Q & M Manager - Commercial Solar PV at Deflint MFI Limited

Deflint MFI Limited is a small microfinance business, with aim to impact and improve lives of clients and individual by providing them with access to loans, we work with our clients and customers to improve their businesses and livelihood. Our loan application process is made simple and straightforward to help and enable those at the bottom of financial grid to be able to access alternative finances to boost their business. We also introduce an alternative microfinance system for the poor, also to help our clients to strive for and make progress towards self-reliance through income generation and planned savings.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Q & M Manager - Commercial Solar PV

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• The Q & M Manager is responsible for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of all PV systems in our portfolio
• He / she must ensure the systems under care are performing to a high standard, and all faults are quickly and effectively rectified. The O&M Manager contributes to related fields, including customer care, communications design, and contractual matters
• He/she should also actively identify improvements or advances in technology to continuously improve the O&M scope.

The O & M Manager will lead the O & M team to:

• Plan and schedule all Q&M site visits (these may be reactive to customer queries or ongoing annual contracts).
• Manage a team of Q&M Engineers.
• Ensure ongoing monitoring of performance of systems under ongoing Q&M contracts on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Produce written monthly / quarterly / annual performance reports for PV systems under ongoing Q&M contracts.
• Produce written reports from fault finding site visits on current status, and future work required.
• Oversee purchasing of materials for Q&M works.
• Work with Q&M Engineers to produce quotations for new Q&M work.
• Work with Business Development Managers to secure Q&M contracts on retrofit projects.
• Responsible for control of all warranty claims. Essential requirements

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally need to:

• Maintain all PV systems installed by the company or under Q&M contract
• Monitor solar PV systems and respond to faults and breakdowns
• Develop/improve Q&M processes and tools according to ISO 9001 standards.
• Evaluate and procure remote monitoring and sensing solutions for solar PV systems
• Process and analyse field data to evaluate performance of solar PV systems
• Develop or identify predictive monitoring for photovoltaic systems by processing real-time data and identifying patterns that predict an imminent failure
• Perform PV system commissioning and testing as necessary
• Work with the PV installation team as necessary

Requirements
We are looking for candidates who:

• Has a good Degree in electrical or combined engineering or similar.
• Is well organised, with good analytical skills
• Seizes the initiative to solve problems
• Is good at interpersonal relations
• Can inspire his or her team to excel
• Has electrical engineering background.

Salary

• Above N150,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.