Senior Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Process Consultant - Part Time As Needed
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Process Optimization and Efficiency Solutions: Apply expertise in RNG and landfill gas clean-up technologies to identify opportunities to address plant operational inefficiencies, optimize unit performance, improve product quality, and generate cost savings. Evaluate constraints impacting throughput and develop options to eliminate production bottlenecks. Advise on the scope of process improvements and support implementation.
- Process Improvement Projects: Review RNG plant operations and identify opportunities for equipment upgrades and other targeted improvements. Ensure designs comply with safety standards, environmental regulations, and pipeline quality specifications. Contribute to development and updating of process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs). Assess current instrumentation and approaches to advanced control and identify improvements to support strategic gains in plant productivity and market position.
- Winning Work and Growing Customer Base: Assist in crafting GHD's RNG engagement strategy and support the development of proposals and presentations aimed at securing new business opportunities. Participate in market analysis conversations and introduce actionable recommendations to enhance customer engagement and business growth.
- Leveraging Relationships and Reputation: Leverage a strong network of key client contacts, industry connections, and professional reputation to initiate new customer engagements and accelerate invitations for onsite introductory meetings. These meetings enable focused dialogue around site needs, helping to position GHD's offerings to deliver value and measurable business results.
- Engineering Solutions Design: Review engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
- Knowledge Management System: Work within established knowledge management systems to deliver preset outcomes for an area of responsibility.
- Solution Development: Define and deliver services that meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.
- Personal Safety:
- Strong understanding of safety practices and procedures for operating sites to ensure own personal safety in a plant operating environment.
- Knowledge of process safety considerations and impacts on equipment and project designs.
- Industry Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of industry design codes and standards.
- Travel: Ability to travel, conduct site visits, and wear appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university.
- Professional Engineering license (a plus but not required).
- Extensive experience in the Oil and Gas industry, with strong understanding of RNG processes and unit operations.
- Minimum 15 years of gas processing experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in an RNG plant environment.
- Experience successfully partnering with plant leadership and managing high-level stakeholder relationships.
- Highly motivated self-starter skilled in balancing multiple priorities and delivering consistent results.
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills with a strategic mindset.
- Exceptional communication skills with demonstrated ability in making presentations to customers and management.
- Ability to foster trust through a customer-centric mindset and build strong professional relationships.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Acts in alignment with overall business strategy, GHD's best practices and Code of Conduct.