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This position is preferably domiciled in Australia, but we welcome applications from anywhere in the world. Candidates who are willing to relocate (temporarily or part of the year) to Australia are encouraged to apply. Travel will be required.

- Planning and Coordination: Prepare, schedule, and coordinate engineering projects.
- Quality Assurance: Monitor compliance with codes, practices, and performance standards.
- Client Interaction: Interact with clients to understand their needs and represent them in the field.
- Quality Control: Ensure project accuracy, quality, and adherence to budget and schedule.
- Team Management: Assign responsibilities and mentor project teams. Engage and liaise with on the ground teams to ensure that they are properly trained and educated on biochar production processes.
- Collaboration: Cooperate effectively with project managers and other participants.
- Engineering Deliverables: Review and initiate corrective actions for engineering outputs.
- Conduct due diligence of biochar reactors and kilns to ensure their suitability for biochar production.
- Project Management: Manage biochar projects from concept to completion, including project planning, feasibility, commissioning, execution, monitoring, and record keeping to ensure timely delivery within budget and scope.
- Research and Development: Conduct R&D; to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of biochar production processes and useful recovery of byproducts, such as heat and wood vinegar.
- Monitor and report onsite to ensure that all processes are functioning properly and identify any issues that need to be addressed.
- Technology Optimisation:



Adapt and improve the technology to optimise biochar production and provide input to the design of biochar systems such as the char/gas separation, cooling, heat recovery and biomass loading, biochar unloading and storage systems.
- Test hardware and sharing knowledge with other subsystems leads to identify, understand, and address interdependencies.
- Work collectively with a wide network of people and resources, including external analysis consultants and vendors, to ensure successful project delivery.
- Work closely with the rest of the team to align development timelines and meet program goals and auditing requirements together.
- Provide technical guidance and feedback to the Biocare team.

Key Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate for the Project Engineer - Biochar Reactors and Kilns role should possess the following qualifications:

- Experience: Proven working experience as a Project Engineer.
- Excellent knowledge of design and visualization software (e.g., AutoCAD).
- Regulations and Standards: Familiarity with rules, regulations, and best practices.
- Project Management: Ability to work on multiple discipline projects. 3-5+ years of experience in project management, process engineering, or related fields.
- Leadership Skills: Decision‐making ability and leadership skills.
- Time Management:



Effective time management and organization skills.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a relevant field.
- Strong knowledge of biochar reactors and kilns, biochar production processes, and related technologies including pyrolysis and gasification.
- Experience in R&D; and process optimization.
- Familiarity with monitoring and reporting systems used in biochar production.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience in engaging and liaising with on‐the‐ground teams.
- Experience in managing vendor relationships and timelines.
- Strong analytical and problem‐solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to identify and address interdependencies across multiple subsystems.
- Experience in working with a wide network of people and resources, including external analysis consultants and vendors.
- Willingness to work in a rapid‐paced, dynamic environment and to adapt to changing priorities and timelines.
- Experience or interest in carbon markets.

Although not required, the following qualifications would be considered advantageous:

- Master's or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in the bioenergy or biofuels industry.
- Familiarity with Australian regulations and standards for biochar production.

Qualifications:

Biocare is a carbon project developer with a keen focus on engineered carbon removal with a strong specialty in biochar. We are well funded with a growing pipeline of projects across Australia, the South Pacific, South East Asia and South America. We partner with project proponents and forge long‐term relationships. We provide funding to pr

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