Head, Power Plant

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Power Plant

Location: Lagos

Role Purpose

• To lead the captive power generation and energy management function at the plant, ensuring 100% reliable, cost-effective, and efficient power supply to support cement production, while driving operational excellence, sustainability, and compliance with Dangote standards.

Key Responsibilities
Power Generation & Supply Reliability:

• Achieve optimal Plant Load Factor (PLF) and generation efficiency.
• Oversee operations of Captive Power Plants (CPP) (coal/gas-based) and Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) systems
• Ensure uninterrupted power supply to kiln lines, grinding units, and auxiliary systems

Maintenance & Equipment Reliability:

• Ensure high availability of:
  • Boilers
  • Balance of Plant (BOP) systems
  • Generators
  • Turbines
• Lead preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance programs
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA) for breakdowns and implement corrective actions.

Energy Efficiency & Performance:

• Monitor energy dashboards and performance analytics.
• Improve heat rate and thermal efficiency
• Optimize specific power consumption (kWh/ton of cement)
• Lead plant-wide energy optimization initiatives aligned with Dangote benchmarks

Cost & Fuel Optimization:

• Manage power generation cost (fuel, operations, maintenance)
• Optimize fuel mix (coal, LPFO, gas, alternative fuels where applicable)
• Drive cost-per-kWh reduction strategies
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and cost controls,

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE):

• Lead safety audits, toolbox talks, and incident investigations.
• Ensure full compliance with:
  • Dangote HSE policies
  • Nigerian/African regulatory requirements
• Manage emissions, ash handling, and environmental controls
• Champion Dangote’s Zero Harm safety culture

Projects, Innovation & Sustainability:

• Support WHR optimization and carbon reduction initiatives
• Lead power plant expansion and upgrade projects
• Implement global best practices in energy management.
• Drive digital transformation (automation, predictive analytics, IoT monitoring)

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Provide coaching, training, and succession planning
• Build and lead a high-performance engineering and operations team
• Collaborate with:
  • Manage OEMs, contractors, and service providers.
  • Central Engineering & Corporate Energy Teams
  • Production (Kiln & Cement Mills)

Success Profile
The ideal candidate will:

• Build a disciplined, safety-first, and high-performing.
• Deliver top-quartile efficiency across Dangote plants
• Ensure zero power-related production downtime
• Drive significant reductions in energy cost per ton

Qualifications & Experience
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification (advantage).
• COREN registration (Nigeria) or equivalent preferred

Experience:

• 15 - 20 years in power generation or cement manufacturing
• Strong experience with:
  • Waste Heat Recovery systems (critical for Dangote plants)
  • Captive power plants (CPP)
  • Large-scale continuous process industries.
• Minimum 5–8 years in a leadership role (HOD / GM level)

Core Competencies
Technical:

• Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM)
• Thermal power plant operations (coal/gas turbines, boilers)
• Energy optimization and benchmarking.
• WHR technology and energy recovery systems

Leadership:

• Strategic thinking and execution
• Strong stakeholder management across functions
• Performance-driven culture building.
• Crisis and incident management

Working Environment:

• Industrial plant setting with 24/7 operations
• Requires availability during:
  • Start-ups
  • Emergencies.
  • Plant shutdowns