Director of Power Sector Development and Operation, Power Project Developer at WRS - Worldwide Recruitment Solutions

The role

You will essentially be responsible for identifying key energy related opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa, developing a business case, executing projects and overseeing owned assets ensuring they yield profitable returns. You will play a key role in the development of your team incorporating project finance, project management and O&M disciplines. This will require a highly driven individual with strong negotiation skills. You will be responsible for the commercial and project management of key opportunities form the cradle to the grave.

• Assess feasibility, define strategy, prepare and implement comprehensive power business plans for each site.
• Recruit and manage best-in-class personnel.
• Manage regulatory approval processes.
• Manage interim supply of power on the ground.
• Engage and supervise specialist consultants as required.
• Ensure close cooperation with the delivery team during planning and implementation in each country.
• You will be fully responsible for this profit center.

Requirements

You will need to hold a degree in engineering or economics with extensive experience in commercial management of power assets as well as project management of new projects. Experience within Sub-Sahara Africa will be critical to your success and you will need to have held a strategic level executive or management role within a power project development environment. Legal understanding of this sector would be invaluable along with strong financial / deal structuring know how. This roles will be based in Kenya with regular travel.

Remuneration

Full expat package with a negotiable base salary

Next Step

Please contact Neil Nixon at WRS as soon as possible as this is an urgent requirement.