Divert is a circular economy company on a mission to prevent food from being wasted through nationwide infrastructure and innovative technologies. Founded in 2007, the company provides an end-to-end solution that leverages data to prevent waste, facilitates edible food recovery, and transforms unsold food into renewable energy to power communities.
About the role
Serve as the enterprise owner for the performance of Divert's biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG) assets across all operating facilities. This role is responsible for maximizing asset availability, methane recovery, gas quality, safety, and lifecycle value by partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and external technology partners. Rather than serving as a design engineer, this position provides strategic technical leadership, drives continuous improvement, establishes enterprise standards, and ensures Divert's gas assets consistently achieve best-in-class performance. This is a remote role; candidates should be located near a major airport, with travel of approximately 25-50% expected.
Responsibilities
Serve as Divert's senior subject matter expert for gas systems, providing technical leadership during complex operational issues, startup activities, equipment failures, and process upsets.
Own the enterprise strategy for gas handling and RNG assets, including gas collection, compression, upgrading, CO2 removal, gas quality, pipeline injection, flares, analyzers, and associated utility systems.
Partner closely with Operations and Maintenance to improve RNG performance by developing enterprise standards for operation, maintenance, commissioning, critical spare parts, and preventive maintenance.
Establish and track performance metrics and benchmarks across all operating facilities, identifying trends and sharing best practices.
Develop the long-term roadmap for gas asset performance, including lifecycle planning, equipment standardization, technology selection, and capital improvement recommendations.
Lead root cause investigations for major production losses and equipment failures, coordinating internal teams and external partners to implement corrective actions.
Direct outside engineering resources supporting operating facilities, ensuring work is properly scoped and technically sound.
Evaluate emerging technologies and industry best practices, recommending investments that improve asset performance and reduce lifecycle costs.
Support new facilities and major capital projects by reviewing equipment selections and designs for operability, maintainability, and standardization.
Qualifications and skills
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
10+ years of experience supporting, operating, maintaining, optimizing, or commissioning industrial gas handling, RNG, biogas, or comparable process facilities.
Demonstrated success improving operational performance across multiple facilities.
Experience influencing cross-functional organizations without direct authority.
Experience managing OEMs, engineering consultants, specialty contractors, and technology vendors.
Strong understanding of industrial asset management, root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and lifecycle planning.
Direct experience with anaerobic digestion, biogas upgrading, RNG production, and pipeline injection is a plus.
Benefits
Compensation range $140,000-$180,000/year plus annual bonus eligibility. Health, vision, and dental benefits, life insurance, safe harbor 401(k) plan, and paid time off.
More info: Remote (US, near a major airport), 25-50% travel.
