Head, Power Plant

Job Overview

Dangote Industries Limited is recruiting a Head, Power Plant to oversee power-generation operations at its Ibese Plant.

Reporting to the Plant Director, the successful candidate will lead the operation and maintenance of the power plant while ensuring that electricity is supplied reliably to the cement-production facility. The position also covers gas-supply management, turbine service contracts, maintenance planning, environmental compliance, workplace safety and financial control.

This is a senior technical-leadership position requiring extensive experience operating gas turbine-based power plants. Applicants must have at least 20 years of relevant operational experience, including five years as the head of a power plant.

Job Details

• Employer: Dangote Industries Limited
• Job title: Head, Power Plant
• Department: Power Plant
• Functional area: Technical
• Reports to: Plant Director
• Location: Ibese Plant, Ogun State, Nigeria  
• Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering with Power option or an equivalent relevant discipline
• Experience: Minimum of 20 years, including five years as Head of a Power Plant
• Date posted: September 28, 2026
• Employment type: Not specified
• Work arrangement: Not specified
• Application deadline: Not specified
• Salary: Not specified

Purpose of the Position

The Head, Power Plant will take overall responsibility for power plant operations, maintenance, health and safety.

The role is expected to ensure that the plant produces and supplies power according to the cement facility’s production requirements. The jobholder must also ensure that equipment is operated and maintained in accordance with approved manuals, technical requirements and company standards.

Because the position combines technical operations with commercial and people-management responsibilities, the successful candidate will need to balance plant reliability, operational efficiency, cost control, contract administration and workforce development.

Principal Responsibilities

Power generation and plant operations

The successful candidate will:

• Oversee the daily operation of the power plant.
• Ensure power-generation equipment is operated in accordance with approved manuals and company standards.
• Maintain a reliable supply of electricity to the cement plant.
• Align power production with the operational requirements of cement manufacturing.
• Monitor output, availability and efficiency across the power plant.
• Develop and implement plans intended to improve plant performance.

Maintenance and technical reliability

Responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the planning of power plant maintenance activities.
• Ensuring maintenance programmes support equipment availability and operational reliability.
• Coordinating the procurement of required spare parts, equipment and furnishings.
• Confirming that procurement decisions reflect operational requirements and approved budgets.
• Managing long-term service contracts with original equipment manufacturers of gas turbine generators.
• Monitoring contractual performance and addressing service-related concerns where necessary.

Gas supply and contract management

The Head, Power Plant will:

• Take overall responsibility for gas-supply administration and management.
• Manage gas contracts with the Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited.
• Monitor gas usage and associated commercial obligations.
• Verify and certify gas bills.
• Support the effective management of contracts related to power plant operations.

Safety and environmental compliance

The position will be responsible for:

• Promoting occupational health and safety across the power plant.
• Protecting employees and other individuals working within the facility.
• Overseeing environmental-management activities.
• Ensuring operations comply with established company environmental policies.
• Supporting safe operating and maintenance practices throughout the department.

Financial and workforce leadership

The successful candidate will also:

• Control power plant operating and maintenance costs within the approved budget.
• Compile and manage operational budgets and cost information.
• Provide leadership and direction to power plant employees.
• Take responsibility for staff training and professional development.
• Support effective performance management across the department.
• Carry out other duties assigned by the Plant Director.

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants must have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a Power option.
• An equivalent qualification in another relevant discipline may also be considered.
• At least 20 years of demonstrated operating experience in gas turbine-based power plants.
• At least five years of experience serving as Head of a Power Plant.

The five years of head-level experience forms part of the overall experience requirement and should be clearly identifiable in the applicant’s CV.

Required Skills and Competencies

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Experience operating gas turbine power-generation facilities.
• Evidence of maintaining high levels of plant output, availability and efficiency.
• Commercial understanding of power plant operations.
• Experience monitoring and controlling operations and maintenance costs.
• Ability to manage technical or service contracts.
• Experience compiling and managing operating budgets.
• Strong leadership and people-management capabilities.
• Good data-collection and analytical skills.
• Practical problem-analysis and problem-solving ability.
• Creativity when responding to complex operational challenges.

Who May Be Well Suited to This Role

This position may suit a senior power-generation professional who has led complex gas turbine operations in cement manufacturing, utilities or another energy-intensive industrial environment.

A strong applicant should be able to show responsibility for plant availability, power output, gas utilisation, maintenance planning and operational expenditure. Experience managing OEM service agreements, technical teams and safety-critical operations will also be particularly relevant.

What to Highlight in Your Application

Applicants should make the following information easy to identify in their CV:

• Total years of gas turbine power plant experience.
• At least five years working as Head of a Power Plant.
• Types and capacities of gas turbines previously managed.
• Improvements achieved in plant output, availability or efficiency.
• Maintenance programmes and shutdowns supervised.
• OEM or long-term service contracts managed.
• Gas-supply contracts or related commercial responsibilities.
• Power plant budgets and operating costs managed.
• Health, safety and environmental responsibilities.
• Number and composition of employees previously supervised.
• Relevant engineering degree and professional training.

Applicants should only present performance figures and achievements they can explain and support during the recruitment process.

Benefits

Dangote Industries Limited lists the following benefits:

• Private health insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Training and development.
• Career-development opportunities.

The official vacancy does not specify salary, allowances or other financial benefits.

Vacancy Verification

AfriJobSpace reviewed the vacancy against Dangote Industries Limited’s official recruitment listing. The source identifies the duty station as Ibese Plant, the department as Power Plant and the reporting line as Plant Director.

No application deadline is stated. Candidates should therefore confirm that the vacancy remains available on the employer’s recruitment portal before submitting an application.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should use the Apply for Job button on this page to access Dangote Industries Limited’s official recruitment portal.

Applicants should submit the required information through the employer’s application system. They should not pay an individual or third party to process or guarantee an application.