Operations and Maintenance Engineer at 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 client operations. We provide finance to make solar competitive with grid and diesel costs. By managing the design, installation, and maintenance, we eliminate complexity and risks. Using Tier 1 components ensures high-quality and long-lasting installations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operations and Maintenance Engineer

Location: Garki, Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

Job Description

• 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 for resolution, in the event of a fault.

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 clients, and ensure that all communication is promptly reported to management, and resolved in a timely fashion.
• Schedule and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
• Perform remote monitoring of operational plants to track performance and flag faults or incidents.
• Analyze data from metering, performance, system design, etc., ensuring that system performance is accurately tracked.
• Process customer invoices and track revenue collection performance with accurate records.
• Provide timely reports from field operation, site performance and other information as may be requested by management.
• Respond to site call-outs and maintain a register of faults and site incidents, as well as repair activities, budgets, 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.

Education and Experience

• B.Sc/HND. in an Electrical Engineering is preferred; other fields may be considered with relevant experience
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Power Systems or Renewable Energy role
• Excellent capabilities using Microsoft Office tools and Power BI
• Experience using remote monitoring tools like ELUM or AMMP
• Good leadership and organizational skills
• Read and interpret technical designs and specifications
• 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
• Health and Social Insurance
• Pension Contribution

1. High quality work tools

• Hybrid work environment.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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