Pilot Plant Production Manager

Marble; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

50% health insurance coverage

Employee stock-option package

Job summary

A leading technology firm is looking for a Head of Construction to oversee the delivery of industrial facilities. This includes managing a multi-million euro project, leading a construction team, and ensuring timely and safe execution. Candidates should have over 10 years in industrial projects and a degree in engineering. The position offers competitive compensation and significant impact on climate technology manufacturing.

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering multimillion industrial retrofit projects.
• Experience in metallurgy industry or heavy process equipment.
• Proven track record of mechanical completion on time and budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of industrial-scale plants.
• Manage a high-performance construction team.
• Steer a multi-million euro build ensuring safety and budget.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Cost Control

Safety Implementation

Utility Services Knowledge

Education

Degree in civil, mechanical, or industrial engineering

Tools

Primavera

Procore

BIM

Job description

Overview

Recupere Metals is a Marble Portfolio Company.

Recupere Metals has developed a new wire-forming technology that produces high-conductivity copper wire without the need for 99.95 % pure copper raw materials. No smelting. No refining. Just a smarter process. By eliminating these costly and highly polluting steps, we are considerably reducing the overall cost of copper-wire production while putting millions of tonnes of copper scrap currently unsuitable for electrical use. Our technology paves the way for fully circular and cost-effective copper-wire production, an essential piece of the global energy transition. We have raised our first round of funding from leading investors, secured strong interest from large commercial offtakers, and demonstrated that we have a way of boosting the worlds production of recycled copper.

We’re now building our core team, and it’s the perfect time to jump on board.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Head of Construction to take full ownership of the delivery of our industrial facilities, starting with the delivery of our pilot plant. Your mandate is to lead the end-to-end delivery of our industrial-scale plants, growing and driving a best-in-class team, and engaging with and driving external stakeholders. You’ll play a pivotal role in turning our copper recycling process into a fully-fledged industrial reality.

This includes the full end-to-end development and operations, including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) certification, and utility scopes for our first industrial pilot plant, from late-stage concept through mechanical completion and handover to commissioning. You’ll steer a multi-million euro build, manage multiple contractors, and ensure the facility is delivered on time, on budget, and above all, safely.

Contract: CDI (permanent)

Location: Nanterre HQ with frequent travel to the pilot-plant site (Lyon)

Language: English fluency required. French is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and lead a best-in-class construction and operations team: Build and mentor a high-performance team of construction managers, site engineers, and technical specialists
• Stakeholder management: Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, procurement, finance) and external stakeholders (authorities, OEMs, investors) to drive business results and deliver industrial-scale plants
• Act as the single point of accountability for site execution
• Own the retrofit master plan: create and maintain the L3/L4 schedule, cost baseline, cash-flow curve, and risk register for all building-services upgrades and equipment fit-out
• Lead trade contractors: run selection, manage change orders, supervise installation, and drive close-out
• Drive safety culture: implement and enforce world-class HSE practices for a retrofit site
• Manage permits & compliance: coordinate change-of-use/building permits, environmental/ICPE requirements, and utility tie-ins (multi-MW electrical, process water, natural gas, compressed air)
• Control cost & schedule deviations: track earned value, approve progress payments, and protect contingencies
• Operations & process alignment: phase construction with equipment deliveries, commissioning windows, and ramp-up targets
• Certification & validation: after commissioning, lead any client-required facility certifications/validation, plus building occupancy attestations
• Report to leadership & investors: provide clear, data-driven updates on progress, risks, and mitigations

Ideal background

• 10+ years delivering multimillion industrial retrofit/tenant-improvement projects with heavy process equipment
• Degree in civil, mechanical, or industrial engineering
• Experience in the metallurgy industry: non-ferrous metals, cable, rolling, foundry, smelting, or continuous casting
• Proven track record of mechanical completion, delivering results on time and on budget
• Strong team leadership and stakeholder management skills to drive the delivery of projects
• Hands-on with utility/building-services upgrades (MV/LV power distribution, compressed air, process/chilled water, gas, fire-protection)
• Working knowledge of French permits/codes (urbanisme, ICPE), labour law, and landlord approvals
• Green-to-brownfield conversions: installing high-load machinery in standard warehouses
• Familiarity with construction management software (e.g., Primavera, Procore, BIM) and digital reporting tools
• A background in start-ups or fast-growing deep-tech factories would be a plus

What we offer

We’re building a world-class industrial deep-tech company from the ground up. You\'ll play a key role in scaling a technology that directly impacts global electrification and the circular economy. This is a rare opportunity to shape the industrial future of a critical material—copper—at the heart of the energy transition.

• CDI contract
• Competitive compensation + BSPCE (employee stock-option) package
• 50 % health-insurance coverage
• Direct influence on a flagship project at the heart of the energy-transition supply chain

We believe deep tech needs deep diversity. If you’re excited by our mission but don’t tick every single box, we still want to hear from you. Versatility and a hunger to learn are essential at this stage of our journey.

Join us to re-wire the copper industry.

Recupere Metals is an equal opportunity employer.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Project Management, and Supply Chain

Industries

• Climate Technology Product Manufacturing, Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing, and Automation Machinery Manufacturing