Network Management Lead at Fenchurch Group

Fenchurch Group is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Network Management Lead

Location:  Nigeria

Role Purpose

• The Network Management Lead is accountable for the technical integrity, reliability, and efficiency of the distribution network.
• This successful candidate shall own feeder uptime, fault response, planned maintenance, and the network-side contribution to ATC&C loss reduction.

Key Responsibilties
Network Operations & Reliability:

• Coordinate and owns feeder availability implements a preventive maintenance programme that ensures network availability and resilience.
• Manages outage response, ensure faults are resolved promptly, and that root cause is documented for every outage
• Maintain and regularly update the asset register for all distribution infrastructure: 33/11kV transformers, distribution transformers, feeders, feeder pillars, LV lines, and meters

Energy Accounting & Technical Loss Reduction:

• Conduct weekly energy management analysis on the network based on the energy received from Grid.
• Identify and address sources of technical loss: overloaded transformers, high-impedance connections, inadequate conductor sizing, poor earthing
• Coordinate with the Commercial Lead on energy balance reconciliation to distinguish technical losses from commercial losses
• Implement targeted network upgrades (reconductoring, DT replacement, reactive power compensation) against a prioritised loss-reduction plan

Field Team Management:

• Supervise Network Management Officers, set daily work plans, review completed tasks, and ensure documentation
• Directly manage the Drivers, approve trip schedules, review logbooks, and ensure vehicle is field-ready at all times
• Ensure appropriate use of PPEs on every task, whilst ensuring zero tolerance for unsafe work practices
• Coordinate with other relevant team members on joint field investigations involving suspected technical tampering or metering anomalies

Revenue Enforcement Support:

• Provide technical support to commercial disconnection/reconnection operations, ensure all connections comply with network standards
• Identify and report illegal connections; support the commercial team in revenue assurance activities
• Maintain Distribution Transformer load data to support energy accounting and reconciliation

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (or equivalent); COREN registration is advantageous
• Minimum 10 years in electricity distribution, with direct experience managing 33/11kV or 11kV/415V networks
• Proficiency in load flow analysis, fault diagnosis, and network energy accounting
• Hands-on experience with feeder automation, SCADA, or AMR systems is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
17th June, 2026.

Method of Application
Interested candidates should send their CV to: hr@fenchurchgroupng.com using the job title as the subject of the email.