CORE Manager

BERQ US OPERATIONS LLC; Burlington; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with annual bonus

Health and dental benefits

RRSP with company matching

3 weeks paid vacation

Professional development

Impactful environmental work

Job summary

BerQ RNG is seeking a CORE Manager to lead a centralized operations monitoring team across renewable natural gas facilities in Canada and the US. You will establish standardized monitoring, escalation, and governance, coordinating closely with Operations, Reliability, Engineering, and Maintenance.

You will recruit and mentor a high-performing team, monitor performance, and drive reporting improvements while supporting incident investigations and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum seven (7) years in industrial operations, reliability, process engineering, or centralized operations.
• Experience in control rooms, dispatch, or multi-site operational support is a plus.
• Familiarity with SCADA, CMMS, historians, and reporting tools is expected.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operation of the centralized CORE function, including staffing and shift handovers.
• Build and improve CORE with standardized monitoring, escalation, and governance.
• Recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing team of CORE Operators.
• Monitor fleet performance, ensure events are prioritized and escalated.
• Coordinate escalation and follow-up across multiple functional teams.
• Act as central coordination point during abnormal operations and multi-site events.
• Collaborate with SCADA, AVEVA PI, CMMS, and reporting teams to improve visibility.
• Develop CORE KPIs and report fleet-wide performance and risks.
• Support investigations, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Problem-solving

Cross-functional

SCADA familiarity

Operations leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Operations Management / Industrial Technology focus

Tools

SCADA

AVEVA PI

CMMS

Dashboards

Operational reporting tools

Job description

Salary Range: CA$125,000.00 To CA$155,000.00 Annually

About Us

BerQ RNG is a growing renewable energy company focused on developing, owning, and operating renewable natural gas (RNG) projects across North America. By capturing methane emissions from agricultural and organic waste and converting them into clean, renewable energy, we're helping build a more sustainable future while creating long-term value for our partners, communities, and investors.

As our company continues to grow, we're building a team of passionate, collaborative professionals who are excited to solve complex challenges, drive innovation, and make a measurable environmental impact. At BerQ RNG, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced industry leaders, contribute to meaningful projects, and build your career in the expanding renewable natural gas industry.

Job Description

Reporting to the Director of Reliability, the CORE Manager will establish and lead a centralized operations monitoring team that provides visibility, coordination, escalation, and reporting across BerQ RNG's renewable natural gas facilities.

This is a unique opportunity to help build and mature a critical operational function that supports reliability across our growing portfolio of facilities. Working closely with Operations, Reliability, Engineering, Maintenance, Safety, Environmental, Commercial, and other cross-functional teams, you'll establish standardized monitoring and escalation practices while ensuring operational issues are identified, communicated, and routed to the appropriate owners.

This hybrid position is based in Burlington, Ontario, with an expectation of working in the office approximately three days per week. Periodic travel to BerQ RNG operating facilities throughout Canada and the United States, along with occasional on-call support during significant operational events, will be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the CORE function, including team leadership, staffing, scheduling, and shift handovers.
• Build and continuously improve the CORE function by establishing standardized monitoring, escalation, reporting, and operational governance practices.
• Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of CORE Operators.
• Monitor operational performance across BerQ RNG facilities, ensuring events are appropriately prioritized, documented, and escalated.
• Coordinate operational issue escalation and follow-up across Operations, Reliability, Maintenance, Engineering, Safety, Environmental, Commercial, and other functional teams.
• Serve as the central coordination point during abnormal operating conditions, multi-site events, and significant operational issues.
• Collaborate with SCADA, AVEVA PI, CMMS, and reporting teams to improve operational visibility, data quality, and reporting capabilities.
• Develop CORE KPIs and provide leadership with visibility into fleet-wide performance, operational risks, recurring issues, and escalation trends.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analyses, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, or a related technical discipline is preferred.
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in industrial operations, reliability, process engineering, centralized operations, remote monitoring, or a related technical environment.
• Experience working in a control room, centralized operations centre, dispatch environment, or multi-site operational support function is considered an asset.
• Experience with SCADA systems, industrial control systems, historians, CMMS platforms, dashboards, or operational reporting tools.
• Knowledge of industrial operations, alarm management, operational risk assessment, and escalation processes.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Experience in renewable natural gas, biogas, renewable energy, utilities, wastewater, oil and gas, agriculture, chemical processing, or industrial manufacturing is considered an asset.
• Valid driver's licence and the ability to travel periodically throughout Canada and the United States.

Why Join BerQ RNG?

In addition to a collaborative and supportive work environment, BerQ RNG offers:

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus.
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits for you and your eligible dependants.
• Group RRSP with company matching contributions.
• 3 weeks of paid vacation.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.
• The opportunity to help build an innovative company making a measurable environmental impact.
• A culture that values teamwork, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

BerQ RNG is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a workplace that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, record of offences, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

BerQ RNG is committed to a fair and transparent recruitment process. While AI tools may be used to support administrative tasks, such as drafting job postings or coordinating recruitment activities, we do not use AI to screen applicants, evaluate qualifications, or make hiring decisions. All applications are reviewed by our HR team, and hiring decisions are made by people.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.