Director of Engineering

Certarus is the North American leader in providing low carbon energy solutions through a fully integrated compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG), and hydrogen platform. The company safely delivers clean-burning fuels to remote communities and industrial customers not connected to a pipeline.

By displacing more carbon-intensive fuels, Certarus is leading the energy transition and helping customers lower operating costs and improve environmental performance. With the largest fleet of specialty trailers in the world, the company is uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for low and zero-emission fuel distribution.

Summary:

The Director of Engineering provides direction to 20+ multi-disciplined engineers across 3-4 engineering teams, driving innovation and improving design, cost and reliability of Certarus’ equipment platform.  The successful candidate will engage with other senior leaders and managers to align the engineering and technology plans with the overall business and customer needs. 

Based in either Calgary, Alberta, or Houston, TX this position reports to the President, with travel to field locations and strategic partners across both Canada and the USA.  This role will have the ability to make a significant impact on Certarus’ growth strategy and future success, as the engineering function drives the design, development and support of our equipment portfolio. 

 Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the overall technology strategy and capital planning to achieve business goals by monitoring equipment performance and reliability levels, fostering innovation, and prioritizing improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering team activities including design, development, project management, product improvement, new product evaluation, and innovation.
• Work closely with sales, corporate development and operations teams to understand business outlook and market expansion opportunities that inform new equipment and facility development plans.
• Promote and oversee strategic relationships with critical suppliers and partner organizations, and work with key vendors to ensure cost-efficient and time-efficient design, build, commissioning and service.
• Provide direction and collaborate with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to continuously improve reliability, maintainability, and safe operations of Certarus equipment.
• Mentor, develop and manage a diverse, high-performing engineering team across Canada and the USA.
• Serve as an engineering and technical expert, assess and evaluate and aid in execution of projects with hands-on engineering as needed.
• Provide direction to the engineering team’s development and sustaining of operational procedures, technical drawings, and training materials to ensure consistent processes, safe field work, and appropriate maintenance programs.
• Oversee and review financial information and adjust operational and capital budgets to promote profitability.
• Promote and drive a proactive and positive HSE culture within Certarus.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, any discipline.
• 10+ years’ experience in a full-time engineering role, along with 3+ years in a management role.
• CNG, RNG, hydrogen, energy or oil and gas industry experience.
• Gas compression, rotating equipment, and/or SCADA experience would be an asset.
• Track record of successfully solving technical problems with a practical and pragmatic approach.
• Successful track record with managing engineering teams for design, build, installation, and commissioning of technology projects would be an asset.
• Experience with implementing reliability programs, data analysis, and field test equipment would be an asset.
• Knowledge of applicable state / province and federal codes such as ASME, ANSI, CSA, TSSA, NFPA for Canada and US.
• Knowledge of applicable safety and environmental regulations (OSHA, EPA, OH&S etc.) would be an asset.
• Strong organizational, communication, and motivational skills including the ability to collaborate and manage with all levels of the business.
• Demonstrated decisiveness in identifying priorities, resolving business problems, managing various stakeholder requirements.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Candidates with additional Business or operations experience or MBA would be considered an asset.

Certarus embraces diversity and equal opportunity in the way it impacts our continuous business success. As a Core Value of our Winning Team, we believe in surrounding ourselves with passionate and talented people, and consider all experiences, backgrounds, qualifications, and merits to create stronger teams with a diverse and inclusive culture. Certarus is and will remain an equal opportunity employer.

Certarus offers a competitive compensation package, including benefits and retirement plans. Above all, we offer unlimited career advancement opportunities with a dynamic, rapidly growing organization.