About Us

Husk is one of the world’s leading rural energy providers. We provide low-cost and reliable power to rural households and businesses, entirely from renewable energy sources. Powering economic possibilities in every village is at the heart of everything we do.
 

We design, build and operate the lowest cost hybrid (solar and biomass) power plant and distribution network in India and Africa. To date, Husk has provided electricity to over 15,000 homes and business, reducing 95,000 tonnes of CO2. Our aim is to provide 30MW of power to 225,000 customers by 2025, and save 350,000 tonnes of CO2 each year.

Husk Values

Honesty and Integrity; Act with discipline and integral to your job; Respect each other; Respect Human rights within our responsibility and contractual obligations. Frugal Innovation, Quality and Reliability; Respect for environment, health, and safety. Excellence as an attitude; We shall align perception to a common understanding of performance rating and measures., We > I, Fail Fast and Learn Faster, Continuous Learning.

Husk is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, or religion. Husk is committed to improving gender balance within its teams in Nigeria and globally. Female candidates are therefore highly encouraged to apply even if not all requirements are met.

Benefits

Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that are in line with global best practices. These include clear career growth planning, transparent annual review processes that are gender inclusive, maternity, and paternity leave, gender inclusive workplace conditions, family health insurance, frequent trainings to assist the employees to grow-in and to the next roles. Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work- life balance hence giving the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their life.

Role Summary

Husk is seeking an Engineer, Asset Health & Operational Audit to join the Engineering team in Nigeria. This individual will play an integral role in systems integration and management for remote monitoring purposes for our locations. We are looking for someone who has experience within the renewable energy sector, understands the need and use of technology (and its application) in the design, analysis and monitoring of power installations. Such individual should also be passionate about contributing to solving one of Nigeria’s most critical challenges – energy access deficit. This position provides the opportunity to join a growing team that is changing the face of rural electrification in many countries in Asia and Africa, including India, and Nigeria etc.

Key responsibilities:

General

• Play a key role as a member of the Engineering Team in systems integration and management.
• Support the integration and engagement with approved service providers for site operations.
• Support the optimization of various Husk NG activities to ensure best practices are entrenched towards more efficient processes.
• Support information and data gathering/analysis to support the MiniGrids/Marketing Teams for market intelligence insights within and around proposed mini grid locations.
• Support in driving “Best Practices” across the business. Once a “Best Practice” has been identified, ensure that the practice is visible nationally and to another subsidiary.
• Support in negotiating solutions, resolve conflicts and provide solutions in the best interest of HUSK Power Systems, and our clients and employees across potential mini grid locations.
• Assist in the training and mentoring of new employees where necessary
• Understand the priorities of the country operations and support the Country Team when necessary.
• Provide requisite support and inputs on building and aligning various company processes and policies according to global best practices.
• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Systems Integration

• Work with the larger Engineering/Software Team (NG and India) on the integration of Husk in-house proprietary IOT systems to drive remote monitoring for HMG and other locations.
• Work with the relevant Teams (both internal and external) to establish, configure and test various integrated operating systems, application software and system management tools.
• Support MiniGrids/Marketing/Customer Engagement Teams to integrate work tools and other support systems to ensure seamless systems operation.
• Maintain a repository for all data and insights from Husk integrated remote monitoring system for easy access when required.
• Understand and oversee any system integration need as required.

Asset Health Monitoring

• Provide regular system performance updates to the Operations/CE/HMG Teams for any requisite action and to drive actionable insights.
• Work with the Operations/CE Team to guide basic troubleshooting across HMG and other locations when required with respect to O&M processes for installed systems.
• Ensure regular and timely system updates to ensure rapid response to any system issues.
• Serve as one of the contact persons along with other relevant Teams for all integrated service providers for resolution of any system related issues.
• Evaluate existing systems regularly and provide technical updates as required.

Process Automation and Design

• Support in the possible automation of various processes with the Engineering, Software and other relevant Teams to drive process efficiency.
• Understand and support system sizing/design discussions for both HMGs and C+I clients jointly with the Engineering and other relevant Teams to ensure relevant system integration planning.

Analytics and Generating Actionable Insights

• Utilize analytics throughout function to accomplish strategic goals.
• Use data to inform decision-making for strategy development and adjustments as necessary.

General Skills & Attributes

• Ability to develop and update professional knowledge and skills quickly and efficiently. Ability to apply professional knowledge and skills in the advancement of business objectives.
• Proven proactive approach to systems integration and management.
• Quickly and successfully implements changes and improvements in operational activities and services. Effectively carries out tasks that are required by the Global Leadership and Nigeria Management team in addition to carrying out own role.
• Adapts to changes in company strategy whilst developing own strategy to achieve a personal goal of competently developing projects.
• Assesses own development needs and develops self to improve job performance and fulfil future potential. Contributes to the team ethos of Company.
• The ability to evaluate and convey complex information to others in an effective manner through concise communication skills and clear presentation skills in both verbal and written contexts.

Physical Demands

• Have full range of mobility in upper and lower body
• Could work in outdoor weather conditions at certain times
• Have adequate visual and hearing acuity to follow instructions; and determine accuracy of the work assigned
• Ability to work in rural, peri-urban locations as required

Does this sound like you?

• Minimum 2-5 years of experience within the renewable energy sector supporting systems integration and management activities.
• Must have deep industry knowledge and be able to provide relevant inputs on optimizing delivery of project activities
• Must have a clear understanding of what it takes and means to sell ‘power’ for business operations to clients
• Graduate from a leading institution with a related degree in engineering or sciences. Post-graduate degree and/or related professional qualifications considered a positive.
• Familiarity with relevant software.
• Excellent problem-solving skills are required
• A clearly defined strategic thought process and a continuous improvement mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent people skills, able to manage, motivate and discipline if necessary.
• This position requires risk analysis, critical thinking and the ability to provide solutions to the benefit of the company, and projects.
• Ability to influence through data and business analysis.
• Operationally focused; detailed oriented but able to grasp big picture.
• Excellent skills with MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and project management tools (MS Project, Asana, Slack etc)
• Most importantly, candidate must fit company spirit where people work smart, play hard, have fun and are dedicated to success.
• Ability to drive a vehicle during the normal course of business. Must possess a driver’s licence, maintain a clean driving record with the ability to pass a driving background check.

Also;

• You are driven to deliver business growth in a new market.
• You have a robust industry network and understand effective client engagement practices.
• You are an effective planner and have a strong orientation to process.
• You building strong relationship built on trust and are a strong verbal communicator.
• You pride your negotiation and communication skills.

Location and Travel

This role is based in Abuja. Occasional travel to Husk’s Mini Grids in the rural areas of Nasarawa is required. Number of travelling days could be 2-3 days in 3 months. If a female employee is required to travel, she will be accompanied by another senior colleague and Travel policy that highlights safety for female travelers will be strictly followed with zero-tolerance to any security flags.

DISCLAIMER:

This description indicates the general nature and level of the qualifications and duties required of employees in this job classification, as well as the essential functions a person must be able to perform to do this job. It is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Husk Power Systems and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and make employment decisions on the basis of merit and business need. We hire without consideration to race, colour, religion, citizenship, political activity or affiliation, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex or gender, or any other basis protected by law.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted