Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Deputy General Manager, Power Plant

Location: Nigeria

Job Summary

• Support the Head of Power Plant in coordinating the operations of the power plant equipment in a continuous, efficient, and economical manner.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership to sectional heads.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for monitoring operations for efficiency and safety, ensuring that all applicable regulatory requirements are followed.
• Coordinate the operations of the power plant, including all auxiliary equipment in a safe, professional manner, in accordance with industry standards, environmental restrictions, original equipment manufacturers’ recommendations and DCP Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ensure the continuous operation of the generating plant, including all auxiliary equipment in a manner which will achieve the optimum thermal efficiency, without compromising safety, plant availability and reliability.
• Oversee technical staff, such as control room engineers and fuel management officers in the performance of their duties.
• Ensure the safe and reliable operation of the plant according to approved procedures and within environmental constraints.
• Oversee unit start-ups, shutdowns, and normal operation of electric generating equipment in a power plant.
• Control quality, quantity and promptness of work performed as measured against accepted standards.
• Recommend improvements and modifications in organisation, complement, procedures, policies, standards, specifications, methods, processes, and equipment within area of supervision.
• Enforce accident prevention and occupational health work procedures and regulations. Ensure safekeeping of materials, tools, and equipment.
• Provide regular updates to the Head, Power Plant on the status of plant operations.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Head, Power Plant from time to time.

Key Requirements
Education and Work Experience:

• A Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• A minimum of twenty (20) years power plant operations related experience

Skills and Competencies:

• In-depth understanding of power plant systems and interactions among systems
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good networking and teaming skills.
• Good data gathering and analysis skills.
• Baseline problem analysis and solving skills.
• Creativity and an ability to think out of the box.
• Proficiency in the use of office productivity tools.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.