Benjamin Nail

Project manager Green gas and Renewable energy

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Besides classical engineering, I'm a specialist in connecting technical choices with all other issues challenges involved in a project (legal, finances, certifications, interfaces…) till client acceptance is my speciality. Currently looking for career evolution, I will enjoy managing projects binding together different renewable energy or be part in the implementation of new biogas, biomethane or hydrogen solutions. I really believe green gases will play an important role in the future, particularly in the green mobility sector. Since more than 20 years I'm working in cross-cultural environment and I'm loving it ! Used to work remotely since the middle of the 2000s, feel free to contact me, to propose me some new interesting challenge.

Experience

  • Senior Project Manager at PRODEVAL
    Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Project Manager Biogas at Thoeni Industriebetriebe GmbH
    Sep 2021 - Sep 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Construction of a new biogas plant with biomethane upgrading at Sankt Augustin (Germany) composting plant using special high solids anaerobic digestion technology for bio-waste : Lead of a project-team, Client-care from engineering till acceptance of the plant, Management of several different suppliers and interfaces with other lots. Achievements: Detail-engineering, interfaces clarification, works organisation and shedule, costs control,, supervision of building (civil, mounting, process, electrical works) and commissioning, clearing open points and deficiencies for acceptance, dealing with damage event (insurance).

  • Project Manager biogas upgrading and on-site gas piping at Hitachi Zosen Inova BioMethan GmbH
    Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr

    Implementation of the new quality management system to follow the rise of production of our new standard upgrading plant → Respect of internal deadlines and quality standards (Quality Gates) Supervision of the extension of existing upgrading plants as well as preparation of the building of new plants in France : Internal coordination (Engineering, SCM, Logistics), Rest-works survey, Supplier specs and supervision, Building site solutions provider, Gas-network operators supervision,... Review of existing documentation or whole plant, biogas production and upgrading and extension if needed (particularly regarding French « operating permit » authorities demands). Development of a new product line: a standard small scale upgrading plant.

  • Project Manager & Biomethane Adviser at PlanET Biogastechnik
    Nov 2012 - Dec 2019 · 7 yrs 2 mos

    The PlanET Biogas group is one of the word's leading biogas plant manufacturers with 20 years of experience. Our portfolio includes everything from design, construction and service. Responsibilities and achievements : Conception of biogas Projects, particularly technical design and business plan compilation Detail engineering biogas & biomethan projects (technical clearance before construction) Biomethane adviser for whole PlanET Group : Development of our biomethane product portfolio and standardization. Interface between French filial and German headquarters Organisation of our teamwork, cross-cultural project management, product-training.

  • Head of the West-France Branch Office at AS SOLAR France
    2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs

    AS Solar France was a subsidiary of AS solar GmbH (Germany), a wholesaler of solar photovoltaic and thermic BtoB solutions. Responsibilities and achievement Clientele acquisition and support (BtoB) & Project-management Technical advice, tender compilation, client service, market survey, large scale project development (technical, administrative and financial issues), aftersales.