Power Generation System Specialist at The People Practice

Our client, a top engineering and environmental consulting firm, providing innovative solutions in power, energy, and climate management across Nigeria, is looking to hire a Power Generation System Specialist who will be responsible for the maintenance and optimization of power systems that meet the growing demand for energy while minimizing environmental impact.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead for the team developing preliminary and final asset architecture for RE Hybrid Mini Grids at the organization’s community power plant sites.
• Lead the team in carrying out engineering simulations and optimization of generation architecture at community project sites that will be implemented by the organization.
• Lead the team in collaborating with other groups to develop databases for engineering power generation assets at community hybrid mini grids.
• Responsible for planning and managing regular meetings to
• Monitor project progress, report updates, discuss challenges, and develop solutions with the team.
• Lead their team that will participate in a multi-disciplinary engineering effort to develop and finalize project BOM/BOQ before the take-off of procurement, with special focus on the power generation assets.
• Lead their team to participate in: the development of consumer tariff; financial feasibility analysis of projects; technical support for procurement activities; and provision of construction supervision support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, environmental science, or a related field. Postgraduate qualifications will be an advantage
• 4 – 5 years of experience in renewable energy project development, preferably in Nigeria or in countries in the African Region.
• Sound and practical knowledge and proficient applications of RE analytical tools including HOMER (or similar simulation tools for RE Systems); Odyssey; RetScreen; PV Syst; etc.
• Good and demonstrated use of one of the RE Simulation tools e.g., HOMER in the development of RE Mini grids will be a key requirement for this position.
• Good and demonstrated use of Spreadsheet models for financial/economic analysis of projects.
• Good understanding of the REA and NEP processes in Nigeria and other global set up.
• Willingness to travel frequently across Nigeria.
• Demonstrated experience in managing corporate staff will be an advantage.

Must have skills

• Self-starter with a strategic mindset and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• A good analytical skill in the use of common computer tools that is required for data analysis and management.