Vacancy: Site Engineers at Starsight Energy

Starsight Energy provides premier clean on-grid and off-grid energy services to commercial and industrial clients in Africa. We make clean energy a smart bottom-line decision for clients by eliminating all up-front costs.

Site Engineers

Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
Experience: 5 years
Location: Lagos
Job Field: Engineering / Technical

Purpose of Role:

The Site Engineer is responsible for the daily operations and maintenance activities on all Starsight locations assigned. The Site Engineer can be assigned to sites either at pre-construction, during construction as well as post-construction, managing the infrastructure after commissioning to retain the integrity of the system, enhance performance and exceed client expectations in the service delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform daily supervision of vendors’ and contractors’ O&M activities across assigned sites, ensuring Operational Level Agreements (OLAs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), due dates, and all specifications are strictly adhered to.
Conduct spot-checks inspections and job completion assessments. Supervise end-to-end maintenance (Corrective and Preventive) schedule, testing and quality assurance of company’s owned electrical equipment in assigned clusters.
Implement all electrical design aspects of company research and development projects. Complete physical inspections across sites in assigned cluster within specified timelines.
Perform site visits on new project opportunities to determine the available site power, and utility/facility constraints, collect information regarding construction permits, evaluate potential site support contractors, and assist with preparation of cost estimates.
Implement point-point wiring diagrams and select components for company-built control panels.
Contribute to the development of company policies and procedures oversight to ensure that the company complies with legal and regulatory requirements.
Prepare and submit reports to the Site Manager and/ or Regional Operations Manager on all matters pertaining to job area.
Provide strategic input to the business to ensure that the business strategy and the supporting functional strategies are well thought through, clearly articulated and regularly monitored.
Create a high-performance focused culture through personal leadership, teamwork and the development of individual accountability for performance.
Foster open and positive culture where employee input is encouraged, and differences are resolved constructively.
Ensure the maintenance of appropriate professional ethics, knowledge and standards within the team
Ensure that the Company’s Health, Safety and Environment policies are always complied with and that Health, Safety and Environment is an integral part of all work practices
Manage relationships with Customers, partners and vendors.
Maintain oversight of the company’s operational projects, especially in relation to risks, to be fully informed to take the necessary high-level decisions to mitigate risks, deliver profitable projects and secure excellent customer relations.
Identify and be responsible for potential major risks, highlighting any potential concerns in an appropriate and timely manner. For identified risks, prioritise and ensure that a robust action plan, with monitoring is put in place.
Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Regional/Site Manager.

Qualification/Skills Requirement:

A bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering.
5 years cognate experience.
Good understanding of renewable energy(solar)
Technical capacity, Problem solving/ Analysis skill.
Communication Proficiency
Toughness and collaboration skills.
Project Management skill.
Intermediate use of Microsoft Office Suite (Including Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook).