Commissioning Technician at Jaza Energy

Location: Umuahia, Abia

Job Role

• The Commissioning Technician is the owner of the Technical operations involved in the Expansion process into new sites.
• The Commissioning Technicians reports to the Commissioning Team Lead and works to ensure that our service locations have commissioning and installation of solar technical equipment completed to the pre-defined standards.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Prepare a pre-departure checklist of required items, tools and technical equipment for the commissioning of allocated sites.
• Commission and install solar technical equipment at allocated sites by ensuring that all set processes according to the commissioning guidelines and documentations are accurately done and completed.
• Ensure proper set up of new sites in the Star App, Dashboard and Dataverse before handing the site over to the regional tech.
• Accurately file, respond to, update, and escalate technical issues in Gitlab.
• Remotely troubleshoot and resolve Hub performance issues pre-golive. Travel to Hubs to resolve issues requiring in-person troubleshooting/repairs, for sites still under Expansion. 
• Ensure availability of working Jaza packs for Go-live by checking charge rate.
• Ensure 100% connectivity at new sites.
• Keep accurate records of Hub/Shop Equipment and product component inventory during the commissioning phase.
• Test new products and firmware as needed. 
• Work effectively with regional tech, supply chain, and other construction teams, ensuring seamless integration between different parts of the project.
• Document and report milestones reached during this process. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Proven expertise in and a deep understanding of installing or ensuring uptime of energy systems. Ideally, this includes work with both diesel and solar systems.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of technical/engineering experience within the telecommunications/energy industry or related sectors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and implement solutions to complex technical challenges. Strong commitment to safety and compliance with HSE standards.
• PV system design and installation knowledge.
• Knowledge in electrical installation.
• Good data collection, analytical, reporting and communication skills.
• Ability to commit to high level quality standards.
• Ability to learn new technologies as required in the role.
• Ability to work independently, interact with people of different backgrounds, cultures, languages and to travel frequently to remote locations.

Must have skills:

• Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Design
• Solar Installations
• Electrical maintenance
• Reporting Skills