Lead, Solution Architect at Arnergy Solar Limited

Arnergy is a distributed utility providing energy reliability to SMEs and economic clusters in emerging market with flexible acquisition options including energy Subscription (ES) based on monthly fixed fee, consumer financed Lease to Own (LO) with monthly instalment or a Outright Sales (OS) option. Arnergy is on track to deploy excess of 100 Megawatt installed PV capacity powering more than 35,000 businesses across impact sectors not limited to Healthcare, Education, Hospitality by 2023. If you are excited to be part of the solution to Africa's energy crisis starting with Nigeria, we are happy to have you on board.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead, Solution Architect

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• As our Lead Solution Architect, you will be responsible for preparing winning engineering designs and proposals that provide solar solutions meeting both clients’ needs and industry standards and benchmarks. 
• You will play a pivotal role in expanding our power solution business, positioning Arnergy as the leading brand in the industry.

Responsibilities
You will:

• Prepare technical proposals using appropriate tools to determine the best configuration, materials, and technologies for optimal performance.
• Support the development of commercial proposals by providing material and quantity-related information to the commercial and finance teams for price modeling.
• Develop electrical Single-Line-Diagrams and 3D visualizations to aid initial system architecture and project cost budgeting.
• Perform site assessments/energy audits to capture customer load profiles, energy needs, location preferences, potential threats, and available infrastructure for optimal design.
• Develop and manage a database of site assessments and proposals as a corporate asset for decision-making.
• Contribute to project implementation plans and support during project execution.
• Perform savings and cost-benefit analyses using available data and design metrics to determine energy and cost savings.
• Work with operations to define and support requirements for successful project commissioning and acceptance.
• Support the sales team with technical pre-sales activities.
• Support the commercial team with responses to technical questions on RFPs.

Requirements and Skills
You’ll be a good fit for this role if:

• You have a background in Computer / Electrical / Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience. You are an engineer at heart and in practice.
• You understand business development, solution design, and project management processes, strategies, and methods.
• You have at least 5 years’ experience with solar inverters, charge controllers, battery storage, and energy management systems.
• You have a strong understanding of solar PV technology, electrical standards, and solar solution dimensioning.
• You are proficient in conducting energy audits and site assessments.
• You are proficient in using solar solution design software – Helioscope, PVsyst.
• You pay attention to detail.
• You have experience working in high-level collaborative environments and promote a teamwork mentality.
• You get things done; you are an execution expert with relevant certifications.
• You are hard as nails – you don’t take no for an answer, but you're also empathetic and understand people need time to adapt.
• Customers love you; you work well with people – you’re the life of the party.
• You are proactive and on point. You are excellence personified.
• Numbers make you smile – you love them.
• You would rate yourself a minimum of 7 in any of the following tools: MS Project, MS Suite, Google Workspace.

We’d also like to see:

• Flexibility and comfort working in a fast-paced, changing environment
• An attribute of grit
• Good communication and strong leadership qualities
• Compliance-oriented, with good interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management, task prioritization, and organizational abilities
• A high level of attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online