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Vice President of Engineering

On-Site, Bryan, TX

Job Summary:

BioVeritas is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead capital project execution and provide engineering oversight across our biofuels operations. This role owns the full lifecycle of capital projects — from scoping and design through construction, commissioning, and operational handoffs while partnering closely with Operations to ensure engineering decisions translate into safe, reliable, and cost-effective plant performance. The VP of Engineering will be a key leader supporting Bio Veritas’s strategic priorities, including facility validation, certification milestones, and major capital investment decisions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Lead capital project management across the full project lifecycle: scoping, budgeting, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up

  • Develop and manage capital project budgets, schedules, and risk registers; report progress and variances to executive leadership

  • Partner with Operations leadership to ensure engineering designs support reliable, safe, and efficient plant operations

  • Oversee engineering standards, specifications, and documentation (P&IDs, PFDs, equipment specs) across capital projects

  • Manage relationships with EPC contractors, equipment vendors, and third-party engineering firms

  • Support facility validation, regulatory, and certification milestones (e.g., MDU validation, ASTM certification) through engineering deliverables

  • Lead front-end engineering design (FEED) studies and feasibility assessments for new capital projects and facility expansions

  • Build and lead an engineering team as the organization scales, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management

  • Ensure capital projects comply with applicable safety, environmental, and process safety management (PSM) standards

  • Present capital project business cases, timelines, and risk assessments to executive leadership and, as needed, the Board of Directors

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

  • Required

    • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or related discipline); Masters Preferred; PE license a plus

    • 15+ years of progressive engineering experience, including significant capital project management responsibility

    • Demonstrated experience managing capital projects from FEED through commissioning in an industrial/process environment

    • Hands-on operations experience — has worked closely with or within plant operations, not purely a design-office background

    • Experience with Bioprocessing, Agricultural processing, and wood products processing

    • Strong track record managing EPC contractors, vendors, and multi-disciplinary project teams

    • Experience managing capital budgets and presenting project business cases to executive leadership

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  • Preferred

    • Experience in biofuels, renewable fuels, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), or biochemical/bioprocessing operations

    • Experience with facility validation and industry certification processes (e.g., ASTM, ISCC)

    • Experience in a startup or high-growth industrial environment

    • Master's degree in Engineering or an MBA

    • Position is located in Bryan, Texas primarily on site with hybrid flexibility

    • Skills & Competencies

    • Strategic project planning and capital budgeting

    • Cross-functional leadership — able to align Engineering, Operations, R&D, and executive stakeholders

    • Strong written and verbal communication, including executive-level presentations

    • Vendor and contractor management and negotiation

    • Risk assessment and mitigation planning

    • Comfortable operating in an ambiguous, fast-scaling startup environment

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to visit plant/construction sites, including walking uneven terrain, climbing stairs/ladders, and wearing required PPE

  • Ability to sit, stand, and work at a computer for extended periods

  • Occasional travel to vendor sites, construction sites, or other company facilities will be required

BioVeritas will not sponsor job applicants for work-authorized visas to fill this open position.  This includes sponsorship for temporary visas as well as for permanent resident visas.

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