JOB DETAILS:

Role and Responsibilities

Role: Technical Advisor – Renewable Energy Procurement
Direct Report: Power & Infrastructure Team Lead 
Candidates Required: 1

Key Deliverables:

Technical Due Diligence

• Review project designs, grid integration studies, and technology specifications for renewable energy tenders.
• Assess the technical soundness, efficiency, and compliance of proposed systems against industry standards and lender requirements.
• Identify potential technical risks and propose mitigation strategies to strengthen project viability.

Bid Evaluation & Advisory

• Evaluate technical proposals against defined technical, financial, and ESG benchmarks.
• Prepare comparative analyses and scoring matrices to support transparent evaluation and decision-making.
• Provide written recommendations summarizing key findings, risks, and value-for-money assessments.

Transaction Support

• Provide technical input to transaction documents, including term sheets, evaluation reports, and investment memos.
• Integrate engineering insights with commercial and financial perspectives to ensure holistic deal structuring.
• Support the review of EPC and O&M contracts to verify technical adequacy and performance obligations.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Engage with government counterparts, DFIs, and private-sector partners to support transparent, technically rigorous procurement processes.
• Facilitate collaboration between internal teams, external advisors, and implementing agencies.
• Represent the project team in technical discussions, clarifications, and evaluation committee sessions.

Knowledge Products

• Develop concise technical notes, case studies, and lessons learned from completed evaluations.
• Contribute to internal capacity building by documenting best practices in tender design, evaluation, and project implementation.
• Support the continuous improvement of evaluation tools, templates, and methodologies.

Requirements

Experience Required: 

• 10+ years’ experience in renewable energy or power systems engineering. 
• Proven track record advising governments or DFIs on public procurement or competitive tenders. 
• Experience liaising among IPPs, utilities, and public-sector institutions. 

Technical Requirements:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Systems, or related field.
• Familiarity with REIPPPP, Scaling Solar, or similar large-scale procurement frameworks.
• Understanding of grid integration, power system planning, and renewable energy technologies.

Other Skills: 

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organization.
• Confident communicator, able to manage complex approval processes independently.

Africa-based professionals preferred; fluency in English required, French desirable.

Working Arrangement
Location: Remote
Language: fluency in English required, French desirable.
Travel: with occasional travel for bid support and stakeholder meetings.

Terms of agreement:
Start Date:
Flexible, subject to bid pipeline.
on-call assignments