Fresh Jobs at Nextier Capital Limited

Key Responsibilities

• Your role as part of the overall Power team will be to analyse and review of existing distribution systems to identify core distribution challenges and make recommendations.

Core responsibilities include:

• Provide expert knowledge across the distribution spectrum gained from other work of a similar nature in Nigeria and in other countries.
• Contribute value-adding knowledge of electricity systems to the planning and monitoring of this activity.

Person Specification
The successful profile will include much of the below:

• Master's Degree, with demonstrated interest and experience in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of 8 years of applicable electric utility experience; distribution planning work experience preferred.
• Possess a current knowledge of electric utility rules, technical, administrative, and regulatory requirements for reliable, safe operation of the system.
• Proven global experience in electricity transmissions and distribution.
• Must be able to lead teams of competent members to yield desired project results.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to manage relations with development partners, to work under pressure and handle politically sensitive issues.
• High level of energy, initiative, and flexibility in quickly adjusting to changing work program requirements.
• Demonstrated ability in team management and collaboration.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple changing and competing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

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Person Specification
The successful profile will include much of the below:

• Master's Degree, with demonstrated interest and experience in power sector regulations;
• Minimum of 12 years of regulatory experience in compliance and finance in the power sector specifically on renewable energy projects
• Some experience working within the Power Sector in Nigeria is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to manage relations with development partners, to work under pressure and handle politically sensitive issues
• High level of energy, initiative, and flexibility in quickly adjusting to changing work program requirements.
• Demonstrated ability in team management and collaboration.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple changing and competing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Required Skills
Analytical skills:

• Use of qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect, evaluate, and interpret data.

Critical-thinking skills:

• The ability to examine and process available information and draw logical conclusions from findings.

Intellectual curiosity:

• Continually explore new ideas and information to make new and appropriate recommendations.
• Stay current on regulatory issues but more importantly, keep up to date on various policy issues within the energy industry.
• In addition, research potential changes in rules, regulations, and legislation at the state and federal levels and provide information and recommendations on task orders to assist in legal and regulatory issues.

Communication skills:

• Ability to clearly explain policies, policy impacts, and recommendations in both spoken and written formats to many different audiences, including colleagues, external stakeholders, team members and policy makers.
• Knowledge of energy markets especially generation, transmission, and distribution.

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Key Responsibilities

• Your role as part of the overall Power team will be to analyze and review of existing transmission systems to identify core transmission challenges and make recommendations.

In summary, as a Transmission expert, you will:

• Manage and perform system studies such as interconnection, power system or grounding system studies.
• Performing analyses of power systems, engagements regarding transmission network planning, and grid interconnection studies of large generation, storage, and load resources.
• Collect system data from client, utility, suppliers, and subcontractors for system modeling.

Person Specification
The successful profile will include much of the below:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (Master's or Ph.D. Degree preferred).
• Minimum of 12 years’ experience working in the Power Sector in Nigeria is preferred.
• Proven understanding and experience in transmission planning and operating studies (100 kV ~ 765 kV), power system performance analyses including load flow, dynamic stability, voltage stability, protection coordination, short-circuit and transfer limits.
• Sophisticated skills in HVDC applications, power transmission systems, NERC compliance, power electronics and new resource commercial development.
• Thought leader who can articulate technical concepts and information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven global experience in electricity generations and transmissions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to manage relations with development partners, to work under pressure and handle politically sensitive issues.
• High level of energy, initiative, and flexibility in quickly adjusting to changing work program requirements.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple changing and competing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.