About Us

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 superchange economic growth and social well-being in rural communities that are unserved and underserved. 

Benefits

Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that are in line with global best practices. These include clear career growth planning, transparent performance review and reward processes that are gender neutral, maternity, and paternity leave, gender-inclusive workplace conditions with special attention given to the safety and security of our women employees, 18-day annual paid leave, and family health insurance. Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work-life balance, giving them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their lives.

Position Name: Site Surveyor

Division / Function: Projects & Installation 

Location of the Job: Northeast & Central, Nigeria

Reports to: Senior Site Surveyor, Project Manager

Role Summary

Husk is seeking a Site Surveyor to join the growing team in Nigeria. The overall objective of this role is to coordinate field staff in mapping out land boundaries, identification of mini-grid sites in order to create optimal pipelines of sites/villages suitable for the implementation of mini-grids uses, and ensuring that the generated sites meet the minimum site selection criteria. 

This role requires hands-on experience with engineering instruments and knowledge of GPS and GIS systems. The 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, Nigeria, etc.

Key responsibilities:

• Support all GIS/site scoping related activities across Nigeria (and other potential markets).

• Regularly interact with various internal and external stakeholders for site identification/selection activities.

• Producing maps using GPS, surveying instruments, digital images, and satellite photographs

• Assessing land due for redevelopment

• Monitoring changes in the land before, during, and after the construction process

• Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS)

• Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, and reports of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.

• Record the results of surveys, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features

• Assessment of soil resistance and other soil parameters to analyze the long-term impact of civil work with special focus on PV installation.

Community Engagement:

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with local communities affected by mini-grid projects.

• Communicate effectively with community leaders, residents, and other stakeholders to address concerns and promote understanding of project benefits.

Safety Compliance: 

• Develop and enforce safety protocols and procedures for all logistics activities related to the mini-grid, including transportation of equipment and materials.

• Conduct or coordinate safety training programs for logistics staff and ensure all personnel involved in logistics operations are aware of and adhere to safety standards.

• Conduct regular risk assessments of logistics operations and identify potential hazards. Develop mitigation plans to address these risks.

• Maintain accurate records of safety inspections, incidents, training sessions, and compliance documents related to logistics operations.

• A minimum of 2 years of work experience and 1 year of experience in a similar role within the energy/infrastructure/development sector.

• Graduate from a leading institution with a related degree in GIS/Surveying and other related subjects. Postgraduate degree and/or related professional qualifications, a plus.

• This position requires an in-depth understanding of GIS/Survey capabilities, critical thinking, and the ability to provide time-bound solutions to the benefit of the company. 

• Excellent skills with QGIS or ArcGIS, Google Earth, Microsoft Office tools and project management tools (MS Project, Power BI, etc)

Location and Travel

This role is based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Salary

Negotiable 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 Systems and its subsidiaries are equal-opportunity employers and make employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. 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.