The Role
Lead technical delivery of anaerobic digestion and biogas/biomethane projects from feasibility through commissioning. Provide process design, review third-party designs, prepare mass/energy balance and financial models, produce technical and procurement documentation, manage on-site inspections, commissioning and troubleshooting, and liaise with clients and multidisciplinary teams across regions.
Summary Generated by Built In
SLR’s mission is to make sustainability happen. Supporting industry with energy transition and decarbonisation projects will make this a reality. SLR’s Process Engineering team are growing and looking to recruit an experienced engineer to focus on the delivery of anaerobic digestion projects.
The successful applicant will join an established team that continue to excel in the sector and will provide input and support on a wide range of interesting and challenging projects including new and innovative technologies.
The successful applicant will work independently and within a team to deliver projects. You will lead the delivery of projects predominately in Ireland and have the opportunity to lead projects in the UK, Europe, Africa and other global regions reporting to the internal Project Director. Opportunities will be provided to allow you to act as a project manager, write proposals and manage clients and the interface with clients and contractors.
SLR has a real in-depth understanding of anaerobic digestion / biogas / biomethane projects, and the challenges our client’s face, delivering real change in an expanding and sustainable industrial sector. We are logical thinkers with the capability to look at problems from various angles and come up with innovative, practical, cost-effective solutions. You will form a key part of the team and help build data and information into knowledge and understanding. Our Engineering service line has expertise across a range of engineering sectors including process, civil, geotechnical, transport, chemical, materials, and mechanical engineering, with particular expertise in renewable energy, solid waste management/treatment and industrial wastewater and technologies. We work with many other disciplines across SLR and on different projects in terms of their length and complexity. We provide clients with expertise at all stages of a project from concept designs to commissioning and testing and on to performance improvement and optimisation. The Process Engineering team provides clients with expertise at all project stages, including:
The successful applicant will join an established team that continue to excel in the sector and will provide input and support on a wide range of interesting and challenging projects including new and innovative technologies.
The successful applicant will work independently and within a team to deliver projects. You will lead the delivery of projects predominately in Ireland and have the opportunity to lead projects in the UK, Europe, Africa and other global regions reporting to the internal Project Director. Opportunities will be provided to allow you to act as a project manager, write proposals and manage clients and the interface with clients and contractors.
SLR has a real in-depth understanding of anaerobic digestion / biogas / biomethane projects, and the challenges our client’s face, delivering real change in an expanding and sustainable industrial sector. We are logical thinkers with the capability to look at problems from various angles and come up with innovative, practical, cost-effective solutions. You will form a key part of the team and help build data and information into knowledge and understanding. Our Engineering service line has expertise across a range of engineering sectors including process, civil, geotechnical, transport, chemical, materials, and mechanical engineering, with particular expertise in renewable energy, solid waste management/treatment and industrial wastewater and technologies. We work with many other disciplines across SLR and on different projects in terms of their length and complexity. We provide clients with expertise at all stages of a project from concept designs to commissioning and testing and on to performance improvement and optimisation. The Process Engineering team provides clients with expertise at all project stages, including:
- Feasibility studies;
- Technical Due Diligence;
- Front End Engineering and Concept Design Studies;
- Process Design Review and Optimisation;
- Lifecycle carbon assessment;
- Project development support;
- Owners Engineer / Lenders Technical Advisor;
- Commissioning and Performance Testing
The role
The role will be primarily focused on providing our clients with support on anaerobic digestion projects. Projects will involve a wide range of AD technologies including wet and dry AD, biogas upgrading to biomethane, and carbon capture. Our projects involve us leading and supporting other specialists on a range of projects both in the UK and overseas.
You will work with others in the process engineering team and other disciplines across the business including the Advisory, Environmental Management and Compliance, Land and Water and Environmental Specialist Services Groups on a wide variety of different projects. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Lead the provision of technical input and support on anaerobic digestion projects across the life of a project;
- Lead the review of third-party designs, technical proposals and operational models and writing technical due diligence reports for funders;
- Preparing technical and procurement documentation and schematics/drawings;
- Leading the preparation of models to determine plant energy and mass balances, emission rates and financial/operational models including thermodynamic calculations and basic financial metrics;
- Manage staff who will undertake on-site inspection, witnessing, verification and supervision of construction, commissioning, and testing projects and troubleshooting of operational plant including waste and recycling operations (thermal, mechanical, biological) and other renewable energy and sustainability-based projects;
- Assisting other teams within SLR with technical and process engineering aspects of diverse projects
- The role will involve travel to client sites as required
About us
SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.
SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.
Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life.
About you
If you think this could be your next career move, we would love to hear from you.
You will have a degree in engineering and experience of decarbonisation projects. You will be able to work as part of a team and fit into SLR’s One Team culture. You will have excellent communication skills and be confident and friendly.
In order to succeed, we would envisage that you would be able to bring/demonstrate:
Essential
• Degree in Engineering or similar subject;
• Experience in process engineering projects, preferably in a consultancy environment;
• Project Management experience;
• Numerate and confident with data, basic modelling with excellent report writing skills and IT literate, particularly with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint;
• Must be able to work independently and within a team;
• Well organised and logical thinker, friendly and outgoing with good communication skills; and
• Full, current driving licence valid in Ireland
Desirable
· Masters degree;
· Chartered Engineer (or working towards a professional qualification or membership of a professional body);
Culture & Inclusion at SLR
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.
We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.
Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.
Skills Required
- Degree in Engineering or similar subject
- Experience in process engineering projects, preferably in a consultancy environment
- Project Management experience
- Numerate and confident with data; basic modelling and thermodynamic calculations; excellent report writing skills
- IT literate, particularly with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Ability to work independently and within a team; well organised with good communication skills
- Full, current driving licence valid in Ireland
- Masters degree
- Chartered Engineer or working towards professional qualification/membership
SLR Consulting Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SLR Consulting and has not been reviewed or approved by SLR Consulting.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, and orthodontia with HSA/FSA options. Company‑paid life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, and an Employee Assistance Program further strengthen the core package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) (or regional equivalent) with company matching is a standard component and is repeatedly listed across roles. This provides structured retirement support alongside core benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO accrual paired with a set of paid holidays is a recurring element, with some regions also offering buy/sell leave and enhanced family leave. These provisions signal meaningful time‑off flexibility in several markets.
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What We Do
SLR Consulting is a leading global environmental and sustainability advisory business dedicated to 'Making Sustainability Happen.' The company provides bespoke strategic and technical expertise to address complex environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges. It partners with clients across diverse sectors, including energy, infrastructure, and industrial technology, delivering tailored solutions across the full project lifecycle from strategy and design to compliance and remediation.
