Technical Risk Management Lead at Sahara Group

Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 38 countries across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Spanning three decades, we have broken ground and challenged stereotypes across the global business landscape. The women and men who make up our organization are our strongest levers for growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Risk Management Lead

Job Identification: 497
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time 

Job Summary

• The Technical Risk Management Lead is responsible for the independent oversight, identification, assessment, and mitigation of engineering and operational risks across the Company’s power generation assets.
• The role provides structured risk governance over critical plant systems, including boilers, turbines, generators, electrical systems, control and instrumentation infrastructure, balance-of-plant equipment, and major outages.
• It ensures that technical risks capable of causing forced outages, asset degradation, safety incidents, regulatory breaches, or loss of generation capacity are proactively identified, evaluated, and controlled in alignment with the Company’s risk appetite.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Technical Risk Governance:

• Lead implementation of the Technical Risk Management Framework across generation and engineering functions.
• Maintain and update the Technical Risk Register and Critical Asset Risk Profile.
• Define and monitor risk tolerance levels for critical plant systems.
• Escalate material technical risks to the stakeholders.

Risk Identification and Assessment:

• Conduct structured technical risk assessments (HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, RBI, vulnerability assessments).
• Identify risks capable of causing forced outages, asset failure, safety incidents, or regulatory breaches.
• Evaluate likelihood, impact, and control effectiveness using risk-based methodologies.
• Review engineering changes and major maintenance activities from a risk perspective.

Risk Mitigation and Control:

• Develop practical risk mitigation plans with the Engineering and Operations teams.
• Monitor implementation and closure of mitigation actions.
• Independently assess the design and operating effectiveness of technical controls.
• Track high-risk items and ensure timely resolution.

Compliance and Standards:

• Ensure technical risk processes align with Enterprise Risk Management standards.
• Support compliance with applicable regulatory, ISO, and internal governance requirements.
• Participate in internal and external audits relating to technical risk and reliability.

Reporting and Continuous Improvement:

• Prepare monthly and quarterly technical risk dashboards from the BarnOwl risk software.
• Present key risk exposures and mitigation status to management.
• Provide independent assurance on the effectiveness of technical risk controls.

Risk Culture & Capability Development:

• Promote risk-informed decision-making within engineering and maintenance teams.
• Provide technical risk guidance and training where required.

Requirements
Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in any engineering discipline. 
• 5 – 6 years’ experience in Power Utilities, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production, or any asset-intensive industry; three of which would have been spent in providing independent assurance over technical control effectiveness and supporting plant reliability, asset integrity, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance.

Skills and Competencies:
Core skills:

• Independent certification/training by an accredited body relating to Risk and Reliability Engineering, e.g., CMRP, IRM, etc.
• Knowledge in all the following areas: Maintenance, Operation, Design Engineering, Asset Integrity, and Technical Assurance.
• Proven experience in technical risk assessment, threat management, and security controls implementation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess and communicate risks effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Attention to detail and the ability to prioritise tasks.
• Proficiency in using relevant software and tools for risk assessment and management.

Language skills:

• Fluent in the English language

Soft Skills:

• Computer knowledge
• Conversant with usual business suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Awareness of the use of any risk software

Personal qualities:

• Rigour and critical sense, open-minded, keen to share knowledge.
• Leadership and strong listening/communication skills.
• Teamwork.

Application Closing Date
16th May, 2026; 11:00 PM.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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