New Employment Opportunity at Tetra Tech
POSITION: Energy Transition Lead
Uncover your true potential. Tetra Tech is working with industry leaders to create a more sustainable future for our planet. To tackle the world’s most difficult challenges, we mix consulting and engineering with advanced analytics and technology. Our global innovation hubs will allow you to share ideas and best practices while expanding your professional network. Working with world-class engineers, scientists, and technical professionals will assist you at any stage of your career.
Summary of Position and Job Purpose
Tetra Tech is looking for an ETL to work on the USAID Empower West Africa Energy Project. As further explained below, the ETL provides project leadership and technical knowledge to further the region’s energy sector change. The role is a five-year fixed-term contract with benefits that are subject to contract award. Candidates who are not Ghanaians must be willing to relocate to Accra, Ghana for the duration of the project.
Responsibilities of the Position
- Deliver technological leadership and results in decarbonization and clean energy.
- In-country management, supervision, and coordination of technical services and activities
- As needed, provide thought leadership and technical assistance to accelerate implementation.
- Interact with USAID and USG authorities on project technical challenges to propose and agree on necessary activities, deliverable revisions, and innovations.
- Integrate guiding principles into the design, execution, and assessment of activities and programs, including environmental, social, and climate change issues, as well as gender and social inclusion, monitoring, evaluation, and learning components.
- Participate in and assist with the establishment of periodic evaluations and reporting.
- Required KSAs (experience, skills, education, certification, and so on).
Qualifications and Experience Required
- 8-10 years of experience, including development work in poor countries to boost electricity supply through clean energy solutions
- A bachelor’s degree in business administration, law, engineering, economics, finance, policy, or a closely related discipline is required.
- A master’s degree is preferred.
- shown familiarity with and prior experience working in the West African energy industry
- Knowledgeable in the development and implementation of 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; grid infrastructure planning and modernization; sector coupling and decarbonization; and promotion of decentralized power generation and energy efficiency.
- familiarity with the energy sector’s promotion of gender equality and social inclusion
- Prior experience managing a team of subject matter experts from several geographies is required.
- Experience designing and implementing capacity-building initiatives in the power industry
- Superior interpersonal, diplomacy, and leadership abilities, as well as the capacity to handle high-level relationships
Important, but not required KSAs
- Extensive knowledge in utility unbundling and energy sector reform.
- Extensive knowledge of cross-border power exchange and power pools
- Increased on-grid and off-grid access to inexpensive, dependable energy
- Increased public and private investment and innovation in the energy sector
- In the energy sector, I have prior experience promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment.
- Physical Demands and the Workplace
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech blends the capabilities of a multibillion-dollar global corporation with local, client-focused delivery in over 470 locations worldwide. Our reputation is built on the technical knowledge and commitment of our employees—22,000 associates working together to offer smart, scalable solutions for difficult projects. We are proud to have world-class technical expertise in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development on our campus.
How to Apply for this Employment Opportunity at Tetra Tech
Closing Date: 10th December, 2023
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