UTILITY DOMAIN CONSULTANT AT WTS ENERGY | DOMAIN CONSULTANT JOBS IN LAGOS

About Company:

WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industries. We supply engineers and consultants to our clients' projects and operations, and perform employment outsourcing services such as workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world. WTS Energy operates globally with offices in 14 countries and is operational in over 50 countries.

Job Description:

• Our client is rapidly developing an international presence and a growing reputation in the global market, as a key player in Energy Services.
• The Utility Domain Consultant will provide domain expertise across power generation, transmission, and distribution to support digital transformation initiatives in Nigeria’s utilities sector.
• The role involves working with clients, regulators, and internal teams to identify operational challenges, define digital solutions, and deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, reliability, and customer experience.
• The consultant will bridge domain knowledge with AI, data, and digital technologies tailored for the Nigerian power sector.

Reports to: Practice Lead / Head of Consulting
Industry: Oil & Gas and Power Generation and Utilities

Key Responsibilities
Domain Consulting & Advisory:

• Provide subject matter expertise across generation, transmission, and distribution.
• Analyze utility operations (losses, outages, billing, collections) and identify optimization opportunities.
• Support clients in grid modernization, energy efficiency, and operational excellence initiatives.

Solution Design & Implementation:

• Translate business requirements into functional specifications for digital and AI solutions.
• Support deployment of smart grid, asset monitoring, predictive maintenance, and analytics use cases.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure domain alignment in solution design.

Business Development Support:

• Support pre-sales activities including proposals, demos, and client engagements.
• Identify new use cases such as loss reduction, revenue assurance, and outage management.
• Contribute to thought leadership in Nigeria’s utility and power sector.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage with utility stakeholders across operations, commercial, and regulatory teams.
• Conduct workshops, requirement gathering, and solution validation sessions.

Data & Insights:

• Define KPIs such as ATC&C losses, SAIDI/SAIFI, billing efficiency, and collection rates.
• Support development of dashboards and analytics solutions for decision-making.

Regulatory & Local Context Alignment:

• Ensure alignment with Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) guidelines.
• Provide insights into sector reforms, tariff structures, and market challenges in Nigeria.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy, or related field
• MBA or Postgraduate degree preferred
• 4–5 years of experience in utilities/power sector
• Experience across at least two segments: generation, transmission, or distribution
• Experience in Nigeria or emerging markets preferred

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong understanding of power sector value chain (GENCO, TRANSCO, DISCO)
• Knowledge of smart grid, SCADA, AMI, and digital utility solutions
• Understanding of ATC&C losses, outage management, and revenue assurance
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Experience in consulting or client-facing roles preferred
• Ability to work in cross-functional and multicultural teams
• Familiarity with Nigerian regulatory and power market structure is a plus

Salary

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