Field Operations Manager

Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) is a synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise heavy industry. We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping the CO₂ locked underground.

We design and manufacture modular synthetic fuel plants consisting of a DAC system, an Alkaline Electrolyser, and a Sabatier Reactor, whilst vertically integrating with off-grid DC solar and the European gas-grid. We’ve recently deployed the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant and are planning to 1000x this scale in the next 2 years.

We build our own sites from first principles. While most developers hand a consented land area to an EPC contractor, we run the entire process ourselves so that every deployment is faster and more cost-effective than the last.

As Field Operations Manager, you run the ground. Starting with the UK’s first grid-connected synthetic natural gas project, you will turn an empty field into a finished site ready for autonomous operation.

You oversee all works on site to ensure they’re delivered safely and on time. You will work out how we optimise and accelerate our deployments on site, then you will step up to grow and lead the field teams taking us to 50MW, 100MW, and 1GW scale across the UK and Europe.

The role Run daily site activities through the project lifecycle: preparation, construction, commissioning and operation. Manage contractors, deliveries, materials, welfare and security Own site safety through inductions, permits, risk assessments and method statements, and making sure they’re followed. When they’re not, you stop the work. Determine when a scope of work is finished and correct. You check it against the drawings as it’s built. Keep our finished sites running covering maintenance and faults. Identify bottlenecks to Rivan’s deployments and work with engineers to implement solutions so Rivan can deploy at scale.

Core skills Experience running sites or field installations, ideally in construction, industrial gases, process plant, utilities, renewables or military environments. SMSTS preferable but not required, we will provide training where needed. A track record of managing contractors and keeping logistics tight under pressure, including stopping work when it wasn’t right. Calm under pressure, straightforward with people, and balanced when something goes wrong. They need to focus on understanding the problem, and working towards a solution. Comfortable both managing the site and being hands-on with the tools Calm under pressure and straightforward with people. When something goes wrong, you focus on understanding the problem and fixing it, not on who’s to blame.

Specifics £45-70k Salary depending on experience Share options as part of the early team In-person work between our project sites and London factory Extensive deployment support, including £6,000 per year extra to support with work, relocation, and/or travel between our project sites and our HQ Private health insurance Unlimited time off We encourage exceptional applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role, even if they do not meet all the requirements listed.