Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 11 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Summary
The Power Manager Planning and Optimization is responsible for planning, including preparation of annual Power budgets, producing periodic forecasts covering profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow while ensuring implementing budget plans and ensuring costeffective measures are followed. He/she is also responsible for gathering pre & post implementation data and the analysis thereof to ensure recommended power solutions are commercially viable and sustainable in the short, medium and long-term. The Power Manager Planning and Optimization will support the section head to ensure that business cases are made and availed to relevant stakeholders as soon as required.
The Power Manager Planning and Optimization is also responsible for preparing reports that show the PaaS performance against budget (and business case) to be used by management for decision making. Management will depend on information provided by the PPS to make decisions on capital investments and various growth strategies.

Responsibilities
• Take lead on High-Level PaaS plans and/or Initiatives from the Regional Power Pillar Team and translate them into an in-Market specific and actionable plan, considering the market-specific yet evolving/dynamic realities (Network Setup/Installed base, Customer Loads, MLAs and Market- specific limitations or constraints, etc.)
• Planning for Power-as-a-Service (PaaS) function (Forecasting, Budgeting, Projects Mgt follow-up, post-implementation monitoring, Performance and Reporting) – away from the day-to-day whirlwind of technical Day-to-Day Technical Support to the Operations
• Planning for Technology and Technical Solutions to support Power efficiencies and growth of PaaS
• Focus on PaaS Monitoring, Performance and Reporting (Power Margins, CSF, etc.)
• Support the Day-to-Day Technical Operations team with insights based on analysis above and provide direction/guidance based on the findings from the same – in close working relationship with Regional Power Pillar Team
• Liaison with and provide Techno-Commercial support and/or input to the Business with regards to PaaS including Power-as-a-Business Negotiations and Offerings, etc
• Review previous year Project Performance and impact to Power CSFs and Power Margin, correlate improvement areas for to meet the year’s Targets,
• Review of Annual Power critical success factors (CSFs) and Power Margin Targets/Commitments plus all related Power Pillar (PaaS) initiatives from Regional Team and Translating them into an In- Market Specific Actionable Plan
• Identifying the priority sites for new energy efficiency initiative from among the universe from each Portfolio,
• Coordinating the Internal Formal Approvals right from PRFs to POs, with the Projects Section to formulate the whole deliverable into a Project and all related aspects,
• Participate in the review of the planned Customer MLA Contracts Amalgamation discussions from a PaaS perspective and ensure that any current short-falls within the MLA or Operations are addressed within the new revised version and ensure that Revenues and Power Margins are preserved or better still improved upon along the life-time of the revised MLA.;
• Act as a Liaison with and provide Techno-Commercial support and/or input to the Business with regards to PaaS including Power-as-a-Business Negotiations and Offerings, etc.

Person Specification
Education, Training, Skills & Experience Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Power Systems, Energy Engineering or equivalent),
• 3+ years relevant experience in the Telecommunications or Energy industry,
• 2+ years’ experience working on power solutions for telecommunications is desired.
• Experience working with remote-monitoring-systems.
• Prior experience in developing and managing projects is required.

Competencies:
• Strong understanding of Towers’ business models
• Expertise in contract drafting, negotiation and finalization,
• Strategic and Commercial orientation,
• Advanced presentations skills,
• Extensive knowledge of power systems technologies,
• Problem-solving skills
• Analytical ability to determine user problems and recommend solutions.
• Proven knowledge and ability to analyze and solve complex logical problems
• Ability to manage projects, ensuring that projects are clearly defined, systematically executed, and results oriented.
• Adherence to Project Management best practices, processes, and standards within the organization are required.
• Current working knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating system software.
• Capable of working independently and delivering appropriate and timely feedback to Senior team members and management as required.
• Must be highly numerate and analytical.
• Must have good presentation skills and result oriented.

Environment
Approximately 80%performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. Approximately 20% travel within Uganda may be required in support of the position’s responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.

Additional
We are a dynamic organization in a rapidly changing industry. Accordingly, the responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company’s business needs. More specifically, the candidate may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.
The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

You can apply by submitting your cover letter and CV to exechire@truenorthafrica.com. with subject line by Power Manager Planning and Optimization - AR 14th December 2023 All application documents Must be in either PDF or MS. Word.


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