Manager – Electrical Network & GIS at Beacon Power Services – Lagos

Beacon Power Services is hiring a Manager – Electrical Network & GIS in Lagos. The role combines GIS asset mapping, electricity distribution analysis, client engagement and network performance reporting.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• We are looking for a detail-oriented, analytical, and client-facing Manager – Electrical Network & GIS with strong GIS expertise, a solid understanding of electricity distribution networks, and the ability to translate complex technical data into actionable business insights.
• In this role, you will act as a key bridge between our utility clients and technology team, overseeing network mapping, asset data accuracy, and performance analysis. You will also lead executive-level client presentations, communicating insights on network performance, asset health, operational inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Your work will enhance network visibility and asset management across critical infrastructure, including injection substations (ISS), feeders, distribution transformers (DTs), poles, and meters. By combining technical expertise with strong analytical and communication skills, you will help utility clients make data-driven decisions, optimize network performance, improve operational efficiency, and reduce technical and commercial losses.

What You’ll Do

Network Mapping & Asset Management:

• Digitize, update, and maintain accurate GIS data for electricity distribution assets, including HT/LT lines, distribution transformers (DTs), and injection substations (ISS)
• Establish and enforce data quality standards to ensure reliable asset information across field operations and GIS platforms

Spatial Analysis & Loss Reduction:

• Leverage GIS tools to analyze feeder performance, customer distribution, network efficiency, and ATC&C losses
• Create spatial analyses and dashboards to identify high-loss areas, network inefficiencies, and opportunities for operational improvement
• Translate technical findings into actionable insights and recommendations to improve network performance

Network Planning & Modelling:

• Work closely with planning and operations teams to assess feeder loading, voltage drops, and network expansion opportunities using GIS-integrated power systems tools
• Contribute to network optimization initiatives, including distribution line routing, transformer placement, and load balancing

Client Engagement & Executive Presentations:

• Lead executive-level presentations to utility clients, communicating insights on network performance, asset management, operational efficiency, and loss reduction
• Create compelling, executive-ready presentations and strategic recommendations that translate complex technical findings into clear business implications

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary liaison between utility clients, internal technology teams, field operations, and commercial stakeholders
• Coordinate data collection, validation, and integration across field teams and enterprise GIS platforms

Documentation & Performance Reporting:

• Keep accurate documentation of network architecture, GIS databases, asset inventories, and data updates
• Produce periodic performance reports and management dashboards tracking operational KPIs, asset data quality, and project progress

What We’re Looking For

Professional & Technical Strengths:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Proven experience in electricity generation and distribution
• Experience in GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS Desktop/Pro, QGIS, ArcGIS Utility Network)
• Solid understanding of electrical power distribution principles, network topologies (radial, ring, mesh), and equipment ratings
• Experience working with GPS/GNSS handheld data collectors and mobile GIS data collection tools (e.g., CAIMS, ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey123)
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.

Leadership & Interpersonal Strengths:

• Ability to collaborate with multicultural and geographically distributed teams
• High degree of autonomy and accountability (we operate within a hybrid work environment)
• Strong organizational skills with a practical and structured approach to improving processes and day-to-day operations
• Strong time management and prioritization skills, able to juggle multiple tasks and shifting priorities
• Proactive and self-driven, comfortable working in fast-moving environments where things evolve quickly
• Strong client-facing presence with the ability to communicate and present ideas clearly.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in a B2B technology, SaaS, or energy technology environment
• Familiarity with grid management systems, utility software platforms, or energy sector technologies
• Fluency in French.