Head of Project at Husk Power Systems Nigeria Limited

Husk is one of the world’s leading rural energy providers. We provide low-cost and reliable power to rural households and businesses, entirely from renewable energy sources. Powering economic possibilities in every village is at the heart of everything we do.

We design, build and operate the lowest cost hybrid (solar and biomass) power plant and distribution network in India and Africa. To date, Husk has provided electricity to over 15,000 homes and businesses, reducing 95,000 tonnes of CO2. Our aim is to provide 30MW of power to 225,000 customers by 2025, and save 350,000 tonnes of CO2 each year.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Project

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• Manage the project organization in terms of processes and people to build an organization that can manage over 600 projects being executed globally in a year
• Maintain and manage working relationships with discoms dealing with electricity transmission & distribution for regulatory approvals
• Development of tools and systems to effectively and efficiently manage the projects
• Organization of resources (men, material and machines) to ensure delivery as per plan
• Build digital systems that can help scale project management and provide real time feedback of status on ground.
• Monitor & follow-up the project cost and productivity to achieve / exceed target profitability
• Support cash-flow by ensuring timely delivery and proper invoicing
• Deliver project as per man-month schedule and milestones
• Build partnerships with contract management for EPC for scaling projects to the tune of 30-50 site per month.
• Preparation of project plan in accordance with the budget
• Coordinate with engineering to develop preliminary design budget and final execution designs for zero deviation at site
• Create project budget based upon quotes and bids as also track project costs
• Monitoring site progress and clearly bringing out the risks involved, and support required
• Develop strong cross functional teams that can manage cross functional conflicts
• ROW (concocted and real) Issues Management
• Brainstorming sessions with the project, design and inventory Team to give product improvement
  feedback and align compliance
• Organize on the job training for technical manpower to build a competitive and quality driven team
• Regular interaction with the Project/Finance/Inventory/Logistics Team at HO to ensure that the requisite
  support and resources are in place, and the Site EPC Heads don’t have to look over their shoulders
• Ensure own manpower and other workers on site strictly follow safety protocols and always wear PPE
• Ensurethe  right quality the very first time to avoid/reduce the cost of rework
• Standardize storage and handling for sensitive and critical equipment

Qualifications

• B.Tech / M.Tech in any Specialization (Electrical /Mechanical/Civil/ Electronics Engineering).
• 10-14 years’ experience in the energy sector, particularly in the solar Industry with previous similar management assignments.
• Experience and understanding of distributed generation solar projects
• PV Installation professional certification preferred
• Solid understanding of the project management process
• High degree of problem-solving and system architecting capabilities.
• Tech-savvy and focused on scalability rather than conventional methods of project monitoring.
• Good record-keeping and organizational skills.

Location and Travel:

• This role is based in Abuja, Nigeria, with regular travel to Husk Mini grid and other operational locations. 

Salary
Based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications, salary can be negotiated if required.

Benefits

• Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that are in line with global best practices.
• These include clear career growth planning, transparent performance review and reward processes that are gender neutral, maternity, and paternity leave, gender-inclusive workplace conditions with special attention given to the safety and security of our women employees, 18-day annual paid leave, and family health insurance.
• Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work-life balance, giving them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their lives.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: Women candidates are encouraged to apply.