Operations and Maintenance Engineer at RP Global / Westa.solar

At westa.solar, we design, install, finance and maintain rooftop and ground mounted solar projects for Commercial and Industrial clients in West Africa. Our goal is to ensure cost-saving while increasing energy reliability and reducing the environmental impacts of your operations. We provide finance to make solar competitive with grid and diesel costs.  We manage the design, installation and maintenance to eliminate complexity and risks. We use Tier 1 components to ensure high quality and long lasting installations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operations and Maintenance Engineer

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

The Role

• This role is responsible for planning, scheduling and ensuring execution of daily, weekly and monthly activities to ensure smooth operations of the solar power plants.
• The O&M Engineer takes the responsibility of monitoring the performance of the solar power plants on a day-to-day basis and must be available in the event of a fault.

Duties and Responsibilities
You will be a proactive and integral member of the team carrying out the following:

• Identify problems with operational plants, and develop and drive implementation of corrective action
• Serve as company operations liaison with client, and ensure that all communication is promptly reported to management, and resolved in a timely fashion
• Schedule and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities
• Provide timely reports from field operation, site performance and other information as may be requested by management
• Respond to site call-outs and maintain register of faults and site incidents, as well as repair activities and the time and materials expended on tasks completed
• Ensure that all O&M activities performed at project sites comply with OEM (original equipment manufacturer) requirements
• Support Supply Chain in stock acquisition and management.
• Drive warranty claim processes where applicable for repairs or maintenance.
• Key Performance Indicators - As aligned with Line Manager

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• B.Sc / HND in an Engineering field or any other relevant field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in similar role
• Good leadership skills
• Read and interpret technical designs and specifications
• Very good grasp of Microsoft Office tools
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Creative problem-solving
• A strategic and analytical mind
• Persistence and attention to detail in pursuit of objectives
• Ability to work efficiently with little to no supervision.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Comfortable and Motivating Work Environment
• Growth and Development through company-sponsored trainings
• Health Insurance, Statutory pension and tax contributions
• All necessary work tools are provided.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online