Plant Manager, US
Ready to join a team of visionaries who is dedicated to solving one of humankind’s greatest challenges?
Get to know Climeworks
Climeworks removes CO₂ from the air to fight global warming and protect future generations to come.
We develop, build and operate direct air capture (DAC) machines which capture CO₂ directly from the air. The captured carbon dioxide is removed from the air by safely storing it underground, permanently.
Founded in 2009 by engineers, Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, Climeworks was built with a mission to inspire 1 billion people to remove CO₂ from the air, and is now spearheading the DAC industry globally. It has the world’s largest DAC facility and storage installation in operation and a team of over 300 Climeworkers determined to contribute to a net-zero future.
A true climate pioneer, Climeworks is featured as a TIME100 Influential Company 2022 and Global Cleantech 100 Company 2022, driving a revolutionary technology engineered to solve the most pressing issue of our time.
We foster a dynamic environment and are building a global purpose driven team. We are looking for disruptive thinkers, passionate achievers and inspiring leaders that are ready to take on the world’s greatest challenge.
Will you join us?
Your mission
- Your mission at Climeworks is to operate and maintain DAC plants to produce carbon dioxide removal (CDR), while adhering to an goal- and metric-driven approach for plant safety, quality, cost, and throughput.
- You maintain a safe and compliant plant operation (safety culture without compromises).
- You plan and manage the operation of Climeworks’ DAC plants assigned, including management of the operations team.
- You operate and maintain Climeworks’ DAC plants to produce CDR at quality, cost and throughput targets in alignment with Climeworks’ corporate objectives.
- You also plan and manage the execution of plant optimization projects.
- You maintain required processes and tools and support the commissioning, start-up and operational handover of Climeworks’ DAC plants.
- You provide O&M feedback into product and plant design teams to ensure new technology generations continuously improve.
Your story
- You completed a bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mechanical or Process engineering, or in a related discipline.
- You have at least 10 years experience in plant operations and maintenance in process engineering industries.
- You have gained experience in commercial plant operation incl. plant improvement projects.
- You gathered work experience in a scale-up and/or first-of-its-kind environment.
- You also have a proven, multi-year operation and maintenance track-record in the process engineering industry.
- You have demonstrated experience in operating a complex plant involving gas and/or steam systems as well as with managing a team of operational staff.
- You are driven to achieve unprecedented performance in a scale-up venture. You are a continuous, persistent, and sustainable improver.
- You are a strong coordinator, communicator, and collaborator. You are highly structured and a fast decision taker.
- You are living in California, New York, Washington DC, Texas, Missouri, North Carolina or are willing to relocate there for this position.
- You are fluent in English.
- You are willing to travel up to 80%.
What we offer: At Climeworks we live a positive, purpose driven, and unique culture where the wellbeing of our Climeworkers is key. This is why, we provide paid time off including vacation and sick leave. As we know that work-life-balance is something very important to show the best of yourself at work, we offer the possibility to occasionally work remotely and flexibility in terms of working time. Every permanent Climeworker also becomes a shareholder of our company by receiving RSUs. Furthermore, we offer a competitive 401k plan as well as comprehensive health insurance including dental coverage for you and your dependents. You will join a horizontal organization, a great team, an improvement-oriented approach, and a scale-up venture with an innovative technology. Sounds like you? We are looking forward meeting you! Apply now by filling in the online application form and uploading your complete dossier to our careers portal: https://www.climeworks.com/careers.
Our promise: At Climeworks, you are accepted for who you are.
As part of our ongoing journey towards creating a diverse and inclusive environment - we encourage everyone to apply! All qualified applicants are considered for positions, so bring along your knowledge, personal experiences, and fresh perspectives, and together we can solve one of humankind’s greatest challenges. We look forward to getting to know you!
We do not accept candidates from agencies for our positions.