Continuous Improvement Engineer

Opal Fuels•, (Multiple States)

1d•$130,000 - $145,000•Remote

About The Position

OPAL Fuels (Nasdaq: OPAL) is a leader in the capture and conversion of biogas into low carbon intensity RNG and renewable electricity. OPAL Fuels is also a leader in the marketing and distribution of RNG to heavy duty trucking and other hard to de-carbonize industrial sectors. For additional information, and to learn more about OPAL Fuels and how it is leading the effort to capture North America’s naturally occurring methane and decarbonize the economy, please visit www.opalfuels.com. We are hiring a Continuous Improvement Engineer with at least 5 years of experience to work in our Operations team. This position reports to Director -BioGas Operations and Delivery will work remotely from home, with periodic travel to operating facilities nationwide, estimated 50%. This position is responsible for providing centralized operational performance leadership to improve production, reduce losses, optimize costs, and increase operational consistency across the Biogas fleet. The Continuous Improvement Engineer serves as the owner of fleet performance measurement, operational analytics, loss accounting, benchmarking, scorecards, reporting systems, and continuous improvement initiatives. This position works closely with Operations, Reliability, Process Engineering, and Controls to identify performance gaps, develop improvement strategies, and drive sustainable operational excellence across the fleet.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial or related field) from an accredited program.
Minimum 5 years of demonstrated process improvement in RNG, oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, or comparable industrial experience.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Ability to analyze operational and financial performance trends.
Ability to identify operational improvement opportunities through data analysis.
Demonstrated ability to utilize AI tools to support operational improvement.
Effective communication and cross-functional coordination capability
Ability to travel 50% based on fleet demands.
Home-based position preferred near an operating asset
Support all RNG and renewable power facilities across the fleet.

Responsibilities

Lead fleet continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
Develop operational scorecards, KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting.
Analyze operational losses and drive corrective improvement actions.
Measure asset capability and identify performance improvement opportunities.
Identify gaps between actual performance and production plans.
Lead constraint management, debottlenecking, and operational optimization efforts.
Develop and maintain fleet performance and morning reporting systems.
Monitor energy consumption and variable operating cost performance.
Benchmark facilities and standardize best operating practices fleet-wide.
Utilize analytics, AI tools, and economic modeling capabilities.
Five core capabilities to assist the Operational Excellence Campaign: Asset Reliability, Mechanical Integrity, Unplanned Event Reduction, Risk Management, Reliability Systems.