Plant Supervisor

What You'll Do

Crossboundary Energy (CBE) is recruiting an SPV Plant Supervisor to manage the operation and maintenance of CBE’s Caledonia solar photovoltaic power plant. The plant manager will be responsible for the overall management, operation and maintenance of the solar power plant to ensure safe, reliable, and optimal power generation in compliance with contractual, technical and regulatory standards. The role encompasses leadership of the O&M team, coordination of maintenance schedules, performance monitoring, safety management, reporting and stakeholder communication. The plant manager will ensure that plant availability, performance ration and energy yield targets are consistently met while upholding best practices in safety, quality and environmental stewardship. 

The position is available as a full-time role, with opportunities for growth within CBE’s Asset Management team to service additional renewable energy projects across Africa. 

Who You Are  

• Excellence: Demonstrates expertise in applying top international practices for operational risks across various industrial processes monitored in real time. That is commonly used in sectors such as manufacturing, energy, and utilities to gather data from sensors and devices, giving operators insights into performance and potential problems. 

• Excellence: You hold yourself to high standards and lead by example. You overdeliver on all tasks – big or small – necessary to contribute toward the team objective.  

• Acts Like an Owner: A systematic and highly organized person who takes personal accountability for tracking activities across workstreams to drive them all to a successful conclusion.  

• Deliberate Thinker: A pragmatic decision-maker known for choosing the simplest solution to reach the goal. Writing in documents and emails is brief, precise, and free of misspellings or confusing formatting. You participate in team meetings to summarize your conclusions and offer new ideas.  

• Bias to Action: Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in the team. You are comfortable with ambiguity, accountable for your decisions, and can operate without direction in a fast-moving environment.  

• Prioritizes Results: Effectively employs software and project management tools to meet operational goals.  

• Authentically Cares: Patient in developing good working relationships with clients, management, and the utility.  

• Integrity: You set your standards above the minimum required for compliance, where necessary. 

What you'll do

The SPV plant supervisor will be part of CBE Asset Management team responsible for O&M planning, coordination, performance monitoring and HSE management. Specific duties include: 

• Oversee daily plant operations and ensure compliance with O&M procedures and safety standards 

• Lead and manage technical team in performing preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance 

• Ensure maximum plant availability, energy yield and performance ratio in line with KPIs 

• Monitor real time plant performance through SCADA and analytic platforms and investigate performance deviations. 

• Plan and execute annual maintenance schedules and shutdowns with minimal disruption 

• Manage HV and LV switching operations in coordination with grid operators and authorized personnel. 

• Conduct and review risk assessments, method statements and safety permits for all site activities 

• Oversee spare parts inventory, procurement and vendor management 

• Prepare and submit daily, monthly and annual O&M reports 

• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality management systems. 

• Develop and train technical staff, ensuring skill advancement and adherence to operational excellence. 

• Liaise with the utility, regulatory bodies and off-taker to maintain operational harmony 

• Lead root cause analysis for faults and initiate corrective and preventive actions 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for reliability, safety and performance enhancement. 

• Represent the plant during audits and inspections. 

Required Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic or Renewable Energy Engineering 

• Must have HV Switching competency certification (33kV) 

• Occupational health, safety and environmental management certification (OSHEMAC) 

• OEM training on inverter and tracker systems (Added advantage) 

• Project Management Certification (Added advantage) 

• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in solar PV operations & maintenance, industrial maintenance with at least 3 years in supervisory roles 

• Proven experience in managing O&M teams, contractors and plant operations 

• Strong understanding of electrical protection systems, SCADA, inverters and power evacuation systems 

• Experience working with computerized maintenance management systems, performance monitoring platforms and O&M documentation systems 

• Excellent knowledge of PV performance metrics and fault diagnostics 

• Strong understanding of power plant safety 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, CMMS and SCADA systems 

Familiarity with ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 standards 

Location

The staff’s place of work and/or authorized duty station shall be in such a location as designated by the Company from time to time and in its sole discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company anticipates that the staff’s primary duty station shall be the Caledonia Mining Services Solar Plant, Gwanda, Zimbabwe, with immediate deployment to the site upon commencement of employment. 

Depending on operational needs, the Company may adopt rotational work arrangements, including Rest & Recuperation (R&R) policies, to promote staff well-being and improve operational efficiency. 
 

Think you have what it takes but are not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you're passionate about what we're building, we want to hear from you!

Equal Opportunity Employer

CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].