Carbon Capture Engineer

Astute's Power team is exclusively partnering with a leader in transforming residual waste into power to recruit a Carbon Capture Engineer on an initial 24 month contract for the delivery of a new build post-combustion carbon capture facility at its North West site.

The Carbon Capture Engineer comes with a rate of £450-£500 per day.

Key skills
Act as the technical interface between the client and EPC contractor throughout design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover phases.
Provide expert input on post-combustion carbon capture systems, including amine scrubbing and associated gas treatment processes.
Review and challenge contractor design deliverables to ensure compliance with client specifications, best practice, and UK/EU regulations.
Oversee system integration with EfW plant flue gas streams, assessing implications for boiler operation, stack emissions, and parasitic energy load.
Support hazard identification, HAZOP, and safety reviews.
Coordinate with permitting and environmental teams to ensure alignment with Environment Agency (EA) regulations, Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR), and UK ETS reporting obligations.
Support the interaction with the T&S Network through the construction and commissioning phases.
Manage risk, technical change, and interface resolution, escalating issues where necessary.
Co-ordinate with the Owner's Engineer for the review of all project documentation deliverables.

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Carbon Capture Engineer role

North West England
£450-£500 per day (Outside IR35)
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