Your mission

Job description

• Leadership & Team Development: You lead and develop the Production Surveillance Engineering team, fostering a culture of safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement while driving operational excellence across all Iceland sites.

• Operational optimization: You maximize CDR output and Mammoth run rate through operational surveillance and ongoing optimization.

• Performance monitoring: You ensure operational effectiveness by monitoring and improving availability, performance, and recovery across all Iceland sites and own reporting on energy, production, and operating costs.

• Data-driven improvements: You analyze plant data to identify and validate improvement projects.

• Digital integration: You drive the integration of digital tools such as ERP, document management, and dashboarding into daily operations, transforming data into actionable insights.

• Compliance and auditing: You support auditing efforts ensuring 100% traceability of CDR production and maintain a safe and compliant plant operation, upholding a safety culture without compromises and ensuring full regulatory compliance.

Your story

Requirements

• Education & Experience: You hold a B.Sc . degree or equivalent in process engineering, chemical engineering, or a related discipline and bring at least 6 years of experience in plant operation, maintenance, and team leadership within process engineering or a related industry.

• Operational Expertise: You have a proven track record in operational surveillance, troubleshooting, and executing improvement projects in scale-up environments.

• Analytical & Digital Skills: You are a proactive problem solver with strong data analysis abilities using SQL and Python, and have experience with dashboarding tools such as Seeq, PowerBI, or Grafana.

• Mindset & Working Style: You are an excellent communicator and collaborator, capable of building positive team dynamics and fostering cross-departmental cooperation.

• Language & Travel: You are business fluent in English, with Icelandic or German as a plus, and you are willing to travel up to 30%.

Our promise: At Climeworks, you are accepted for who you are, and we are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply – regardless of background, identity, or experience. Studies show that women and individuals from minority backgrounds often only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the listed criteria. If this sounds like you, don’t hold back. If you think you’d make a great fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t check every single box. Let’s tackle one of humankind’s greatest challenges together.

What we offer:

• Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.

• Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer a hybrid work setup and up to 4 weeks of remote work annually within any EU country.

• Ownership: Fair base pay paired with an equity package – because your contributions matter.

• Family Support: Inclusive parental leave.

• Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.

• Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.

Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.

Formalities:

• This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least three days per week.

• We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.