Job Vacancies at Daystar Power Group

Daystar Power is a leading off-grid power service provider, offering hybrid power solutions to commercial and industrial businesses in West Africa. Daystar Power’s solutions “Solar-as-a-Service” (100% solar power) and “Power-as-a-Service” (hybrid power solutions with battery storage) provide clean and reliable power while significantly reducing clients’ overall power costs.

Daystar Power counts the region’s leading industrial and commercial companies among its client base. Daystar is active in Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and Senegal with a representative office in Cote d’Ivoire.

1.) Solar Panel Maintenance Supervisor

Job Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Description

• We are seeking a hardworking, motivated, and well-organised individual with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and execute activities pertaining to Solar System Preventative Maintenance (SSPM) on all allotted Daystar solar power system and ensuring all HSE procedures are followed.

These activities include but are not limited to:

• Periodic cleaning of solar PV modules as per annual maintenance schedule
• Inspection of the solar mounting structures
• Periodic cable inspection as per annual maintenance schedule
• Array Junction Box (AJB) maintenance as per annual maintenance schedule
• Conducting PV system checks.
• Taking and archiving of “before and after” pictures of solar panel array.

Plan, prepare, and manage schedules pertaining to preventive maintenance on allotted solar plants:

• He/she is expected to plan maintenance activities for members of his/her team on a weekly basis.
• He/she is expected to ensure that the annual maintenance schedule for solar plants is strictly followed.
• Weekly reporting of all executed maintenance activities.

Enforce HSE compliance within team during all maintenance activities:

• Ensure that all team members and 3rd party contractors have the required medical fitness and competency certificates.
• Liaise with QHSE officers for the provision of all required RAMS documents.
• Ensure the availability and mandatory use of PPE within the team.
• Ensure that all safety guidelines are strictly adhered to, especially while working at heights.
• Report all safety incidents and near-misses to the QHSE department.

Requirements

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years’ work experience in Electrical Engineering roles, preferably in the renewable energy or power industry, installing and / or maintaining solar systems.
• Language: Proficiency: English.
• HSE certification is an advantage.
• Must demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel and Word).

Character:

• self-motivated and demonstrate a sense of ownership with high level of commitment and the ability to thrive under pressure.
• passionate about quality of workmanship.
• good communication skills and ability to lead and work well in teams.
• discretion in dealing with sensitive information.
• highly organized with ability to manage multiple projects in parallel and prioritize competing demands, passion for renewable energy.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a forward-looking, innovative company, with international group of colleagues.
• Unlimited career opportunities - depending on achievements and personal development.
• A competitive salary and benefits package with long term prospect in a fast-growing company.

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Note

• Daystar Power Group is an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• We prohibit all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
• Qualified women are encouraged to apply.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

2.) Field Service Engineer

Job Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking to engage a competent and experienced a Field Service Engineer to maintain and operate our site in Lagos, Nigeria.
• He or she will troubleshoot and repair PV inverters, commission new equipment, and increase customer satisfaction through quality service and a professional behaviour.
• We are seeking a hardworking, motivated, and well-organized individual with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations.
• The candidate must be able to operate, service and maintain renewable energy hybrid systems installed for clients in the commercial, industrial and telecoms sectors across Nigeria to achieve a minimum uptime of 99.5%.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement operational and maintenance procedures for company assets deployed at client sites, ensuring consistent performance and compliance with technical standards.

Collaborate with team members to ensure:

• Achievement of minimum system uptime of 99.5%
• Site operating costs—including diesel usage, consumables, and grid power—remain within approved budgets.
• Clients adhere to agreed operational procedures and designated operating hours.
• Timely and accurate billing and collections in coordination with the Finance team.
• Adoption of best?practice maintenance standards for all assets, including diesel and gas generators, batteries, inverters, and solar panels, to maximize equipment life cycle.
• Remain available and willing to travel to various sites across Nigeria based on operational requirements
• Ensure strict compliance with Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) protocols during all on?site activities.
• Conduct installation, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and corrective maintenance activities as assigned.
• Keep accurate service records, site reports, and maintenance logs for internal and client use.
• Support customer relations through professional communication and timely resolution of technical issues.
• Coordinate with internal units (Projects, NOC, SCM, QHSE, etc.) to ensure seamless service delivery

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; preferably Electrical or Mechanical.

 Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in equipment maintenance, power systems, or renewable energy operations.
• Must have good knowledge of diesel generators and rectifier system
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Ability to manage sensitive information with professionalism.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and customer?facing skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive information with professionalism.

Physical requirements:

• The Engineer shall be capable of lifting up to 20kg; stand for an extended period of time; work in outdoor environment.

Language Proficiency: English.

Character:

• Self-motivated and demonstrate a sense of ownership with high level of commitment and the ability to thrive under pressure.
• Passionate about quality of workmanship.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple projects in parallel and prioritize competing demands, passion for renewable energy
• Willingness to travel within assigned regions.
• HSE certification is an added advantage.
• Flexible to travel domestically and internationally.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools; advanced Excel or PowerPoint is an advantage.

Working condition:

• Approximately 5% of time shall be spent in office environments with the remaining time in the field.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a forward-looking, innovative company, with international group of colleagues.
• Unlimited career opportunities - depending on achievements and personal development.
• A competitive salary and benefits package with long term prospect in a fast-growing company.

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Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

3.) NOC Manager

Job Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Description

• We are looking to engage competent and experienced NOC Manager to lead the proactive monitoring, analysis, and operational oversight of DPS’s hybrid power systems—ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and availability across commercial and industrial client sites.
• He or She will be responsible for managing incidents, coordinating fault resolution, driving continuous performance improvements, and ensuring seamless integration and visibility of all monitored assets.
• We are seeking a hardworking, motivated, and well-organized individual with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations.

Key Responsibilities
Network & System Monitoring:

• Ensure continuous monitoring of C&I hybrid systems, including solar PV, battery storage, diesel backup, smart meters, and energy management systems.
• Oversee monitoring tools that track performance of multi-technology hybrid energy solutions deployed across commercial and industrial sites.

Incident & Problem Management:

• Lead incident resolution for high-load C&I customer systems, ensuring minimal downtime for mission-critical operations.
• Drive RCA and CAPA specifically for faults arising from the interaction between solar, batteries, inverters, and grid/genset hybrid setups.

Performance & Reliability Optimization:

• Analyse asset performance to optimize hybrid system efficiencies—solar harvest, battery cycling, load management, inverter productivity, and genset runtimes.
• Recommend operational improvements tailored to the unique load profiles and power reliability demands of C&I clients.

Technology & Tools Management:

• Oversee integration of C&I hybrid assets—including large inverters, energy storage systems, industrial energy meters—into monitoring platforms.
• Collaborate with engineering to improve visibility and telemetry across distributed hybrid systems deployed at commercial and industrial facilities.

Stakeholder & Client Interface:

• Partner with C&I client teams to support system performance reporting, uptime assurance, and incident resolution for high-value enterprise customers.

Requirements

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience: Minimum of 7 years in NOC operations, power systems monitoring, or network operations with 3 years managing hybrid energy systems (solar + battery + genset + grid) in Commercial & Industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large commercial and industrial clients with complex hybrid power architectures.
• Deep understanding of C&I-scale solar systems, inverter technologies (string/central), battery energy storage systems (BESS), genset integration, and grid interaction.
• Hands-on experience with SCADA/EMS systems monitoring hybrid infrastructure.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting performance deviations in multi-source energy systems.
• Strong analytical skills and able to collate and interpret data from various sources.
• Ability to assess and prioritize faults and respond or escalate accordingly.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office applications
• Experience of analysing system and network performance using monitoring and graphical data
• Experience diagnosing network and service issues, following them through resolution.
• Professional Membership: Preferably a professional engineer with NSE, COREN and engineering certifications
• Language Proficiency: English.
• HSE certification is an advantage.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), report writing and analysis.

Character:

• Proven leadership experience
• Self-motivated and demonstrate a sense of ownership with high level of commitment and the ability to thrive under pressure.
• Good communication skills and ability to lead and work well in teams.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple reports/projects in parallel and prioritize competing demands, passion for renewable energy.
• Attention to details and extraordinary oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to adapt, learn and grow with the company.
• High level of integrity
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a group.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple projects in parallel and prioritize competing demands, passion for renewable energy.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a forward-looking, innovative company, with international group of colleagues.
• Unlimited career opportunities - depending on achievements and personal development.
• A competitive salary and benefits package with long term prospect in a fast-growing company.

Click here to apply online

Note

• Daystar Power Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• We prohibit all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
• Qualified women are encouraged to apply.