Surveillance Engineer – MiniGrids at Husk Power Systems

Role Summary

Husk is seeking a Surveillance Engineer who will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing the performance of mini-grid systems. They will proactively identify, report, and mitigate system anomalies to ensure uninterrupted power supply, system reliability, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Plant performance monitoring:

• Continuously monitor real-time performance data and meter performance from mini-grid systems through IoT platforms, or energy management systems

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

• Perform root cause analysis of system anomalies, including meter reading, meter communication, and power generation irregularities.
• Coordinate with field teams to promptly identify losses and resolve system faults promptly
• Document and analyze findings based on observations, recommending improvements or corrective actions as necessary.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Analyze historical and real-time performance data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly performance reports, including capturing key KPIs such as uptime, and energy output and losses tracker.

System Optimization:

• Suggest and implement measures to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the mini-grid systems.

Stakeholder Coordination:

• Liaise with technical, operations, and field teams to ensure alignment on system performance objectives.

Required Skills and Attributes

• 3 years of experience in renewable energy systems, preferably in mini-grid or off-grid power systems.
• Hands-on experience on IoT monitoring platforms, energy management systems and data management.
• Bachelor’s degree/ Higher National Diploma in electrical engineering, Renewable Energy, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of solar PV systems, energy storage, and hybrid mini-grid systems.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and software for monitoring energy systems.
• Excellent excel and data analysis experience
• Strong understanding of mini grid operations, renewable energy technologies (solar, battery storage and metering)