Graduate Civil Engineer

Job Description
Job Title:

Graduate Civil Engineer/ Material Engineer

Location:

Nottingham

Remuneration:

Competetive

Start date and end date (approx):

This is a fixed-term position and is available for immediate start. (Flexible on start date based on notice period)

Hours:

9am-5pm

About us:
Concrete4Change (C4C) is a R&D company that is developing a ground-breaking technology to utilise and permanently mineralise CO2 in concrete. To date, C4C raised £4.5 million from private and public investors. The company is partly owned by two of the largest concrete manufacturers in the world, Siam Cement Group ($17 billion turnover) and Goldbeck GmbH (€7 billion turnover).

C4C technology won a wide range of awards including
2021, The most innovative Net-Zero project from UN COP26 Climate Challenge Cup
2021, SDG award from the European technology chamber
2022, Top 10 startu-ps from Royal Academy of Engineer (£20k)
2022, Santander X Prize – Global Countdown to Net-Zero (worldwide)
2022, Top 50 start-up award from PWC
2023, Startups 100 2023 Award Winner
2023, Hard Tech Investment of the Year from UK Business Angel Association

Learn more about us:
Technologies and Vacancies:

https://youtu.be/Qxjw -3vL4Ms
Day in the C4C Labs:

https://youtu.be/q3tHdhAoUjI
Employees Perspective:

https://youtu.be/dDa -xFofK3g
Founder's story:

https://youtu.be/vkcxFPeCkqU

Job
This position has a significant progress opportunity in a fast-growing team. You will be part of the core team in order to deliver the C4C milestones and directly contribute to C4C’s growth.

Please see the person's specifications and roles & responsibilities below:
Essential:
Experience in research and development
Understanding of laboratory setup, HSE requirements, experience in equipment specification development and procurement
Understanding concrete and cement chemistry

Desirable:
R&D experience in developing low-carbon concrete
Understanding carbonation mechanisms, and critical assessment of CO2 uptake and concrete performance over various life stages (product, use and end-of-life)
Experience in patent writing and grant proposal development
Experience in the mineralisation of CO2 for various applications.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Independent self-starter who can develop and test new ideas that leverage existing company capabilities and expertise.
Plan, procure and manage the laboratory experiments in line with regulations.
Development and utilisation of cement/concrete chemistry knowledge for carbon capture and utilisation in concrete

Benefits:
C4C is seeking people who want to do applied science, with an entrepreneurial spirit and use their skills to build a sustainable world. We offer typical employee benefits plus a share of what we will build together.
A unique opportunity to work with top universities in the UK
An exciting opportunity to work with Multibillion Concrete Companies
career progression pathway.
interesting company social calendar

Next Steps:
To apply please send a copy of your CV and cover letter to

[email protected].