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Sahara Group Limited

Technical Risk Management Lead

Lagos

Nigeria

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Technical Risk Management Lead

Job details

Contract Type

Description

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in any engineering discipline.
  • Minimum of 5 – 6 years’ experience in Power Utilities, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production or any asset-intensive industry; three of which would have been spent in providing independent assurance over technical control effectiveness and supporting plant reliability, asset integrity, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities

Technical Risk Governance

  • Lead implementation of the Technical Risk Management Framework across generation and engineering functions.

  • Maintain and update the Technical Risk Register and Critical Asset Risk Profile.

  • Define and monitor risk tolerance levels for critical plant systems.

  • Escalate material technical risks to the stakeholders.

Risk Identification and Assessment

  • Conduct structured technical risk assessments (HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, RBI, vulnerability assessments).

  • Identify risks capable of causing forced outages, asset failure, safety incidents, or regulatory breaches.

  • Evaluate likelihood, impact, and control effectiveness using risk-based methodologies.

  • Review engineering changes and major maintenance activities from a risk perspective.

Risk Mitigation and Control

  • Develop practical risk mitigation plans with the Engineering and Operations teams.

  • Monitor implementation and closure of mitigation actions.

  • Independently assess the design and operating effectiveness of technical controls.

  • Track high-risk items and ensure timely resolution.

Compliance and Standards

  • Ensure technical risk processes align with Enterprise Risk Management standards.

  • Support compliance with applicable regulatory, ISO, and internal governance requirements.

  • Participate in internal and external audits relating to technical risk and reliability.

Reporting and Continuous Improvement

  • Prepare monthly and quarterly technical risk dashboards from the BarnOwl risk software.

  • Present key risk exposures and mitigation status to management.

  • Provide independent assurance on the effectiveness of technical risk controls.

Risk Culture & Capability Development

  • Promote risk-informed decision-making within engineering and maintenance teams.

  • Provide technical risk guidance and training where required.

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