Senior Technologist - London, United Kingdom - Ventula Consulting

Description

Senior Battery Research Technologist
One of the worlds largest energy companies requires a Senior Battery Research Technologist. You will be leading battery research projects which advise battery technology choices.

You will work closely with battery experts including the Battery Technology Advisor and battery testing engineers at the Pangbourne Battery Test Centre to create long term insight on battery technology.

This is a significantly outward looking role and will involve external collaborations with academia, research institutes and other technology partners to bring insight into emerging battery technology.

The role holder will be a trained electrochemist or battery scientist with a strong academic background and hands-on battery research experience.

A PhD is highly desirable as is post-doctoral experience and/or industrial experience in battery research.

however, the role holder will need to develop a broad view on emerging battery technologies and translate external research into strategic insight.

Lead research collaborations with external battery technology leaders including academia, research institutes and start-ups.
Support others in eg, I&E Engineering to develop safety requirements and specifications for deploying and operating battery assets.
Support agile squads to assess opportunities and build proposals.

Support the safe delivery of projects, including driving continuous improvement of safety standards and procedures (especially with laboratory and field operations).

Work collaboratively to identify and prioritise energy integration opportunities.
Pro-actively initiate and progress Technology/R&D projects to realise value via technology development & testing, scale-up and commercialisation.

Lead and support innovation and consultancy programmes and projects, internally and externally, to generate key insights and steer strategic direction.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join of the worlds leading companies, ther position offers a basic salary between £55-75K + 20% flex + bonus.

2/3 days a week in the London office with the rest WFH
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