What if your engineering background could drive an entire biogas / waste-to-energy business, not just one part of a project? This role puts you at the point where deep-tech, commercial strategy and meaningful equity all meet.

You will step in as the operational and business lead of a venture that already has real technology and traction, but still has many key decisions ahead: how to enter the market, how to structure contracts and how to prepare the company for its next investment round. It is a position for someone who enjoys connecting process performance with business outcomes and wants to see the direct impact of their work on both.

Why this role matters

You will be the person who takes a highly innovative process at pilot stage and turns it into a real business with customers, contracts and investors on board. Instead of being one more cog in a large organisation, you will sit at the centre of the company’s decisions: defining the business plan, shaping how the technology is monetised and leading the first commercial deals.

It is a role for an engineer who enjoys numbers, negotiations and strategy as much as they enjoy good process design. And because you will join early, your equity stake is designed to be meaningful – if things go well, you will feel it in your bank account, not just on your CV.

What you will actually do

In simple terms: 50% business development, 50% operations. You will:

• Own the business plan: review all current technical and strategic information, build a clear go-to-market plan and defend it in front of the Board.
• Design how money is made: define revenue models (licensing, EPC, direct sales, distributors) and translate them into realistic financial projections and budgets.
• Lead early business development: talk to biogas and waste-to-energy players, wastewater operators, municipalities and industrial clients to set up pilots, MoUs and framework agreements.
• Close pre-commercial deals: secure letters of intent, pre-contracts and supply agreements that “dress” the project for the next funding round.
• Prepare the company for investors: package the full information set (business plan, financial model, deck, data room) and play a visible role in investor meetings, explaining both the technology and the economics.
• Run the day-to-day: coordinate with the CTO, help hire the next technical team member and keep the small organisation aligned on priorities and milestones.

You will not be alone in front of investors: there is support from the shareholder group for introductions and financial modelling, but you are the person who “owns” the story and the numbers.

Where you might come from

You are most likely an engineer who has already seen how complex industrial projects get sold, financed and delivered. You might be working today in:

• Biogas or biomethane projects
• Waste-to-energy or environmental services
• Wastewater treatment and utilities
• Other clean infrastructure or renewable generation assets

What matters most is that you know how to deal with operators, public institutions and tenders, and that you feel comfortable talking both about process performance and business cases. You are not looking for a very stable, slow-moving corporate role; you want responsibility, autonomy and the chance to build something that can grow beyond the national market.

What is in it for you

This is not a “nice title, small impact” position. You will:

• Have a competitive base salary in line with senior engineering / BD roles
• Receive a significant equity package (around mid-single to low-double digit) designed to reward early builders
• Have the possibility of a success bonus linked to key milestones such as a future funding round and major commercial agreements
• Enjoy high flexibility (hybrid, with a strong remote component) while spending your on-site time where it matters: with clients, partners and the technical team​

If you are an engineer who wants to use their technical background to build a profitable business in biogas and waste-to-energy – and to own a real piece of the value created – this role has been designed for you.

Apply using the apply button and, if you would like to discuss any aspect of the role, please call our Recruiting Manager.