Project Manager - Power and Utility

Crown Interactive delivers innovative, cost-effective, service aggregation solutions to the Telecom, Media and Technology-based sectors. Starting in 2005, this London-based business has gained ground-breaking expertise integrating business systems with evolving information technology.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Manager - Power / Utility 

Location: Lagos

Job Objective

• Are you passionate about driving successful project outcomes and transforming ideas into real-world solutions?
• Do you excel at coordinating teams, managing stakeholders, and delivering high-impact software and digital projects on time and within budget?
• Are you ready to lead mission-critical initiatives that empower innovation across public sector and enterprise environments?
• At Crown Interactive, we are looking for a results-driven and experienced Project Manager to join our team.
• In this role, you will take ownership of the full project lifecycle, from planning and execution to delivery and stakeholder management.
• You’ll collaborate across departments, ensure project alignment with business goals, and oversee the seamless rollout of enterprise and Power sector solutions.
• This is your opportunity to lead strategic projects that deliver real value in the digital transformation space.
• In this role, you will responsible for leading and coordinating, planning, executing, and delivery of power sector projects.
• This role demands a professional with experience managing cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with business goals, and delivering high-quality results within time and budget constraints.

Key Roles and Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Delivery:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of power sector projects.
• Develop comprehensive project plans covering timelines, milestones, budgets, risk assessments, resource allocation, and equipment/material procurement schedules.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, in line with regulatory and safety standards
• Coordinate internal engineering teams, EPC contractors, OEM vendors, and third-party consultants for flawless execution.

Stakeholder Management:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for utility companies, regulatory bodies, government energy agencies.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with distribution companies (DisCos), generation companies (GenCos), transmission companies (TransCos), and independent power producers (IPPs) where applicable.
• Regularly report project progress, risks, and issues to senior management, funders.

Process & Coordination:

• Lead planning and implementation of power projects across relevant regulatory commissions, and utility partners.
• Develop detailed project documentation including engineering schedules, commissioning plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams — engineering, products, technical team and external stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress, manage technical and operational risks and drive timely resolution.
• Ensure compliance with public sector policies, energy sector regulations, environmental / safety standards, and procurement guidelines.
• Manage change requests, project scope adjustments, and client/utility expectations.
• Provide regular reports and updates to executive stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
• Maintain strong relationships with utility clients and ensure high service satisfaction.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Professional certification in Project Management, such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile / Scrum, is preferred.
• Minimum of six (6) years of proven experience in project management, with a successful track record of delivering technology projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects for public sector clients, with a strong understanding of government procurement processes, regulatory requirements, and compliance standards.
• Experience delivering technology or digital transformation projects within the power sector will be an added advantage.
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership, communication, risk management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and timelines.

Required Skills and Competencies:
Project Management Skills:

• Strong grasp of project management methodologies (Agile).
• Budgeting, scheduling, and resource planning.
• Risk assessment and mitigation planning.
• Project documentation and reporting.

Stakeholder & Client Management:

• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple high-level stakeholders, including public sector representatives.
• Experience handling vendor and third-party relationships.

Technical Understanding:

• Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Basic knowledge of cloud computing (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Understanding of SaaS platforms, APIs, data security, and integration concepts.
• Ability to bridge the gap between business requirements and technical execution.

Leadership & Team Management:

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional and distributed teams.
• Conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Delegation and performance monitoring.
• Ability to motivate and align teams toward common project goals.

Communication & Reporting:

• Clear, concise, and timely verbal and written communication.
• Presentation skills for executive reporting and public sector briefing.
• Strong documentation and status reporting capabilities.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Sales referral bonus incentives.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Health, wellness, and professional development programs.