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Civil Engineer, Senior Researcher

Concrete4Change (C4C)

Location: Nottingham
Salary: £43,000 to £61,500 Visa sponsorship is available
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 17th October 2024
Closes: 16th December 2024
Job Ref: 1352772

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly qualified/experienced Senior Civil Engineer to join as a core member of the managerial team on a partner track at Concrete4Change.

Remuneration: Competitive - Your salary can be up to 20% more than your current salary based on your skill set and suitability

Start date and end date (approx): This is a permanent position and is available for immediate start. (Flexible on start date based on notice period)

About us:

Concrete4Change (C4C) is a R&D company that is developing a ground-breaking technology to utilise and permanently mineralise CO2 in concrete The company is partly owned by two of the largest concrete manufacturers in the world, Siam Cement Group ($17 billion turnover) and Goldbeck GmbH (€7 billion turnover). C4C has £6M budget for R&D activities for the next 2 years.

C4C technology won a wide range of awards including

  • 2021, The most innovative Net-Zero project from UN COP26 Climate Challenge Cup
  • 2021, SDG award from the European technology chamber
  • 2022, Top 10 startu-ps from Royal Academy of Engineer
  • 2022, Santander X Prize – Global Countdown to Net-Zero (worldwide)
  • 2022, Top 50 start-up award from PWC
  • 2023, Startups 100 2023 Award Winner
  • 2023, Hard Tech Investment of the Year from UK Business Angel Association

Learn more about us:

Technologies and Vacancies: https://youtu.be/Qxjw-3vL4Ms

Day in the C4C Labs: https://youtu.be/q3tHdhAoUjI

Employees Perspective: https://youtu.be/dDa-xFofK3g

Founder's story: https://youtu.be/vkcxFPeCkqU

Job description:

As the Senior Researcher Civil Engineer, you are a self-starter who can develop new technology areas that leverage existing capabilities and expertise, including CO2 adsorption. You will plan, procure and manage the concrete laboratory in line with regulations. You will be working with construction engineers and chemists to utilise the cement and concrete knowledge for carbon capture and utilisation in concrete and evaluation of CCU techniques on the properties and long-term performance of cement-based materials

Please see the person's specifications and roles & responsibilities below:

Essential:

  • A significant research profile, evidenced by high-quality refereed publications and a significant track record in a technical subject area compatible with existing capabilities and of interest to the department.
  • Experience in laboratory setup, HSE requirements, experience in equipment specification development and procurement
  • Understanding carbonation and characterisation of mechanisms, and critical assessment of CO2 uptake and concrete performance over various life stages (product, use and end-of-life)
  • Understanding design for concrete structures according to British standards and Eurocode 2
  • R&D experience in developing low-carbon concrete 

Desirable:

  • PI or co-PI on academic research projects or equivalent industrial experience.
  • Experienced in developing proposal/bid writing.
  • Experienced in carbon capture utilisation and storage
  • Experienced in the mineralisation of CO2 for various applications. 

Benefits:

C4C is seeking people who want to do applied science, with an entrepreneurial spirit and use their skills to build a sustainable world. We offer typical employee benefits plus a share of what we will build together.

  • A unique opportunity to work with top universities in the World
  • An exciting opportunity to work with Multibillion Concrete Companies
  • A competitive bonus upon achieving milestones
  • career progression pathway.
  • interesting company social calendar
  • Life insurance and Health insurance 

Next Steps:

To apply please send a copy of your CV and cover letter via the 'Apply' button above.

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