Power Plant Coordinator at Lafarge Africa Plc

Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Power Plant Coordinator

Location: Ewekoro, Ogun
Job Type: Full time
Industry: Manufacturing

Job Summary

• Responsible for overseeing power management at Ewekoro, ensuring safe, reliable, and uninterrupted electricity generation and distribution to plant operations and surrounding communities.
• The role includes managing contractual compliance for Wartsila generators, optimizing engine performance and uptime, coordinating scheduled maintenance and major overhauls, and ensuring efficient utilization of resources.
• Additionally, the position requires developing and implementing a robust maintenance master plan for power plant generators.

What you'll be doing 

•  Health, Safety & Environment:
  • Act in accordance with the safety rules and regulations set up by the Group/plants and must be a good example for the employees to follow.
  • Create safe work conditions and mobilize all plant employees and on-site contractors on safety at work (behaviors and skills)
  • Participate in H&S through VPC and BOG.
  • Create enabling environment for the smooth operations of the Wartsila generators.
• Contract Development & Negotiation:
  • Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with contractors, suppliers, OEMs, service providers, and regulatory bodies.
  • Ensure contract terms align with company policies, legal standards, and project goals.
  • Define clear deliverables, KPIs, penalties, warranties, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Contract Administration & Compliance:
  • Ensure all parties comply with contractual obligations, timelines, and specifications.
  • Monitor performance of vendors and contractors against contractual commitments.
  • Manage variations, amendments, and change orders in line with procedures.
• Risk Management
  • Identify contractual risks (e.g., delivery delays, technical failures, regulatory issues) and develop mitigation plans.
  • Ensure insurance, indemnity, and liability clauses adequately protect the plant.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management:
  • Serve as the key interface between the plant and external partners, such as EPC contractors, equipment suppliers, utility regulators, and  consultants.
  • Resolve disputes and facilitate communication among internal departments and external stakeholders.
• Financial Oversight:
  • Track contract-related payments, budgets, and milestones.
  • Ensure proper billing, invoicing, and cost control as per contract terms.
  • Monitor penalties, liquidated damages, bonuses, and incentives as stipulated in the contracts.
• Documentation & Reporting:
  • Maintain a complete and updated repository of all contracts, amendments, correspondences, and performance records.
  • Prepare reports for senior management on contract status, risks, claims, and opportunities.
• Claims & Dispute Resolution:
  • Lead the preparation, submission, and defense of claims (e.g., time extensions, cost overruns).
  • Support or lead dispute resolution processes, including arbitration or litigation if required.
• Support to Plant Operations:
  • Provide contractual guidance during outages, shutdowns, and major maintenance activities.
  • Ensure long-term service agreements (LTSAs), warranty support, and OEM commitments are fulfilled.
• Regulatory & Legal Coordination:
  • Ensure compliance with local and international laws, environmental regulations, and licensing requirements.
  • Liaise with legal teams to address contractual legal matters.
•  Continuous Improvement:
  • Analyze contract outcomes to derive lessons learned.
  • Recommend improvements in contracting strategies and practices for future projects
• Investments & Initiatives:
  • Liaise with the project team to execute projects within the given budgets, time and scope in every aspect as well as the use of standard process and tools.
  • Propose and support the implementation of power export to the grid.
  • Support the business on power and energy projects with a focus on the development.
• Sustainability:
  • Ensure a safety culture with the plants and the Wartsila team
  • Commit to improve environmental management at all time.
  • Ensure long-term sustainability power and energy strategy for Sagamu and Ewekoro plant.
  • Lead a proactive power and energy strategies with relevant external stakeholders (authorities and communities, etc.)
• Governance:
  • Ensure full implementation of regulatory bodies, company goals, local permits, policies and procedures; ensure up-to-date technical documentation; optimize the internal processes and structures.

 Who you'll be working with

• Internal:
  • Plant Manager
  • Maintenance Manager
  • Electrical Manager
  • Production Manager
  • Electrical and Instrumentation Manager
  • Automation Manager
  • Warehouse Manager
  • Production Manager
  • Plant Controller
  • Safety Manager
  • New works Manager
  • Environmental Manager
• External:
  • All local Communities
  • Regulatory Authorities (SON, NESRA, OGEPA etc.).

Requirements

• Minimum HND in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 10 years Manufacturing operations
• Excellent Project management skills
• Knowledge of Plant codifications.
• knowledge of Electric power supply management
• Knowledge of Electrical drawings interpretation and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of Programmable logic controller (Allen Bradly & Siemens)
• Knowledge of Instrumentation and Automation programs editing and modification.
• Industrial Automation system certified
• Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams, with requisite drive and energy to ensure that a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered
• Highly effective time management, planning and organization skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and drive tasks to completion in a fixed time-frame and in a pressured environment.
• Demonstrated broad understanding of the content, processes and optimization channels.
• Ability to deal with ambiguities, conflicts and adversarial relationships
• Ability to assess potential and risks associated with plant operations
• Proven ability in analysis and interpretation of data
• Proven ability to identify problems quickly, make sound judgments, establish and implement solutions.
• Ability to visualize and solve complicated problems in the best way possible and make accurate and informed decisions.

Benefits
Who are Lafarge People?

• Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues

Your Lafarge Experience:

• At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you are in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you.
• With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet.
• You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives that we can build the world we all want to live in.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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