Executive Head of Power Job at Vodafone (Bryanston)

Job Description

At Vodafone, we're not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we're shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you're part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

Job Responsibility

Take end-to-end responsibility for the MAST power solution strategy designs with a profit and loss ownership of the power operations, including the Energy Management System (EMS), site power generation, electricity storage and all related electrical engineering solution optimisation requirements
Plans, designs, organises, and oversees the construction or remodelling of energy generation site solutions for a national portfolio of sites
Evaluate energy related projects to reduce energy costs and improve energy efficiency
Develop cost-effective Power-as-a Service (PaaS) energy strategies for the MAST multitenant site sharing requirements, allowing for the solution to be integrated with independent power providers, while ensuring that power usage is accurately monitored and that billing capabilities are effectively provided
This includes technical solution design, solution optimization and site power integration and maintenance planning, ensuring power reliability, with a full power total cost of ownership (profit and loss) responsibility
Responsible for the development of site-specific power strategies for different customers, this includes the development of technical specifications for different power solution requirements and the support requirements for the implementation and maintenance of these different power solutions nationally
Analyses and modification of new and existing electrical engineering technologies to be applied with experience in the testing, implementation, and delivery of electrical engineering projects
Trusted and respected as a thought leader and change agent who can influence and persuade business and MAST Leadership Team
Including people management, team effectiveness, people development, employee engagement
Develop governance structures to monitor, evaluate and manage supplier, contractors, and 3rd party's performance (SLA/KPI) against their contracted scope of work and benchmark best practice
Formulate and manage the power related operational elements CAPEX and OPEX budgets
Including developing dashboards to enable management visibility

Requirements

Grade 12 is essential
Relevant 3 year Bachelor's degree is essential
Post Grad and/or MBA is an advantage
Minimum of 8-10 years of hands-on working experience within the telecommunications sector, with essential working knowledge of multitenant site power operations relating to
site power monitoring, site power management (energy data) and the development of site power performance improvement
Minimum of 5 years of either electrical or power solution design experience, preferably within a research and development (R&D) team, able to design, evaluate and implement different site power solutions, with a 3-5 year leadership experience is essential
Deep understanding of existing, new and emerging telecommunications energy generation, distribution, storage and management technologies
Strong management experience across multiple delivery areas and vendors, including strong programme management across a complex delivery area
Problem-solving skills, able to navigate through difficult negotiations, including business and financial acumen
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to distil complex technical concepts into simple terms, with strong persuasion skills to gain support for principles, standards, and change
Excellent relationship building, teamwork, and collaboration skills that enables the provision of effective support and guidance across programmes
Proven track record on key outputs/disciplines
Proven track record of the ability to apply technical knowledge in the analyses of accurate comparisons and reviews of various solution designs and the development of realistic return on investment (ROI) operational financial models

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