Manager, Substations

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Must have master’s degree in a relevant field
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering from a recognized institution
  
• Registered Professional Engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK)
  
• Must be a Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK)
  
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
  
• Must have eight (8) years relevant work experience
  

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Must have master’s degree in a relevant field
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering from a recognized institution
  
• Registered Professional Engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK)
  
• Must be a Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK)
  
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
  
• Must have eight (8) years relevant work experience
  

• Coordinating the development of policies and programs on substation projects, substation primary equipment maintenance, reinforcement, and expansion
  
• Coordinating and liaising with the power system and sector players to enable substations' operational functions
  
• Coordinating and liaising with other sections and units in the directorate to establish linkages for enabling effective power system protection and assets management operational functions
  
• Managing staff job performance, career development, capacity building, and deployment of skills
  
• Ensuring implementation of quality assurance in the Division
  
• Overseeing the development of scope of works, specifications, and evaluations for outsourced related works purchases
  
• Conducting regular meetings with substation engineers and maintenance contractors to review progress of work activities and to program future works
  
• Monitoring quality of work execution, progress, and completion schedule of maintenance contracts
  
• Planning for reinforcement projects works and various technical matters related to substation maintenance works
  
• Safeguarding the company’s compliance to asset management system standards (PAS55/ ISO 55000) and industry best practices
  
• Preparing analysis progress reports on the status of substation maintenance
  
• Managing switching operations for maintenance and breakdown repair works when required
  
• Verifying and recommending payment claims by contractors
  
• Coordinating commissioning and energization of completed substation projects
  
• Guiding performance of analysis on asset management data to assist the Company in making maintenance investment plans, perform asset risk analysis, and spares inventory management
  
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to the regions on matters pertaining to substations e-plant, HVDC, control, and assets management as necessary
  
• Ensuring preparation and generation of monitoring reports on the health indices of all transmission assets and generating work orders for all required maintenance in the system
  
• Developing and implementing technological innovations to enhance efficiency
  
• Supervising, appraising, and identifying staff training and development needs
  
• Preparing annual budgets, procurement plan, and work plan