Husk Power Systems (“Husk”) is an award-winning clean energy company serving rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2023, it was named “World’s Best Challenger Brand” in the energy industry and is a 3-time Global Cleantech 100 company. The company’s AI-powered rural energy platform provides 24/7 renewable power to rural households, commercial customers, institutions, and small factories. It also delivers a range of other products and services, including e-commerce and credit financing of branded appliances for home and commercial use, as well as community-based solutions for e-mobility and the agricultural value chain. Husk’s mission is to supercharge economic growth and social well-being in rural communities that are unserved and underserved.

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, and frequent training 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 them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their life.

Position Name: Site Lead

Division / Function: Projects & Installation

Location of the Job: Nasarawa, Nigeria

Reports to: Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

General

• Play a key part as a member of the Installation Team in driving site installation targets.
• Work closely with the Installation Manager and other members of the Nigerian Team to deliver on business objectives.
• Support the optimization of various Husk NG activities to ensure best practices are entrenched towards more efficient processes.
• 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, resolving conflicts and providing solutions in the best interest of HUSK Power Systems, and our clients and employees across the potential mini-grid (and other) 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 maybe assigned from time to time.

Site Installation Management

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
• Actively resolve any ROW or stakeholder issues at the Site including alignment with T & D Network.
• Ensure that the Sites are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
• Report and escalate issues to the Installation Manager as needed.

Risk Management and Team Support

• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Support the Installation Manager in coordinating the HOTO process with the Operations Team.
• Work with Procurement, Finance, and HR to ensure project delivery and resource optimization.
• Collaborate with the C&I Team to deliver on project installations as required.

Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate and maintain regular communication, as well as develop positive and productive relationships with various community focus groups/stakeholders, Village Power Committee (VPC), customer groups, vendors/suppliers/sub-contractors, etc.

Organizational Strategy

• Contribute towards long-term organizational strategic goals, build key customer relationships, identify business opportunities, and introduce business leads.

Required Skills & Attributes

• Minimum of a diploma in electrical/electronic/ mechanical or other engineering/science degrees. Vocational or technical school training is an advantage.

• Proven (2-3 years) working experience as a project engineer. 
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in site/project development activities.
• Proven proactive approach to process integration and management.
• Quickly and successfully implements changes and improvements in operational activities and services. Effectively carries out tasks that are required by the Nigeria Team in addition to carrying out own role.
• Adapts to changes in company strategy whilst developing own strategy to achieve personal goals of competently owning and managing processes.
• Assesses own development needs and develops self to improve job performance and fulfill future potential. Contributes to the team ethos of the 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.
• Should possess requisite skill sets- active listening, speaking, reading, comprehension, critical thinking, performance monitoring, time management, people management, material resource management, judgment and decision making, teaching, coaching, and social awareness.
• Should possess knowledge of applicable regulations and standards, customer and personal service, administration, and management, material handling tools, and technology.
• Excellent skills with MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and project management tools (MS Project, Asana, Slack, etc.)
• Good knowledge/experience in the electrical installation industry is preferred.

Location and Travel

• This role is based in Nasarawa, Nigeria
• Will be required to work from rural areas and plant sites.

Salary

NGN 200,000 to NGN300,000 Based on experience

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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 Energy Systems and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and make employment decisions on the basis of merit and business need. We hire without consideration of 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.