Technical Program Lead, R&D & Scale-Up

Frey Consulting Group

Nottingham

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Nova Biochem, based in Nottingham, is a climate-tech company transforming industrial by-products into renewable chemicals. We are scaling our lab and pilot operations and seeking a Technical Manager to own R&D and technical development programmes.

You will work between the CEO and the technical team to translate strategic priorities into structured development plans, ensuring clear objectives, sequencing and risk management as we move toward demonstration and future commercialisation.

Qualifications

Degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, process engineering or a related technical discipline.
Strong practical experience in laboratory R&D, process development or pilot-scale technology development.
Experience planning and coordinating multiple technical workstreams and translating results into clear next steps.
Background in chemical process development or industrial chemistry.
Experience with high-temperature and/or high-pressure systems.

Responsibilities

Translate company priorities into clear R&D, process development and scale-up plans.
Own and maintain the technical development plan with prioritized, sequenced activities.
Coordinate work across research, analytics, process operations and engineering.
Review significant experimental programmes to ensure clear objectives and data.
Plan technical work, identifying equipment and external expertise early.
Own the technical planning of prototype campaigns up to industrial demonstration.