, and uptime.
• Optimize digestion, gas cleanup/upgrading, compression, storage/dispensing, and utilities to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Develop and implement preventive/predictive maintenance, run RCAs, and drive reliability to minimize downtime and optimize resource utilization.
• Manage EPCs and contractors, control scope, change, and debottlenecking projects to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Ensure EHS & statutory compliance, own SOPs, PTW, emergency response, and audit readiness to protect people, assets, and the environment.
• Mentor and build a high-performing Operations & Maintenance team, including shift engineers, mech/E&I, utilities, and QC.
• Own DCS/SCADA KPIs and MIS reporting, drive data-led improvements, and cost control to optimize business outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Must-Have:
  • Extensive experience leading plant setup/commissioning and operations in biofuel/biogas/CBG or closely related continuous-process industries.
  • Proven technology evaluation/verification experience (vendor due diligence, guarantees, trials, acceptance testing).
  • Strong troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical & instrumentation (compressors, blowers, agitators, PSA/membrane, analyzers, HT/LT).
  • Solid command of EHS, environmental norms, and compliance.
  • Demonstrated team leadership, stakeholder management, and crisp communication.
  • Bachelor's in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering (or related).
• Good-to-Have:
  • Master's degree; PMP/PRINCE2; RCM/FMEA experience; energy management and cost optimization track record.

Success Metrics:

• Uptime/availability
• Specific gas yield (Nm³/ton VS)
• Methane purity (%)
• Energy intensity (kWh/Nm³)
• O&M cost/ton feed
• Audit & safety performance
• Skill development/retention

Work Details:

• On-site at our facility in Bhopal, India, with flexibility during start-ups and turnarounds.

Why This Role:

• Lead a mission-critical asset in India's bio-energy transition with high ownership, fast decisions, and meaningful impact.