Energy Transition Lead – Kenya at Tetra Tech

Energy Transition Lead – Kenya at Tetra Tech… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at Tetra Tech.

Descriptions;

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services worldwide. We are a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering, construction, and information technology.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and delivery on decarbonization and clean energy results
• Manage, supervise and coordinate technical services and activities in-country
• Provide thought leadership and technical support as needed to accelerate implementation
• Interact with USAID, USG officials on technical issues of projects to propose and agree on a necessary activity and deliverable changes and innovations
• Effectively integrate guiding principles in the design, implementation and evaluation of activities and programs, including environment, social, climate change, and gender and social inclusion, monitoring, evaluation and learning aspects
• Participate and assist in setting up and undertake periodic reviews and reporting

Essential KSA’s Required (experience, Skills, Education, Certification, Etc.)

• 10+ years’ experience, including developing country work to increase power supply through clean energy solutions
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, law, engineering, economics, finance, policy, or a related field.
• Demonstrated familiarity, and prior experience working in the energy sector in Eastern and Central Africa
• Knowledgeable in developing and implementing climate-resilient pathways to net-zero power systems, including regional and national policies, strategies, laws and regulations; integrated resource and resilience planning to increase clean energy generation; planning and modernization of grid infrastructure; sector coupling and decarbonization; promotion of decentralized power generation and energy efficiency.
• Familiarity promoting gender equality and social inclusion in the energy sector
• Prior experience with managing a team of subject matter experts across geographies
• Familiarity with design and implementation of capacity building programs in the electricity sector
• Excellent interpersonal, diplomacy, and leadership skills, including the ability to manage high-level relationships

Valued But Not Required KSA’s

• A master’s degree in business administration, law, engineering, economics, finance, policy, or a related field.
• Experience with utility unbundling and energy sector restructuring.
• Experience with cross border power trade, and power pools
• Experience increasing on-grid and off-grid access to affordable, reliable energy
• Experience increasing public and private energy sector investment and innovation
• Experienced promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in the energy sector