Reference: JBJK771905
Start date: 01 June 2017
Start date: 01 June 2017
Job Details
- City:
- Arusha
- Job Location:
- Tanzania
- Contract Type:
- Full time
- Job category:
- Quality Assurance
Company Details
- Company industry:
- Energy / Utilities
- No. of Employees:
- 21-50
Preferred Candidate
- Career level:
- Manager (supervisor of staff)
- Degree:
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum years of experience:
- 5-7 years
Professional Skills
Technical engineering background, Microsoft Excel, people and asset managementLanguage Skills
English, KiswahiliJob Description
PowerGen Grid Operations strives
to optimally serve customers through ensuring that assets achieve
optimal performance levels. The key to a successful a grid operations
program is working to prevent issues before they occur, but when
problems do occur having established processes for diagnosing and
resolving those problems quickly and safely, with limited electricity
interruption for customers. In order to continuously improve customer
experience, the team will implement various demand stimulation, customer engagement and economic development initiatives. Ultimately, the PowerGen Grid Operations Team determines what activities must be done to ensure that all physical assets continue to operate optimally while maximizing technical uptime, optimizing customer satisfaction, and minimizing cost.
As the O&M Manager you will be a key member of the PowerGen Grid Operations team, leading the technical O&M team across Tanzania. You’ll be a focused on supporting our Tanzanian customers who use electricity from our micro-grids each day. You will report to Vice President of Grid Operations and you will work closely with the entire Grid Operations team.
What You’ll Make Happen:
A more complete – but by no means exhaustive – list of responsibilities is provided below:
Dealing with unplanned problems, is a key component of an O&M Managers’ role. You’ll be responsible for addressing and solving unplanned problems on-site, which are either identified by system monitoring or reported by a customer (i.e. electricity outage, asset vandalism, reticulation issue, etc.).
You will be responsible for building and hiring various Technicians and Associates to support the teams O&M goals and objectives.
You’ll be responsible for creating work plans, budgets, expense reports, and resolution reports to support O&M trips.
When dealing with unexpected issues, you should establish a comprehensive understanding of the issue through detailed fact-finding and implements an established procedure for correcting issue in timely
fashion.
You will work with various PowerGen stakeholders to identify an issue and solve it correctly. All unplanned maintenance activities should always be based on thorough root cause analysis to ensure that the failure does not re-occur.
As an O&M Manager, you’ll also be responsible for scheduling and planning preventative maintenance activities that are standardized and regularly scheduled activities designed to identify and prevent any type of negative consequence before it happens. This includes quarterly maintenance trips and regularly scheduled diesel generator refueling trips.
You’ll be responsible for providing feedback in a standardized manner
across various teams at PowerGen - including Installations, Grid Development, Procurement, System Design and Grid Operations - to enable long term improvement of design, installation, service and O&M.
What Excites You:
Contributing to rural electrification in East Africa.
Building a clean energy future for Africa.
A fast-paced environment where constant change is the norm and individual initiative-taking is encouraged.
Having autonomy to implement your creative solutions – not just coming up with ideas, but possessing the commitment and skill to implement them.
Passion for organization, details, and precision in all you do.
Working both in the office and in the field.
Benefits and Compensation:
A competitive package including annual compensation, performance bonuses, health insurance, professional development and team building events. And you'll be working with a dynamic team of people passionate about electrifying East Africa!
experience, the team will implement various demand stimulation, customer engagement and economic development initiatives. Ultimately, the PowerGen Grid Operations Team determines what activities must be done to ensure that all physical assets continue to operate optimally while maximizing technical uptime, optimizing customer satisfaction, and minimizing cost.
As the O&M Manager you will be a key member of the PowerGen Grid Operations team, leading the technical O&M team across Tanzania. You’ll be a focused on supporting our Tanzanian customers who use electricity from our micro-grids each day. You will report to Vice President of Grid Operations and you will work closely with the entire Grid Operations team.
