Head of Utilities, Nigeria

17 November
2024

Position: Head of Utilities, Nigeria

Job description

Head of Utilities is a strategic position that establishes and executes the business model and directs the strategy for city-scale utilities (water, power, gas, telecom, and ICT) at Alaro City. A senior management position in Nigeria that works closely with the Construction & Delivery, Financial Analysis, and Legal team in collaboration with the Group Head of Utilities in the management of the Utilities Business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The position is responsible for all aspects of utility management:

  • Financial and business strategy and oversight.
  • Budgeting, planning, and development.
  • Policy development and implementation.
  • Operations and Maintenance.
  • Personnel management
  • Contract preparation and implementation

Other responsibilities include:

  • Lead and coordinate key engineering activities that affect Alaro City utilities.
  • Provide leadership and coordination with all other groups to integrate project deliverables and plans to support procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
  • Ensure all regulatory reports and deadlines are adhered to.
  • Monitor and oversee internal quality standards that are met for the operational deliverables of maintenance services.
  • Prepare high-quality weekly, monthly, and other periodic reports on the status of utilities at Alaro City.
  • Implement and ensure enforcement of best practices, policies, and procedures for the utilities businesses.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other departments, regulatory agencies, consultants, and customers.

REQUIREMENTS

Hard skills and experience:

  1. Undergraduate degree with a minimum of 15 years of hands-on experience in an engineering setup or utility infrastructure, including but not limited to electricity generation and water treatment and distribution.
  2. Leadership experience in an engineering or construction firm is a major plus.
  3. Experience in construction, operation and maintenance of utilities infrastructure.
  4. Effective development/project management skills.
  5. Excellent business analysis skills.
  6. Excellent budgeting and reporting skills.

Soft skills:

  1. Mature, pragmatic and flexible approach, strong commercial judgment.
  2. Team player but comfortable working autonomously.
  3. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  4. Good negotiation skills.
  5. Good attention to detail.
  6. Rigorous and organized approach.
  7. Hands-on, ready to roll up the sleeves.
  8. Quick learner and ability and pick up new skills in other related fields.

Personal characteristics:

  1. Strong analytical skills.
  2. Strategic thinker with advanced verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
  3. Ability to articulate and communicate complex infrastructure and energy concepts in simple terms clearly and succinctly.
  4. Exceptional project management and cross-functional leadership skills, a process-focused and keen ability to forester collaboration, influence, and build trust in a highly matrixed organisation.
  5. Ability to prioritise, multitask and deliver high-quality work in tight timeframes.
  6. Self-starter with a track record of demonstrated ability and willingness to learn, motivation and dedication to excellence.
  7. Entrepreneurial spirit, comfort with ambiguity, good judgement and diplomacy.
  8. A consummate team player with impeccable ethics and integrity.
  9. The ability to work outside of standard business hours is expected of this position.