We are building solutions for a fully decarbonized and circular economy. Are you our new Technical Manager?

Are you hungry to help drive the green transition, working alongside a top tier team of engineers and business people to develop and scale waste valorization technologies? Mana, a subsidiary of NG Group, has set off to disrupt the waste sector and scale new solutions to waste that today is sent to incineration or landfills. In order to develop our portfolio, we are recruiting a Technical manager to our Bioconversion project.

Who are we?

Mana is a new entrepreneurial venture from Norsk Gjenvinning Group (NG Group), Norway’s undisputed leader in waste management and recycling. NG Group consists of a portfolio of companies within the circular economy, offering services related to reuse, sustainable waste management, environmental services, and raw material extraction throughout value chains.

Mana was established in October 2022, following the launch of a new corporate strategy at NG Group, our parent company. The Group concluded that to truly pioneer circularity, we have to do something bold to improve downstream solutions for residual waste. Today, such residual waste is sent to incineration and landfills, contributing significantly to GHG emissions (1.4-1.7 CO2e tons per ton waste). Mana will instead use this waste as raw materials to produce clean energy and products. Our value creation is two-fold; we deal with society’s growing waste problem, and we help meet the increasing demand for clean energy. Our approach is collaborative; we engage in strategic partnerships with technology companies and upstream and downstream customers.

What is our bioconversion project:

Bioconversion is a process by using wet organic waste for producing biomethane for heavy transport, industry or energy, biofertilizer for agriculture and CO2 for industrial use. Besides the Bioconversion project, there will be tasks within other Mana projects, such as energy production, biocarbon production and hydrogen production.

Mana´s objective is to industrialize the bioconversion business and develop five new plants within 2030 and becoming an infrastructure player, first in Norway, thereafter in Northern Europe, based on Norsk Gjenvinning´s strong position in total waste management market, with access to feed streams and existing site locations for new plants.

What will you do?

As our Technical Manager bioconversion - Portfolio development, you will:

• Take responsibility for technical evaluation of candidates for new bioconversion projects and for technical aspects of the total bioconversion projects in the portfolio of the Mana group.
• Participate in M&A projects. Perform technical mapping, searches, feasibility and pre-Feed studies
• Work closely with other members of Mana and the Bioconversion team

What qualities are we looking for?

• Education from university within technical areas
• At least 10 years' experience from technical project work within process industry and with major projects relating to studies, manufacturing and commissioning. Operating experience is also appreciated
• Proactive and self-driven
• Willingness to adapt in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including fluency in English and Norwegian

What are we offering?

The role offers the opportunity to:

• Take on a central role in enabling the commercialization of disruptive green technologies
• Grow with a venture that has bold ambitions to create impact at scale, and which is strongly backed by its parent company, NG Group
• Take on increasing responsibilities as the venture and its project portfolio develops, with flexibility to shape your future role depending on strengths and interests
• Work alongside an ambitious team with complementary experience from industry, science and technology, and top-tier management consulting
• Join an entrepreneurial culture based out of our own Mana offices in central Oslo, some travel to be expected
• Compensation in line with market levels