Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly qualified/experienced Senior/Principal Chemist to join as a core member of the team on a partner track at Concrete4Change.
WE ARE RECRUITING FOR UPTO 6 PEOPLE. IF THE JOBS ARE ADVERTISED THEY ARE OPEN. THE POSITIONS WILL ONLY BE FILLED WHEN SUITABLE CANDIDATES ARE FOUND. WE ONLY HIRE THE BEST.
Job Title: Chemist (Job title will be adjusted based on experience)
***We are looking for proactive scientists with a entrepreneurial spirit***
C4C can provide sponsorship for your visa to work in the UK.
Remuneration: £50,000 - £85,000
- Basic Salary + Car Allowance
- Generous share options (we want entrepreneurs)
- bonus upon achieving KPIs
Start date and end date (approx.): This is a permanent position and is available for immediate start. (Flexible on start date based on notice period)
About us:
Concrete4Change (C4C) is a R&D company that is developing a ground-breaking technology to utilise and permanently mineralise CO2 in concrete.
C4C technology won a wide range of awards including the United Nations (UN) most innovative Net-Zero technology Climate Challenge Cup at COP26 in Glasgow, Royal Academy of Engineering and UN SDG. C4C is partly owned by two of the largest concrete manufacturers in the World (Siam Cement Group and Goldbeck GmBH). C4C is running several projects with contracts with the University of Nottingham, Leeds, Vienna, Lisbon, Sheffield & Warwick (total project value of £5.2M for 2023-2024).
Job
This position has a significant progress opportunity in a fast-growing team. You will be part of the core management team in order to deliver the C4C milestones and directly contribute to C4C’s growth.
Please see the person's specifications and roles & responsibilities below:
Essential:
- PhD in Chemistry.
- Experience working with CO2 capture, recycling, reduction technologies/systems.
- Experience working with CO2 capture, recycling, reduction technologies/systems.
- Experience in the synthesis and modification and full characterisation of functional materials.
- Proven experience in managing and leading multidisciplinary R&D teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
- Excellent project management skills, with a track record of successfully delivering R&D projects on time and within budget.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment and build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Understanding of laboratory setup, HSE requirements, experience in equipment specification development and procurement
- Significant experience problem-solving and troubleshooting. Be able to identify issues, propose innovative solutions, and adapt experimental protocols to overcome challenges.
- Experience and deep understanding of characterisation methodology development of complex systems of organic and inorganic materials including polymers, and solid adsorbents
- R&D experience in fields of adsorption, adsorbent design, separation technologies, catalyst, materials surface functionalisation, carbon capture, surface chemistry or polymer.
- Must have experience working in the UK or Europe (Ideally Germany, France, Spain or the Netherlands)
Desirable:
- Experience in developing proposal/bid writing.
- Experience in computational chemistry, analysis and simulation of synthetic materials
- Experience in carbon capture utilisation and storage
- Experience in patent writing and grant proposal development
- Experience in the mineralisation of CO2 for various applications.
- Understanding concrete and cement chemistry
- Fluent in English and ideally one other European language (Priority, German, French or Spanish).
Benefits:
C4C is seeking people who want to do applied science, with an entrepreneurial spirit and use their skills to build a sustainable world. We offer typical employee benefits plus a share of what we will build together.
- Private Health Care
- A unique opportunity to work with top universities in the UK
- An exciting opportunity to work with Multibillion Concrete Companies
- A pension scheme
- A competitive bonus upon achieving milestones
- Unrivalled career progression pathway.
- An interesting company social calendar
Next Steps:
To apply please send a copy of your CV and cover letter to info@concrete4change.com.