Role
We're seeking an experienced engineer to join us as an Engineering Venture Partner. This role will involve supporting portfolio companies with design and development of engineering projects – ensuring the support DSV and its partners provide to participating startups is effective and distinctive.
Working closely with our portfolio companies, across a diverse set of sectors, from hydrogen production to direct air capture, this individual will be responsible for engineering-related milestones across the Climate portfolio, ensuring that best practice is followed and learnings are shared. They will also be responsible for identifying where shared constraints can be overcome through the development of new initiatives and will liaise closely with our first-of-a-kind accelerator, Foaxial.
Responsibilities
- Assist with shaping engineering requirements across the Deep Science Ventures portfolio, from company incorporation onwards;
- Working with teams to guide, review, and shape technical deliverables, across a number of different sectors;
- Contribute to project design and implementation, leveraging your expertise to enhance and execute engineering deliveries and the processes for future deliveries;
- Help to establish and maintain key 3rd-party delivery relationships for specific and general work package deliveries;
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to streamline project workflows and maximise operational effectiveness;
- Support project delivery, providing leadership and guidance in engineering execution.
Requirements
- Demonstrated interest in climate tech, e.g. negative emissions technologies, critical minerals, water availability, decarbonising industrial heat, decarbonising built environment, carbon neutral or negative fuels;
- Proven experience in managing projects, leading teams, and overseeing budgets and work plans;
- Demonstrated experience in overseeing the end-to-end execution of engineering projects;
- Master’s degree in Engineering or related field;
- Familiarity with the industrial sector, particularly in areas such as hydrogen, chemicals, carbon dioxide removal, and/or biomass treatment;
- Knowledge of renewable energy concepts, including clean hydrogen, renewable electricity, and low-carbon fuels;
- Ability to quickly grasp and apply design concepts in innovative and sustainable ways;
- Experience managing complex stakeholder groups and supporting startups and founders.
Benefits
- Competitive salary;
- Flexible working environment (remote or hybrid);
- Rapid personal development and massive learning curve;
- Working with some of the most ambitious and impact-driven individuals you'll ever find;
- Being part of building the next generation of climate ventures.
