The Grid Execution Division is the beating heart of PowerGen and requires a leader who is eager to take on the challenge of managing the largest Division at the company in order to build a new type of infrastructure in an operationally demanding region.
What You’ll Make Happen:
You will manage the largest Division at PowerGen by headcount (50+ personnel), divided into five Teams: Project Coordination, Grid Development, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Installations
Working with the various Team for which you are responsible, you will provide support for their various areas of focus:
Grid Development – database and GIS analytics, site selection process, site surveying, customer application surveying, customer and site data management and analytics, customer signups, local government engagement
Engineering – power system design and distribution system design for total cost of ownership and reliability, explorations into new technology options, fabrication and assembly of technologies into PowerBoxes and other assemblies
Supply Chain – procurement of high-value renewable energy components from abroad, inventory management of equipment in both Kenya and Tanzania, logistics management to site for final installation
Installations – personnel resources management for installations, installation personnel training and onboarding programs, subcontractor management, installation quality control, design input
Project Coordination – master scheduling, resources planning, precedence mapping, optimizing inter-team efficiency
You will manage intra-Divisional processes to maximize the efficiency of resources
You will manage a Division which is split across two countries: Kenya and Tanzania
Through PowerGen’s Objectives, Indicators and Results system (OIRs) you will be responsible for achieving quarterly targets related to the Grid Execution Division, including:
Number of Connections
Cost / Connection
Initial Spend per Connection
Connections / PG Headcount
And more
You will lead the Grid Execution Division’s interfaces with the six other Divisions in the company:
Grid Operations – providing effective handover materials after commissioning of grids, and receiving feedback from this Division on how grids can be built to minimize ongoing issues and maximize customer satisfaction
People Operations – overseeing biannual review processes for the team, driving hiring for your Division, and leading employee engagement and retention efforts for your Division
Commercial Development – providing feedback to these teams to enable them to refine our our financial models, and collaborate with this Division on exploring the operational viability of potential partnerships
Technology – collaborating with this Division to ensure that we are seamlessly integrating our metering, communication, mobile money, and other technology platforms with our assets and customers
Finance & Admin – ensuring Divisional compliance with finance and business systems (ERP) controls and procedures
EPC – collaborating with the EPC Division to maximize resources allocation between the two Divisions as they take on non-micro-grid construction projects
Who You’ll Report To:
You will report to the COO, who oversees the Grid Execution, Grid Operations, People Operations, and Technology Divisions.
What Excites You:
Leading large teams of people towards a common goal
Working with new people in new places to solve problems with new solutions
A fast-paced environment where constant change is the norm and individual initiative-taking is encouraged
Handling ambiguity and creating order where previously none existed
Having autonomy to implement your creative solutions – not just coming up with ideas, but possessing the commitment and skill to implement them
Being a part of creating a healthy and motivating company culture
Passion for organization, details, and precision
Your Qualifications:
Experience in the areas of engineering, supply chain management, surveying, sales of FMCGs, and/or construction
Experience managing teams of thirty or more subordinates
Tanzanian and Kenyan citizens a significant plus
MBA is a plus
Fluent English required
Strong Kiswahili a significant plus
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