Battery Recycling Program Lead - Scale-Up & Delivery

American Battery; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life保险

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Stock options

401(K)

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

American Battery Technology Company seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead the Battery Recycling Team. This role guides projects from lab concept through construction and commissioning on a commercial scale, coordinating with R&D, engineering, procurement, and operations.

The ideal candidate has chemical engineering background or equivalent, 2–5 years in related development and scale-up, and strong communication and management skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years in early development, pilot testing, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of chemical refining and/or recycling systems.
• Experience with chemical processes such as organics treatment, leaching, filtration, evaporation, extraction, dosing, refining.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical requirements and deliver results on complex projects.
• Strong project management skills including cost control and scheduling discipline.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation abilities with the capacity to distill complex problems into clear plans.

Responsibilities

• Owns design plan of record and scope definition for facility and processing equipment, aligning with company objectives.
• Drives projects from concept to completion and manages transitions between project phases.
• Owns facility scoping with cross-functional teams and defines options, costs, and schedules.
• Manages program resourcing, scheduling, success criteria, budgets, and progress reporting.
• Leads cross-functional reviews across R&D, analytical, manufacturing, construction, procurement, facilities, and EHS.
• Proposes new projects and scopes and integrates additional teams as needed.
• Influences and drives teams without direct reporting authority.
• Supports multiple roles including engineering design, construction management, and procurement when required.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Documentation

Project management

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Job description

American Battery Technology Company seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead the Battery Recycling Team. This role guides projects from lab concept through construction and commissioning on a commercial scale, coordinating with R&D, engineering, procurement, and operations.

The ideal candidate has chemical engineering background or equivalent, 2–5 years in related development and scale-up, and strong communication and management skills in a fast-paced environment.