Manager, Network Planning at Abia State Civil Service Commission

The Abia State Civil Service Commission invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager, Network Planning

Location: Abia
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Government & Public Sector

Job Description

• ​Answerable to the ED (Technical).
• Ensure participation in power development plans, including renewable energy, mini grids, and embedded generation expansion.
• Ensure participation in planning for distribution infrastructure improvement, including proposals for technical loss reduction and power quality improvement.
• Support tariff division with loss studies, load analysis, cost of service technical inputs, and verification of investment claims by licensees.
• Validate capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenditure (OPEX) claims submitted by licensees.
• Facilitate technical pilot projects that improve service quality.
• Establish robust system for technical data collection, validation, analysis, and archiving.
• Ensure data accuracy from licencees including energy flow data, load profiling, billing data and metering statistics.

Requirements

• First Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (Power bias), or its equivalent.
• Possession of a Higher Degree in Electrical Engineering (power option) an added advantage.
• Registration with NSE & COREN an advantage.
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel & AutoCAD) essential.
• 7 years working experience in an electricity Distribution Coy or transmission coy or generation coy essential.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Agile, intelligent, creative and innovative
• Ability to sketch and convert ideas into models
• Ability to interpret models & sketches.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.