Distribution Officer
Distribution Officer
HC Solutions Ltd
About The Job
The Distribution Officer (DO) will report directly to the Distribution Lead (DL) with a supporting technical reporting line to the International Engineering Lead. Line management if the DL is not present is directly to the Operations Manager (OM).
Responsibilities & Duties
- Implementation and sign-off of LV and MV distribution/transmission networks:
- Managing and undertaking all aspects of grid builds, ensuring that all work is completed on schedule, to the required standards and within budget.
- Undertaking the hiring and leadership of the local labour force, including ensuring that only the required number of local labourers are deployed at any one time.
- Leading the distribution section to which they are assigned, including other technicians and local labour.
- Ensuring that all technicians are aware of, knowledgeable of, and completing technical work to the appropriate grid code and applicable standards.
- Undertaking testing procedures and quality control on all grid builds to ARC Power’s requirements, providing feedback to DL, OM and IEL. Overall sign-off for the grid is the responsibility of the DO.
- Providing support to the Systems Team with meter installations.
- Providing support to Consumer Electrics Teams where necessary.
- Health and safety:
- Responsibility for ensuring that their team follows ARC Power’s health and safety protocols at all times, reporting failures to the team’s management and/or raising to senior management where necessary.
- Ensuring that all distribution teams are working at the highest standard of health and safety.
- Supporting with documentation of health and safety protocols.
- Responsibility for ensuring that other teams working in the field are following ARC Power’s health and safety protocols.
- Conducting health and safety training at the start of all new projects.
- Ensuring regular health and safety ‘toolbox talks’ are carried out and reported to management.
- Conduct on-site asset management:
- Ensure that asset requests are made to the Asset Team on time;
- Overall responsibility for their team’s materials and equipment on-site once handed over by the Assets Team.
- Ensure that ARC Power’s assets are secured and managed efficiently oncedelivered to the site.
- Ensure that any used, lost, or broken assets are reported to the Asset Team.
- Ensure that their team’s equipment is kept in good condition and not lost.
- Ensure that leftover assets are returned and properly declared to the Assets Team after a project.
- Technical support and training:
- Provide technical support to the Network Operations Centre.
- Support development of the Distribution Team training documentation.
- Support the development of health and safety documentation.
Educational Requirements
- To be studying for or have obtained a qualification in management of field teams.
Professional Experience & Skills
Essential:
- Minimum 5 years experience leading the implementation of distribution and transmission projects.
- A demonstrable knowledge of the local Grid Code and Reticulation Standards.
- To have obtained a formal qualification in electricity grid construction.
- Extensive experience creating, implementing and monitoring health and safety protocols on site.
- A good level of English language proficiency.
- Experience developing and iterating process-led styles of implementation management.
- Fluent English language proficiency.
- A full Category B (car) driving licence.
Job Location
Kigali
Apply To
Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter to careers.rw@arcpower.co