Project Director (m/f/d) for a large-scale project / Construction of a battery recycling factory

Your mission

• You are responsible for the overall project management for the construction of a hydrometallurgical battery recycling plant (> € 80 million and one of the most important recycling projects in Europe) including coordination of all project phases from conception to commissioning, including ensuring a successful production ramp-up.
• You are in charge of the technical and disciplinary management of an interdisciplinary and international project team.
• You take responsibility for budget and cost controlling as well as negotiating and managing supplier and service provider contracts.
• You manage the plant planning and procurement of large-scale plants for hydrometallurgical recycling processes in collaboration with technology partners and engineering service providers.
• You are also responsible for managing civil and structural engineering and plant assembly, including monitoring construction progress, quality and adherence to deadlines.
• You coordinate official approval procedures and ensure compliance with applicable emission, environmental and occupational health and safety laws.
• You keep the management and relevant stakeholders up to date with regular reports and proactively manage risks across all project phases.
  
  

Your profile

• You successfully completed your studies in engineering, process engineering, chemical engineering or a comparable discipline.
• You have at least 7-10 years of experience in the management of large-scale projects (capex > € 50 million) and can demonstrate success in plant construction, ideally in the chemical or (battery) recycling industry.
• You are familiar with complex EPC(M) projects and the handling of general contractors. A certification in project management (PMP, PRINCE2 or comparable) is also highly desirable.
• Your sound knowledge of project controlling and risk management as well as your expertise in approval procedures and official coordination will contribute significantly to the success of the project.
• Ideally, you are familiar with waste legislation, immission control and chemical park structures.
• You are an experienced and strong leader and know how to manage large teams in a targeted manner.
• Your excellent communication and negotiation skills set you apart and enable you to provide exemplary stakeholder management at C-level and with external partners.
  
  

Why us?

• Working in a young and interdisciplinary scale-up team
• A lot of responsibility and creative freedom right from the start
• Active contribution to climate protection & circular economy
• Active involvement in decisions
• Team spirit and a family atmosphere
  
  

About Us

cylib is a research-based German scaleup for holistic battery recycling - starting from discharging to recovery of all components of the lithium battery - that was founded in Aachen in 2022 by three visionary founders, including a female CEO.

Our process

The cylib process offers a complete end-to-end process from battery pack to green battery material by employing a combination of mechanical and thermal pre-treatments and an innovative water-based lithium and graphite recovery. Unlike incumbents, cylib can therefore recover battery materials such as lithium, graphite or manganese. The process was developed over several years of research at the renown RWTH Aachen University and offers an efficient, resource- and climate friendly recovery of all battery materials from end-of-life batteries.

cylib's technology enables the recovery of all battery components regardless of whether it is an end-of-life battery or not. Recovery of green secondary raw materials from the cylib process enables the realization of the true Circular Economy on the European market.

Interested?

Please upload your documents and answer the questions in the application form (annual gross salary expectations, a cover letter is not necessay). We look forward to receiving your application!