PowerGen
Job Vacancy: Installation
Lead
Location: Kericho
Employment Type: Permanent
Job Description: As an Installation Lead your primary responsibilities are to deliver renewable energy systems and solutions to our clients.
Job Description: As an Installation Lead your primary responsibilities are to deliver renewable energy systems and solutions to our clients.
Your value to the company is
directly related to your ability to manage teams of Installations Technicians
on site and take responsibility for installing PowerGen solutions per our
system designs.
You will report directly to
the Installation Manager or the VP of Installations who will communicate with
you regularly in order to help you set goals and provide feedback on your
progress towards achieving them.
What You'll Make Happen:
A more complete – but by no means exhaustive – list of responsibilities is provided below:
What You'll Make Happen:
A more complete – but by no means exhaustive – list of responsibilities is provided below:
- Managing
installation technicians during installations on site.
- Communicating
system design and Fabrication requests to the Fabrication Manager and
Workshop Manager
- Driving to
installation sites for site visits, installations and periodic maintenance
and troubleshooting.
- Liaising with
clients prior to, and during, visits.
- Travel
throughout Kenya and East Africa.
- Liaising with
PowerGen’s Grid and Workshop Teams to ensure the correct materials are
procured and installations for which you are responsible are completed
successfully.
- Generating
balance of materials required for installations.
- Completing all
installation documentation including wiring diagrams, testing and commissioning
sheets, installation reports, trip budgets, and expense reports.
- Properly
utilizing internal systems (email, CRM, calendar) to maintain operational
organization and help drive sales.
- Completing
quarterly self-review and collaborate with management on training progress
and goals.
- Knowledge
sharing – sharing your experience with and training colleagues.
What You Already Have:
- 2+ years’ work
experience in solar PV installations
- EWURA license
in any class
- Technical
engineering background and a demonstrated ability to learn the technical
aspects of the PowerGen business and communicate in that language.
- Prior
experience managing and growing teams.
- Fluent in
Kiswahili and English, both in written and oral communications.
- Intelligent
and eager to learn.
- Highly
organized and strong attention to detail a must.
- Hardworking
and honest.
- Enthusiasm in
working for the field of renewable energy.
- Advanced
proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills.
- Flexible and
eager to lend a hand wherever needed, even if a specific task may fall
outside the core job description.
- Candidate
should possess a valid Drivers’ License.
Benefits and
Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online
Job Vacancy: O&M
Technician
Location: Arusha
Employment Type: Permanent
Job Description: PowerGen Grid Operations strives to optimally serve customers through ensuring that assets achieve optimal performance levels.
Job Description: PowerGen Grid Operations strives to optimally serve customers through ensuring that assets achieve optimal performance levels.
The key to a successful grid
operations program is working to prevent issues before they occur, and when
problems do occur having established processes for diagnosing and resolving
those problems quickly and safely, with limited electricity interruption for
customers.
In order to continuously
improve customer experience, the team will implement various demand
stimulation, customer engagement and economic development initiatives.
Ultimately, the PowerGen Grid
Operations Team determines what activities must be done to ensure that all
physical assets continue to operate optimally while maximizing technical
uptime, optimizing customer satisfaction, and minimizing cost.
As an O&M Technician you will be a key member of the PowerGen Grid Operations team, focusing on supporting our East African customers who use electricity from our micro-grids each day.
As an O&M Technician you will be a key member of the PowerGen Grid Operations team, focusing on supporting our East African customers who use electricity from our micro-grids each day.
You will report to the
O&M Manager and you will work closely with the entire Grid Operations
team.
What You’ll Make Happen:
A more complete – but by no means exhaustive – list of responsibilities is provided below:
A more complete – but by no means exhaustive – list of responsibilities is provided below:
- Dealing with
unplanned problems is a key component of the O&M Technician’s
role. You’ll be responsible for addressing and solving unplanned
problems on-site, which are either identified by system monitoring or
reported by a customer (i.e. electricity outage, asset vandalism,
reticulation issue, etc.).
- You’ll be
responsible for creating work plans, budgets, expense reports, and
resolution reports to support O&M trips.
- When dealing
with unexpected issues, you should establish a comprehensive understanding
of the issue through detailed fact-finding and implements an established
procedure for correcting issue in timely fashion.
- You will work
with various PowerGen stakeholders to identify an issue and solve it
correctly. All unplanned maintenance activities should always be
based on thorough root cause analysis to ensure that the failure does not
re-occur.
- As an O&M
Technician, you’ll also be responsible for preventative maintenance
activities that are standardized and regularly scheduled activities
designed to identify and prevent any type of negative consequence before
it happens. This includes quarterly maintenance trips and regularly
scheduled diesel generator refueling trips.
- You’ll be responsible
for providing feedback in a standardized manner across various teams at
PowerGen - including Installations, Grid Development, Procurement, System
Design and Grid Operations - to enable long term improvement of design,
installation, service and O&M.
What Excites You:
- A fast-paced
environment where constant change is the norm and individual
initiative-taking is encouraged.
- Contributing
to rural electrification in East Africa.
- Building a
clean energy future for Africa.
- Having
autonomy to implement your creative solutions – not just coming up with
ideas, but possessing the commitment and skill to implement them.
- Passion for
organization, details, and precision in all you do.
- Working in
both the field (approximately 75% of the time) and the office
You Already Have:
- 2+ years’ work
experience in above-ground distribution, PV solar installations, and
generators.
- Technical
engineering background and a demonstrated ability to learn the technical
aspects of the PowerGen business and communicate in that language.
- Valid EWURA
license, Class D or above
- Fluency in
Kiswahili and English, both in written and oral communications.
- Valid Drivers’
License.
- Intelligence
and eagerness to learn.
- Strong
organizational skills and attention to detail a must.
- Advanced
proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills.
- Flexibility
and eagerness to lend a hand wherever needed, even if a specific task may
fall outside the core job description.
- Enthusiasm in
working for the field of renewable energy!
Benefits and
Compensation: A competitive package including annual compensation, performance
bonuses, health insurance, professional development and team building
events.
And you'll be working with a
dynamic team of people passionate about electrifying East Africa!
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online