Permitting Manager and Regulatory Lead - TESCo at CrossBoundary

Job Description

• The chosen candidate will play an important role in a unique team, with the opportunity to make a big impact on the clean energy landscape in Africa. Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

• Excellent in written and verbal communication
• Proactive problem solver and possess meticulous attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills that reflect an ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and stay calm under pressure
• Excellence: You hold yourself to high standards and lead by example. You overdeliver on all tasks – big or small – necessary to contribute toward the team objective
• Curiosity: Not satisfied with “no;” assists others to generate creative solutions by looking at problems from new perspectives
• Acts Like an Owner: Systematic and highly organized; takes personal accountability for completing all tasks on time and setting and meeting changing deadlines
• Deliberate Thinker: A pragmatic decision-maker known for deducing the simple, robust solution where more complicated approaches would deliver the same results. Excellent strategic writing and presentation skills; ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences
• Bias to Action: Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in Africa. You are comfortable with ambiguity and effective in a fast-moving and complex environment
• Prioritizes Results: Attention to detail is one of your top strengths. Your final products almost never contain errors because you regularly examine your own work for accuracy

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience working in energy or infrastructure project development, environmental or energy consultancy, telecommunications, or a related field
• Motivation to work in the renewable energy industry, particularly the distributed generation / off-grid sector  
• Experience working in rural Nigeria with established connections to key energy, environmental or telecommunications regulatory agencies
• Professional fluency in English. Expert and professional communicator in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Primary Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain personal relationships with energy permitting officers of regulatory agencies to drive successful licensing of CBE’S TESCo portfolio of projects across rural Nigeria
• Support the Regulatory Affairs teams at CBE to refine our understanding of the licensing roadmap for TESCo projects based on legal advice and consultations with local stakeholders in Nigeria
• Support the team to effectively use permit checklists, flagging areas where items are missing or not meeting stated requirements
• Draft and update permit application documents to meet CBE standards, leveraging input from the regulatory, ESG, and project development and technical teams where required  
• Prepare digital application files for CBE license and permit submissions across over 20 Nigerian states, including site-by-site approvals where needed
• Consistently, accurately, and clearly captures project licensing knowledge and data. Transmit this knowledge to the team through existing tools and procedures in accordance with internal and external reporting deadlines
• Follow up with relevant government agencies and entities – in person when required – to streamline application processes (where possible) and minimize delays to project development timelines
• Honour Cross Boundary's code of ethics around compliance and anti-bribery in every aspect of the role
• Identify potential external agencies with which CBE can partner to grow our regulatory resources in Nigeria. Support CBE Contracting and onboarding of these resources.
• Once the team is established, lead this team to drive progress in this workstream, whilst maintaining links and participating within CBE’s wider regulatory team.