_HQ Location: Houston, TX (Remote: NO) (Travel: up to 20%)

Compensation: $70,000 - 90,000/yr + equity_

About Mars Materials

Mars Materials (“Mars”) is on a mission to reverse humanity’s industrial carbon footprint. We’re currently commercializing National Renewable Energy Laboratory (“NREL”) developed Intellectual Property that enables us to produce carbon negative acrylonitrile (“AN”) using captured CO2 and bio-based feedstocks. AN is a commodity material that’s integral in our daily lives. AN’s high-tech use as a precursor for carbon fiber will allow Mars to achieve our vision of decarbonizing carbon-intensive industries such as steel and aluminum production.

Mars was chartered as a public benefit corporation in 2021 by a group of passionate climate technologists with backgrounds in chemical engineering, research and cleantech commercialization. Mars is working to create a future where using our technologies is a cheaper alternative to today’s standard CO2-generating processes.

Our business centers on greenhouse gas removal. Whether that’s CH4 or CO2, the Mars team develops and markets technology solutions that enable gigaton-scale greenhouse gas utilization. Currently, process economics are unfavorable for carbon-negative processes, but attitudes and incentives are beginning to shift to a favorable direction for CO2 utilization. Now is the time to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. Mars has the technology to kickstart this transition. Today, we’re seeking new team members to help us rapidly scale up our CO2-to-Acrylonitrile process.

About the role

As Site Operations Manager, you’ll oversee the daily operations for Mars’ facilities as well as develop and optimize  a maturing environmental, health & safety (EHS) infrastructure. You’ll report directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

Specific duties you’ll champion:

• Facilities
  • Coordinate buildouts and expansions of Mars’ laboratory operations
• Oversee and coordinate Mars’ waste management
• Oversee and coordinate facility upkeep including maintaining signage, cleanliness, order and laundry.
• Collaborate with the CEO to develop site selection criterion for future sites
• EHS
  • Develop, optimize, maintain and implement Mars’ EHS policies
  • Maintain, optimize and uphold Mars’ safety and facilities SOPs
  • Maintain and procure key laboratory safety equipment
  • Oversee the execution of laboratory risk assessments
  • Participate in process HAZOPs
• Communication
  • Communicate facility and safety policies to the team
  • Serve of primary point of contact with facility landlord and stakeholders
  • Manage collaborative relationships with external stakeholders on a project basis
  • Serve as day to day liaison for Mars’ safety committee
  • Streamline facility tours to  ensure invitees can participate safely and not disrupt technical operations

About You

If you have a degree in Business Management and/or an engineering discipline,  you’ve worked in manufacturing or heavy industry in a safety or facilities management role for at least one (1) plus years and you are passionate about developing carbon-free industrial processes, we’re interested in hearing from you.

Additional experiences that’ll propel your success:

• You’re safety-minded with demonstrated ability: :
  • Applying your knowledge of local, state and federal safety codes to Mars’ facility operations
  • Implementing safety controls in a rapidly changing environment
  • Optimizing laboratory operations to achieve zero (0) OHSA recordables
• You’re a self-starter with demonstrated ability:
  • Fostering others to operate safely with limited guidance
  • Troubleshooting problems with an observational and analytical approach
  • Planning and adhering to project deadlines
• You’re adaptable with demonstrated ability:
  • Working in a collaborative, consensus-driven team environment
  • Leveraging cutting edge digital communication tools to streamline work
  • Getting outputs from large bureaucracies on tight timelines
  • Taking initiative and problem solving
  • Pivoting based on evolving project needs
• You’re passionate about tackling the climate crisis

Why Join Us?

We’re a small team with absolute respect for each other and our differences. Currently, we’re recruiting team members committed to helping us grow our values and further promote diversity, equity and inclusion. If our mission excites you, we invite you to explore opportunities with us. No matter your gender, gender identity, race, age, beliefs, sexual orientation, or disabilities, if you have a passion for saving our planet and tackling big problems then we'd love to have you on the team.