Summit Utilities
Peaks Renewables is a growing renewables platform that develops, acquires, owns, and operates renewable fuels facilities utilizing a range of different feedstocks and technology types. Peaks' primary focus is in the renewable natural gas vertical including landfill gas and biogas from processing agricultural waste and food waste using anaerobic digestion and gasification. Peaks' goal is to reduce emissions while creating economic growth and providing access to clean, safe, dependable, and affordable energy solutions. Peaks is a subsidiary of Summit Utilities, Inc., which was named one of the Best Places to Work in Maine 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and Best Places to Work in Arkansas 2020 and 2023, Oklahoma 2022 and 2023 and Missouri 2023. Summit was also recently named one of Forbes 2023 America's Best Small Employers.
Being part of the Peaks team means embracing excellence and innovation. We are building a best-in-class platform and are looking for driven, entrepreneurial team members who are energized by the idea of helping scale a growing business.
Summit is a growing natural gas utility providing safe, reliable, and clean burning natural gas service to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers, and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do. We have an exciting opportunity for a Technology and Process Engineer. This role may be hybrid-based in one of our offices in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, or Maine, or fully remote in Texas.POSITION SUMMARYThis role will support technology and process innovation in advancing the organization's renewable gas portfolio by leading technology diligence, process improvements, early-stage feasibility analysis, and technical oversight of third-party consultants & contractors. This role focuses on developing and maintaining internal evaluation tools, reviewing third-party process and design deliverables, and making key design and safety recommendations that improve project feasibility, asset performance, and technology deployments, with a primary near-term focus on AD and biogas upgrading and an emerging focus on synthetic gas processing.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESPerform process design evaluation and modeling for renewable gas systems, including anaerobic digestion, biogas upgrading, and synthetic gas production, focusing on early-stage project screening and feasibility evaluations. Own the development and maintenance of internal process models and standard design tools/templates (e.g., sizing tools, PFDs, calculation templates) to evaluate project opportunities. Manage programs, contractors, and consultants responsible for producing technical and process design deliverables. Provide technical input on relevant provisions in third-party contractual agreements, assisting the Manager of Technology & Process Innovation and other internal stakeholders to negotiate robust and realistic commitments. Travel 25-50% of the time to project sites, engineering offices, and vendor locations to support development activities, design reviews, commissioning, and operational optimizations.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCEABET accredited Bachelor's engineering degree required with core focus in chemical, process, or biological engineering preferred. 3-5 years of relevant experience in process engineering with exposure to biogas, renewable natural gas (RNG), anaerobic digestion, synthetic gas, gas processing, or closely related process industries required.
