O&M Technician - Kolda

About the role

Renvolt, a subsidiary of Voltalia Group, is expanding its presence in Senegal and is looking for skilled professionals living near its Kolda site to join its Operation & Maintenance (O&M) team. Reporting to the O&M Site Manager, the O&M Technician ensures strong local support, fast response times and efficient on-site operations. The position is a fixed-term contract.

Key responsibilities

• Provide fast on-site and remote troubleshooting and recommend and implement fault recovery solutions to restore production
• Carry out on-site specialized technical maintenance activities
• Take part in Integrated Commissioning and Start-up activities
• Carry out on-site technical assessments
• Produce technical reports and evidence supporting claims processes
• Deliver training and technical workshops to share and strengthen maintenance skills
• Help develop maintenance management processes and systems, and produce technical documentation
• Study and recommend more effective maintenance practices and tools, and share good practices and standards
• Contribute to reliability studies and failure analysis, and take part in monitoring and auditing of processes and procedures

Required profile

• Experience in commissioning and maintenance of photovoltaic power plants; PV plant experience preferred
• Experience in electronics and automation fault detection and troubleshooting
• Experience in SCADA and remote control systems
• Experience in data acquisition and communications systems preferred
• Advanced English reading, writing and speaking (mandatory)
• Able to do physical site work and hold a valid Senegal driver's licence
• Medical fitness certificate as required locally and in the country

Required skills

• Maintenance management, standards and continuous improvement process
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office and reporting software
• Initiative, autonomy, organization, ability to handle pressure and stress