• Application Deadline:
• Position: ESCO Project Engineer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Engineering / Technical  , Project Management 
  

Who You Are

• Self-starter who is passionate about clean energy and its potential to transform fragile states and frontier markets in Africa


• Entrepreneurial mind who is not afraid of exploring how new technologies can be used to optimize our work and enable us to create robust products


• Capable of applying engineering principles to complex, bespoke problems that require creative thinking


• Comfortable with ambiguity; you are effective in a fast-moving and complex environment that does not have a fixed rule book.


• A practical thinker known for choosing the simple, robust solution where more complicated approaches would deliver the same results


• A open-minded learner who is not afraid to take on new challenges head on


• Eager and willing to train up contractors to consistently deliver excellent work


• A systematic and highly organized project manager; takes personal accountability for tracking numerous activities across workstreams and driving them all to successful conclusion


• Sound commercial judgement; independently assesses the most economical interventions


• Considers the long-term view when evaluating the costs and benefits of a potential solution


• A creative problem-solver not afraid to get their hands dirty to untangle a complex issue

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise during project design, construction, commissioning, representing the interests of CBE’s customer and our interests as the asset owner


• Conduct hybrid sizing, configuration and design including optimal configuration of solar, thermal and storage seeking to optimize for LCoE


• Produce preliminary design documentation including layouts, Interconnection strategy, SLD’s, BoQ’s, PVSyst analysis, etc.;


• Provide ongoing technical support and design review throughout project implementation, network integration and commissioning


• Carry out site and situation analysis of projects and effectively drive the technical development to address high risk and critical path workstreams.


• Support data gathering from customers and associated 3rd parties as required to effectively carry out studies and associated development activities


• Support or drive the development of an asset management tool


• Support the early-stage technical analysis of projects including the engagement with third party consultants and specialists as may be required to carry out specialist studies


• Support with the EPC engagement, contracting, configuration optimization and review of EPC detailed designs


• Support the business development team with technical inputs for pricing, proposal materials and customer engagement


• Provide technical support during Energy as a Service (EaaS) contract drafting and negotiations


• Support with project management through implementation including:
  
  
  
  • Support during Kickoff meeting and ongoing stakeholder engagement
  
  
  • Project progress and quality reviews
  
  
  • Support with EaaS and EPC contracts
  
  
  
  


• Support the CBE technical team on an adhoc basis on projects across the full CBE ESCo portfolio

Qualifications

Ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• 3+ years relevant working experience


• 2+ year work experience in solar PV, SHS, minigrids or nanogrid construction with a top-tier firm


• Experience designing a small scale solar/storage/thermal hybrid project including minigrids and nanogrids


• Working knowledge of battery storage technologies and design of storage solutions


• Background in designing and implementing EHS policies for construction projects


• Undergone some project management training


• Experience working in Africa


• Good commercial understanding of the solar IPP model including an understanding of project finance


• Interest and understanding of the telecom world


• Experience with monitoring and control systems

Required skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s engineering degree (mechanical/electrical/electronic)


• 2+ years work experience in either power systems engineering, electrical transmission/distribution networks, building electrical engineering, or electrical generation


• Hybrid sizing, configuring and modelling experience – HOMER (or similar) and/or self-built models


• Understanding of the key components that form part of a hybrid solution:
  
  
  
  • Solar PV
  
  
  • Battery storage (including understanding different storage technologies and the associated tradeoffs)
  
  
  • Thermal/baseload generation – diesel generators
  
  
  
  


• Strong understanding of AC/DC Electrical Power Systems, Power Electronics, and/or Solar Energy


• Demonstrated interest in renewable energy systems


• Work experience or demonstrated familiarity with solar PV installations


• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field


• Demonstrated ability to independently supervise multi-stakeholder projects


• Clear effective communicator across diverse audiences


• Writes clearly, professionally, and without grammatical errors