The Facilities and Infrastructure Manager is responsible for the deployment, reliability, and compliance of the battery swap station network. This role oversees the full infrastructure lifecycle from site feasibility and electrical design to installation, maintenance, and uptime optimization ensuring safe, compliant, and highly available charging infrastructure that supports continuous operations.
Key responsibilities
Infrastructure Deployment & Project Execution
Site Feasibility & Surveying: Identify and assess commercially viable sites, evaluating power availability, load capacity, and civil requirements
Electrical Design & Planning: Develop electrical schematics for swap stations, including load calculations, protection systems, and battery rack layouts.
Project & Contractor Management: Lead third-party contractors for civil and electrical works, ensuring delivery meets company standards, timelines, and safety requirements.
Utility & Regulatory Liaison: Act as the primary technical interface with KPLC and other relevant authorities to support approvals, connections, and issue resolution.
Maintenance & Operational Excellence
Uptime & Reliability Management: Drive high charger availability through effective reactive maintenance using the Facilities Issue Desk and defined SLAs.
Preventive Maintenance: Design, implement, and enforce a program to proactively identify risks such as overheating, cable degradation, or socket fatigue.
Facilities Standards & Repairs: Ensure all swap station facilities are maintained to company standards, with timely identification, coordination, and closure of all facility and infrastructure repairs.
Safety & Compliance: Serve as Engineer-in-Charge, signing off on all installations and modifications in full compliance with Kenyan electrical codes and Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) standards.
Team Leadership
Team Management: Plan and prioritize work for a team of Technicians and a Junior Engineer, balancing new installations with urgent operational issues.
Capability Building: Deliver regular toolbox talks, on-the-job coaching, and structured training to continuously improve technical standards and safety practices.
Inventory & Asset Control: Oversee electrical inventory and critical spares, ensuring accurate stock availability.
Minimum requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
Registered with the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK)
EPRA License (minimum Class C1; Class A1 or B preferred).
Minimum of 5 years' experience in electrical project delivery and maintenance
Experience in power distribution, industrial facilities, EV charging, or similar infrastructure
Proven experience navigating KPLC processes within the Nairobi grid context
Strong understanding of power quality issues, including surges and brownouts
Proficient in MS Office (planning, reporting, and documentation)
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Resilient and solution-oriented in complex operating environments
Strong people leadership skills with the ability to lead technicians effectively
Clear communicator with senior leadership and external stakeholders
NB: Candidates must clearly indicate their EPRA license class in their application.