Facility
Development
Engineer

Position Summary

• Position: Facility Development Engineer

• Project: Ritchot Biochar Demonstration Facility

• Location: RM of Ritchot, Mid-Canada Landfill, near Saint Adolphe

• Employment: Full Time, Permanent

• Benefits: Health and Dental Plan

• Pay: Commensurate with experience

Position Overview

• Carbon Lock Tech is seeking a Facility Development Engineer to lead the development, construction, commissioning, and startup of a first-of-a-kind organic waste-to-biochar facility at the Mid Canada Landfill in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot.

• This is a highly hands-on role for someone who enjoys building things from the ground up. You will be responsible for transforming a project concept into an operational demonstration facility by coordinating site development, permitting, utilities, equipment procurement, construction activities, commissioning equipment and startup and ongoing operations.

• You will work closely with Carbon Lock Tech's executive, research and technology development team, as well as contractors, equipment suppliers, regulators, utility providers, and landfill operators to ensure the successful delivery of the facility.

• This is not a traditional office-based engineering position. Significant time will be spent on-site managing contractors, solving problems, setting up equipment, commissioning systems and establishing and ensuring reliable operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development, construction, and commissioning of Carbon Lock Tech’s demonstration-scale biochar facility at the Mid Canada Landfill.

• Coordinate site preparation, infrastructure requirements, facility layout, and overall site readiness.

• Secure and coordinate utility services, including electrical, communications, and other required connections.

• Manage all municipal, provincial, and federal permitting, environmental approvals, and regulatory submissions.

• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, zoning, and operational requirements.

• Build and maintain productive relationships with regulators, municipalities, utilities, landfill operators, and other stakeholders.

• Lead procurement, specification, delivery, and installation of feedstock processing, material handling, pyrolysis, storage, and shipping equipment.

• Coordinate and manage contractors, vendors, consultants, and EPC partners throughout project execution.

• Serve as the primary on-site engineering representative, resolving construction, installation, and operational issues as they arise.

• Lead facility commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, performance testing, and process optimization activities.

• Develop operating procedures, maintenance plans, safety documentation, and training materials to support operational readiness.

• Collect and report operational and performance data, support technology validation activities, and contribute to continuous improvement and future facility deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Civil, Environmental, Industrial, Chemical, or a related engineering discipline (required)

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Canada, or eligibility to obtain registration (required)

• Minimum 5 years of experience developing, constructing, installing, commissioning, or operating industrial facilities or process systems (required)

• Strong understanding of industrial equipment, utilities, construction practices, and facility development

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple contractors, vendors, consultants, and external stakeholders

• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills in dynamic field environments

• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and operate effectively with limited direction

• Willingness to spend substantial time on-site during construction, commissioning, and startup activities.

• Experience in waste management, biomass processing, energy systems, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, or other industrial sectors

• Experience with first-of-a-kind (FOAK), pilot, demonstration, scale-up, or commercialization projects

• Experience working with municipalities, regulators, utilities, landfill operators, or environmental permitting processes

• Experience commissioning industrial process equipment and knowledge of material handling, thermal processing, pyrolysis, or related systems

What Success Looks Like

By the end of the project the Facility Development Engineer will have:

• Obtained required permits and utility connections

• Coordinated construction of the demonstration facility

• Installed and integrated feedstock processing and pyrolysis systems

• Successfully commissioned and started facility operations

• Established safe and repeatable operating procedures

• Generated operational data to support future commercial deployments

About Carbon Lock Tech

• Carbon Lock Tech is a cleantech startup developing patented pyrolytic reactor technologies that convert biomass and organic waste into stable biocarbon, helping address both waste management challenges and atmospheric carbon dioxide removal. We operate in one of the newest and most exciting areas of climate technology, where the technical, commercial, and environmental opportunities are significant. We are not a large corporation with extensive support departments, rigid reporting structures, or narrowly defined job descriptions. This is not an environment where every process already exists or every answer can be found in a manual. Instead, we are a small, ambitious team of engineers, scientists, and business professionals building a first-of-a-kind carbon removal facility in Manitoba. We move quickly, tackle difficult problems, and rely on practical, hands-on people who can think independently, take ownership, and make things happen. We've made tremendous progress, but there is no established blueprint for what we're building. Innovation, resourcefulness, initiative, and a willingness to figure things out are essential to our success.

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