Product Development Manager – Scale-Up

Location: 8800 Glenlyon Pkwy Burnaby, British Columbia

Career Level: Project Management Level 2

Who are we?

Svante is a rapidly growing clean energy technology company making commercial-scale carbon capture and removal a reality and enabling global industries to play offense in the fight against climate change that will accelerate the global transition to a lower-carbon economy.

The growing success of our company is owed to our commitment to our people, our emphasis on our values, and our innovative technology. Passion is put into what we do every day.

Purpose of the Role:

As a Product Development Manager, Active Material Scale-Up (PDM), you will understand the technology within Active Material Process Development in order to meet task and timeline on various projects. You will work with suppliers/ operation team/ and infrastructure on scale-up solutions and ensures project information and milestones are communicated to the production team and other stakeholders to allow an efficient implementation of the scale-up strategy.

You will collaborate with project management from all Svante departments (operation, Engineering, production, R&D, business development, etc.) in order to provide full integration with the enterprise master schedule and to share the corporate project management tools.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• You have a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent, and additional courses or certification in project management.

• You have 2-8 years' experience in Project Management.

• You have experience in industrial engineering or related technical field.

• You have thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods

• You have working knowledge of program/project management software (ex. Microsoft Project) and other Microsoft Office tools.

• You have intermediate leadership skills and ability to delegate tasks and encourage team collaboration towards meeting project goals.

What Success looks like in this role:

• You will utilize technical knowledge to understand Active Material Process Development objectives and drive multiple projects in order to meet success measures of the department.

• You will work with suppliers and service providers on scale-up solutions and projects.

• You will ensure coordination and requirement resources, including equipment installation and utilities.

• You will manage project activities, milestones, reports, and presentations.

• You will coordinate start-up and commissioning activities on all new equipment, including IT and technical experts, to optimize the efficiency and agility of Svante’s Process Development team.

• You will apply change, risk, and resource management, including identifying potential issues and supplementary resource requirement at early stage.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Svante is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. All Svante employees share in the responsibility for assuring that, by our personal actions, the policies are effective. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Pay Equity Statement

Svante believes in pay equity, fairness and transparency, and so we include a salary range within the job posting. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

The actual salary offered to the final candidate is based on the salary range shown, and will vary depending on the candidate's relative experience, qualifications, and anticipated level of performance. We assess all candidates individually and strive to offer competitive and equitable compensation packages.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that recognize employees for their performance and contributions. In addition to Base Pay, Svante provides comprehensive benefits to employees such as Restricted Share Units, Extended Health and Dental Plan, Retirement Saving Plan, free access to a Fitness Centre and more!

Keywords

Product DevelopmentManagerActive MaterialScale-UpTechnologyCarbon CaptureProject ManagementChemical EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringProgram ManagementMicrosoft ProjectLeadershipCollaboration