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Who You Are
Engineer with 6+ years of experience across renewable energy asset development, construction, and operations
Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in Africa
Pioneer who is excited to work with new technologies and innovations
Willingness to take on new types of work, even without prior experience or direct supervision
Willingness to work and live in a sometimes-challenging environment
Primary Responsibilities
Project evaluation
Responsible for evaluating potential investments in solar mini-grids and adjacent technologies from a technical perspective.
Assess the commercial implications of different technical approaches and investigate opportunities for improving commercial outcomes.
Develop technical standards required for the successful completion and operation of projects and continually seek to improve and update these standards based on the evolution of solutions and ongoing learnings
Collaborate with project developers and provide strategic guidance and input into the selection process for project components, including solar panels, mounting structures, inverters, batteries, control systems, distribution systems, etc.
Project supervision
Remotely oversee projects during engineering, procurement, and construction phases, ensuring compliance with requisite standards
Remotely manage partners through project development process, including target-setting and milestone payment approvals
Ensure projects are built on time, within budget, and in line with infrastructure quality standards
Portfolio management
Work with operating partners to optimise asset performance leveraging remote monitoring systems
Enforce operating contracts with third-party O&M service providers
Provide guidance on proposals presented by operating partners and oversee implementation of site expansions and upgrades
Team management
Provide technical leadership across internal and external stakeholders, ensuring consistent application of standards and performance expectations
Support cross-functional decision-making by translating technical risks into actionable business insights
Manage and build internal technical capacity to oversee Access portfolio including mentoring and developing junior engineers and technical staff
Collaborate closely with ESG, legal, and investment teams to ensure alignment on technical, environmental, and commercial considerations
Qualifications
Required skills and qualifications:
6+ years of experience in assessing, implementing, and managing PV solar and other energy projects
Experience in renewable energy and/or off-grid generation projects (particularly solar) and developing countries (particularly Africa) will be regarded extremely favourably
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field is required; other advanced degrees and project management courses will be regarded favorably
Work experience or demonstrated familiarity in low voltage (LV) and medium voltage (MV) power distribution networks
Demonstrated ability to independently supervise multi-stakeholder projects
A registered member of a relevant engineering professional body
