Researcher (civil engineer)

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly qualified/experienced Civil Engineer to join as a core member of the managerial team on a partner track at Concrete4Change.

Job Title: Researcher - Civil Enginee

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Location: Nottingh

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Remuneration: Competit

ive
Start date and end date (approx): This is a permanent position and is available for immediate start. (Flexible on start date based on notice per

iod)
Abou

t 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 turno

ver).C4C technology won a wide range of awards incl

• uding2021, The most innovative Net-Zero project from UN COP26 Climate Challeng
• e Cup2021, SDG award from the European technology ch
• amber2022, Top 10 startu-ps from Royal Academy of Engineer (
• £20k)2022, Santander X Prize – Global Countdown to Net-Zero (world
• wide)2022, Top 50 start-up award fro
• m PWC2023, Startups 100 2023 Award W
• inner2023, Hard Tech Investment of the Year from UK Business Angel Associ

ation
Learn more abo

ut us:Technologies and Vacancies: https://youtu.be/Qxjw-

3vL4MsDay in the C4C Labs: https://youtu.be/q3tHd

hAoUjIEmployees Perspective: https://youtu.be/dDa-x

FofK3gFounder's story: https://youtu.be/vkcxF

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Job descr

iption:As the Senior civil engineer, you are a self-starter who can develop new technology areas that leverage existing capabilities and expertise, including CO2 adsorption. You will plan, procure and manage the construction laboratory in line with regulations. You will be responsible for leading a team of civil engineers to utilise the cement and concrete chemistry knowledge for carbon capture and utilisation in concrete and evaluation of CCU techniques on the properties and long-term performance of cement-based ma

terials
Please see the person's specifications and roles & responsibilities

below: Es

• sential:Post PhD experience leading independent research, ability to design and conduct research addressing fundamental scientific q
• uestionsExperience in laboratory setup, HSE requirements, experience in equipment specification development and pro
• curementUnderstanding carbonation mechanisms, and critical assessment of CO2 uptake and concrete performance over various life stages (product, use and end-
• of-life)Understanding concrete and cement c
• hemistryR&D experience in developing low-carbon

concrete

• Desirable:PI or co-PI on academic research projects or equivalent industrial e
• xperience.Experienced in developing proposal/bi
• d writing.Experienced in computational chemistry, analysis and simulation of synthetic
• materialsExperienced in carbon capture utilisation a
• nd storageExperienced in patent writing and grant proposal d
• evelopmentExperienced in the mineralisation of CO2 for various app

lications

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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 bui

• ld together.A unique opportunity to work with top universiti
• es in the UKAn exciting opportunity to work with Multibillion Concre
• te CompaniesA competitive annual holiday
• entitlement.A pe
• nsion schemeA competitive bonus upon achievin
• g milestonescareer progress
• ion pathway.interesting company soc