Biogas Plant Manager

Position Summary

Our client, an international role player in water and energy management, seeks to employ a Plant Manager to manage a biogas plant in Gauteng. The role involves overall supervision of all plant operations, including staff management, production, quality control, maintenance, CAPEX, OPEX, and health, safety and environment.

• BSc/BEng/BTech in Mechanical or Electrical engineering
• At least 5‑8 years’ experience in an industrial environment, including a power generation facility of at least 3MW
• Professional Certificated Engineer (Pr.Cert Eng), GMR 2.1 appointment preferred
• Knowledge of anaerobic digestion, wastewater treatment, or biomass power generation processes, including pumps, mixers, engines, and SCADA systems
• At least 5 years’ experience in managing staff in a production environment

• Oversee daily operations, manage processes and equipment in compliance with legislation, maintain preventive maintenance systems, monitor production, and plan activities such as waste deliveries and ash removal.
• Work with the laboratory to ensure consistency in blended feed stocks, biology of the Anaerobic Digester system, quality of digestate, and optimization of gas production.
• Collaborate closely with employees to review production consistency while monitoring gas loss rates to identify trends and improvement areas.
• Monitor operational expenses and explore cost‑reduction opportunities while maintaining gas production levels and quality.
• Contribute to the development of an annual risk profile for Operations, identifying business risks and mitigation actions.
• Ensure the availability of necessary processes, systems, and tools so that staff can perform their responsibilities.
• Develop a clear communication strategy with all stakeholders, maintaining proper record‑keeping of all engagement reports.
• Assist in developing SLAs with stakeholders and review SLAs biannually or as required.
• Manage health and safety (SHEQ).
• Develop staff capabilities, control, and supervision.

Please apply online or contact Jan van Dyk on 021 531 2015 for more information.