Director of Power Sector Development and Operation, Power Project Developer

The role
You will essentially be responsible for identifying key energy related opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa, developing a business case, executing projects and overseeing owned assets ensuring they yield profitable returns. You will play a key role in the development of your team incorporating project finance, project management and O&M disciplines. This will require a highly driven individual with strong negotiation skills. You will be responsible for the commercial and project management of key opportunities form the cradle to the grave.
Assess feasibility, define strategy, prepare and implement comprehensive power business plans for each site.
Recruit and manage best-in-class personnel.
Manage regulatory approval processes.
Manage interim supply of power on the ground.
Engage and supervise specialist consultants as required.
Ensure close cooperation with the delivery team during planning and implementation in each country.
You will be fully responsible for this profit center.
Requirements
You will need to hold a degree in engineering or economics with extensive experience in commercial management of power assets as well as project management of new projects. Experience within Sub-Sahara Africa will be critical to your success and you will need to have held a strategic level executive or management role within a power project development environment. Legal understanding of this sector would be invaluable along with strong financial / deal structuring know how. This roles will be based in Kenya with regular travel.
Remuneration
Full expat package with a negotiable base salary
Next Step
Please contact Neil Nixon at WRS as soon as possible as this is an urgent requirement.

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