What You’ll Make Happen:
A more complete – but by no means exhaustive – list of responsibilities is provided below:
Dealing with unplanned problems, is a key component of an O&M Managers’ role. You’ll be responsible for addressing and solving unplanned problems on-site, which are either identified by system monitoring or reported by a customer (i.e. electricity outage, asset vandalism, reticulation issue, etc.).
You will be responsible for building and hiring various Technicians and Associates to support the teams O&M goals and objectives.
You’ll be responsible for creating work plans, budgets, expense reports, and resolution reports to support O&M trips.
When dealing with unexpected issues, you should establish a comprehensive understanding of the issue through detailed fact-finding and implements an established procedure for correcting issue in timely
fashion.
You will work with various PowerGen stakeholders to identify an issue and solve it correctly. All unplanned maintenance activities should always be based on thorough root cause analysis to ensure that the failure does not re-occur.
As an O&M Manager, you’ll also be responsible for scheduling and planning preventative maintenance activities that are standardized and regularly scheduled activities designed to identify and prevent any type of negative consequence before it happens. This includes quarterly maintenance trips and regularly scheduled diesel generator refueling trips.
You’ll be responsible for providing feedback in a standardized manner
across various teams at PowerGen - including Installations, Grid Development, Procurement, System Design and Grid Operations - to enable long term improvement of design, installation, service and O&M.
What Excites You:
Contributing to rural electrification in East Africa.
Building a clean energy future for Africa.
A fast-paced environment where constant change is the norm and individual initiative-taking is encouraged.
Having autonomy to implement your creative solutions – not just coming up with ideas, but possessing the commitment and skill to implement them.
Passion for organization, details, and precision in all you do.
Working both in the office and in the field.
Benefits and Compensation:
A competitive package including annual compensation, performance bonuses, health insurance, professional development and team building events. And you'll be working with a dynamic team of people passionate about electrifying East Africa!
Position Requirements
You Already Have:
6+ years’ work experience in engineering construction, operation and maintenance services, preferably in above-ground distribution, PV solar installations, and generators.
Technical engineering background and a demonstrated ability to learn the specific technical aspects of the PowerGen business.
Fluency in Kiswahili and English, both in written and oral communications.
Tanzanian citizenship or a valid Tanzanian work permit; experience working in Tanzania is a must.
Valid Drivers’ License.
Intelligence and eagerness to learn.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail a must.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Flexibility and eagerness to lend a hand wherever needed, even if a specific task may fall outside the core job description.
Enthusiasm in working for the field of renewable energy!
6+ years’ work experience in engineering construction, operation and maintenance services, preferably in above-ground distribution, PV solar installations, and generators.
Technical engineering background and a demonstrated ability to learn the specific technical aspects of the PowerGen business.
Fluency in Kiswahili and English, both in written and oral communications.
Tanzanian citizenship or a valid Tanzanian work permit; experience working in Tanzania is a must.
Valid Drivers’ License.
Intelligence and eagerness to learn.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail a must.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Flexibility and eagerness to lend a hand wherever needed, even if a specific task may fall outside the core job description.
Enthusiasm in working for the field of renewable energy!
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About the Company
PowerGen Renewable Energy is amicro-grid developer, implementer, and operator in East Africa, reshaping the prevailing rural electrification model in the region.
Having completed over 150 projects since our founding in 2011, PowerGen uniquely combines technical, on-the-ground capacity with innovative thinking (and doing) around business models that can improve
access to energy in Africa. With nearly 70 employees, a headquarters office and 11,000 sq. ft. workshop space in Nairobi and an office in Arusha, Tanzania, PowerGen is building a local company that is set to have an impact on the energy sector in East Africa for years to come.
Our goal is to create an African energy system that utilizes clean, renewable energy and smarter grids to deliver power to all. We see Africa – with its abundant renewable resources and limited incumbent infrastructure – leading the way to our global energy future. PowerGen will drive this transformation.
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