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Experience in PTA operation is essential. The role combines office-based design support with extended site assignments and longer-term responsibility for customer relationships and technology performance.\nThe candidate’s primary location will be in KTS Wilton office (Redcar, UK). The successful candidate must have a willingness and practical ability to undertake frequent and extended international assignments. These assignments include long periods away from home in locations such as India, Türkiye, China.\nWhat You Will Do\nAct as the Operations focal point for customer projects, setting clear priorities and aligning site teams to deliver safe plant commissioning, start-up, performance testing and optimisation at customer sites.\nProvide practical operating judgement throughout project execution, including design development and reviews, operating philosophies, technical query resolution, bid evaluations, PHA/HAZOP activities, operator training and commissioning planning.\nResolve plant and commissioning issues safely and decisively at site, using process operating data to identify root causes, implement practical solutions and prevent unnecessary escalation.\nBuild trusted relationships with licensees and other project stakeholders, represent KTS effectively at site, and balance technical, contractual, commercial and reputational considerations when making recommendations.\nSupport customers after commissioning through plant-performance analysis, troubleshooting, optimisation and identification and implementation of technology or operating improvements.\nCapture operating and commissioning knowledge as reusable guidance, training material and intellectual property, and develop others through coaching, mentoring, supervised assignments and effective customer training.\nContribute operating insight to technology development, due diligence and portfolio integration, including the use of data analysis and technically validated digital tools to improve safety, operability and lifecycle performance.\n\nWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)\nInnovative, entrepreneurial Engineer, preferably with a degree in Chemical Engineering or a closely related discipline, or equivalent relevant industry experience.\nSignificant hands-on operating and commissioning experience, with strong knowledge of plant design basis, process hazards, controls, start-up, shutdown and performance-guarantee drivers.\nStrong commitment to safe field leadership and sound operating discipline, with the confidence to challenge unsafe or ineffective practices and protect KTS and customer interests.\nDemonstrated ability to lead multicultural site teams, establish clear expectations, delegate effectively and foster constructive challenge, while coordinating across engineering disciplines and making timely, risk-based decisions in demanding commissioning environments.\nStrong technical, analytical and process/data problem-solving skills, including the ability to diagnose complex plant-performance and equipment issues from incomplete information.\nExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the credibility to build customer trust, handle difficult conversations and explain technical decisions clearly.\nCommercial judgement and an understanding of how technical, contractual and relationship decisions affect project outcomes, customer confidence and long-term technology value.\nAbility and willingness to mentor and develop others, provide constructive feedback and build team capability and accountability, while capturing practical knowledge and strengthening sustainable Operations capability.\nAlignment with Koch PBM™ Culture, including Principled Entrepreneurship™, ownership of outcomes, continuous learning, constructive challenge, and active acquisition and sharing of knowledge.\nAt Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. 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