Biogas Process & Project Engineer - Impact & Optimization

Amp Americas; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision/disability/life

Relocation assistance

Productivity pay and equity

Paid time off and company holidays

Job summary

Amp Americas seeks a Project & Process Engineer to drive continuous improvement and project execution across biogas facilities, balancing plant floor work with office engineering tasks.

You will lead small modifications and capital projects from scope definition through commissioning, develop PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specs, layouts, and technical documentation, and collaborate with operations, maintenance, vendors, and contractors to deliver practical solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 3–8 years of relevant engineering or project experience.
• Experience taking projects from concept through implementation and commissioning.
• Strong process engineering fundamentals, including ability to perform engineering calculations and evaluate process alternatives.
• Experience working with PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot operational problems and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Experience managing contractors, vendors, and engineering consultants is preferred.
• Familiarity with process safety, MOC, risk assessment, and industrial safety practices is preferred.
• Experience with biogas, anaerobic digestion, gas treatment/upgrading, CHP, digestate handling, or related technologies is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to improve plant process performance, energy efficiency, reliability, uptime, operating costs, and environmental performance.
• Analyze operational data, process performance, equipment behavior, and recurring plant issues to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and evaluate improvement concepts, including technical feasibility, expected benefits, risks, and estimated cost.
• Lead or support root-cause analysis of process and operational problems.
• Develop process calculations, mass and energy balances, equipment sizing, process descriptions, and technical specifications as required.
• Work closely with operations and maintenance teams to identify practical improvements and ensure solutions address the underlying operational need.
• Establish and track KPIs to demonstrate the impact of implemented improvements.
• Maintain an improvement pipeline and help prioritize opportunities based on value, risk, and ease of implementation.

Skills

Process engineering fundamentals

Root-cause analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Contractors management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Tools

PFDs

P&IDs

Engineering documentation

Job description

Amp Americas seeks a Project & Process Engineer to drive continuous improvement and project execution across biogas facilities, balancing plant floor work with office engineering tasks.

You will lead small modifications and capital projects from scope definition through commissioning, develop PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specs, layouts, and technical documentation, and collaborate with operations, maintenance, vendors, and contractors to deliver practical solutions.