Manager, Network Planning

• Answerable to the ED (Technical).
  
• Ensure participation in power development plans, including renewable energy, mini grids, and embedded generation expansion.
  
• Ensure participation in planning for distribution infrastructure improvement, including proposals for technical loss reduction and power quality improvement.
  
• Support tariff division with loss studies, load analysis, cost of service technical inputs, and verification of investment claims by licensees.
  
• Validate capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenditure (OPEX) claims submitted by licensees.
  
• Facilitate technical pilot projects that improve service quality.
  
• Establish robust system for technical data collection, validation, analysis, and archiving.
  
• Ensure data accuracy from licencees including energy flow data, load profiling, billing data and metering statistics.
  

Requirements

• First Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (Power bias), or its equivalent.
  
• Possession of a Higher Degree in Electrical Engineering (power option) an added advantage.
  
• Registration with NSE & COREN an advantage.
  
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel & AutoCAD) essential.
  
• 7 years working experience in an electricity Distribution Coy or transmission coy or generation coy essential.
  
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
  
• Agile, intelligent, creative and innovative
  
• Ability to sketch and convert ideas into models
  
• Ability to interpret models & sketches.