Zipline Electrical Deployments Lead Vacancy in Lagos

Employer: Zipline
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Role level: Senior individual contributor
Travel: Frequent Nigerian site visits and extended deployment assignments

About Zipline

Zipline designs and operates autonomous delivery systems that transport medical supplies, food and other essential goods. Its African operations depend on coordinated aviation, logistics, engineering and distribution-site teams.

Job description

Provide technical leadership for electrical installations at new Zipline sites, from design review and preparation to commissioning and operational handover. Work directly with contractors, deployment teams and engineering partners to adapt designs to Nigerian codes, available infrastructure and local site conditions.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical delivery through site preparation, installation, testing and final handover.
• Review drawings, design documents, materials lists and installation plans; identify regulatory, material, infrastructure and site risks and agree adaptations with Engineering.
• Help prepare and evaluate electrical contractor requests for proposals and quotations, technical scopes, acceptance criteria and cost inputs.
• Supervise contractors on-site against safety, quality, schedule, approved designs and legal requirements.
• Lead inspections, commissioning, acceptance tests, defect correction and completion records.
• Resolve electrical and infrastructure problems with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering and country leaders.

Required qualifications and experience

• Eight or more years in electrical design, installation or field deployment, including substantial contractor supervision, troubleshooting and commissioning.
• Direct experience working with NEMSA requirements and inspectors; NEMSA certification is preferred.
• Detailed knowledge of Nigerian electrical rules and at least one international code such as NEC, BS 7671 or IEC 60364.
• Electrical safety training such as NFPA 70E, EN 50110 or equivalent.
• Experience adapting complex or foreign-sourced electrical systems to local operating conditions, including facilities or industrial automation systems.
• Strong contractor management, stakeholder coordination and communication skills.
• Legal authorization to work in Nigeria and willingness to be based in or relocate to Nigeria.
• Availability for frequent travel and extended periods on deployment sites.

Application materials

Provide a CV, contact and location details, LinkedIn information and your current country. A cover letter can be supplied. The portal accepts PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT and RTF uploads.

How to apply

Complete the official application form for Electrical Deployments Lead and submit through Zipline’s recruitment portal.

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