Employer: Ampersand Rwanda Ltd
Job
Title: Electrical Engineer, Network Facilities
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Application Deadline: 28 October 2026
Job Category: Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, E-Mobility
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About Ampersand Rwanda Ltd
Ampersand Rwanda Ltd is a pioneer in electric mobility in
Africa, providing electric motorcycles and battery-swapping infrastructure
designed for commercial motorcycle taxi and delivery drivers. The company began
its operations in Kigali and expanded into Nairobi, Kenya, in 2022.
Ampersand is working to make electric motorcycles more
accessible and cost-effective while contributing to reduced carbon emissions.
Its operations combine electric vehicles, battery-swapping stations, and
technical systems designed to support the growing demand for electric mobility
in East Africa.
Job Overview
Ampersand Rwanda Ltd is seeking a qualified Electrical
Engineer, Network Facilities, to oversee the electrical design, installation
quality, commissioning readiness, and maintenance of its battery-swapping
station network.
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The successful candidate will provide technical supervision
for electrical systems, manage a team of four electrical technicians, and
coordinate with utility providers and contractors. Although the position is
based in Rwanda, the engineer will also review station designs prepared for
operations in Kenya.
Important requirement: Applicants must hold a current
RURA Class B electrical installation licence at the start of employment.
Key Responsibilities
1. Electrical Design and Optimisation
The Electrical Engineer will prepare, review, and improve
electrical designs for battery-swapping stations and related infrastructure.
Responsibilities include:
- Preparing
and reviewing single-line diagrams, load schedules, and distribution-board
layouts for new stations and upgrades in Rwanda.
- Sizing
cables, protective devices, and earthing systems in accordance with
applicable IEC and national standards.
- Considering
continuous charger loads, harmonics, and ambient temperature when
designing electrical installations.
- Balancing
charger loads across phases and determining the appropriate electrical
supply capacity.
- Reviewing
station designs prepared by contractors and the Kenya team before
approval.
- Maintaining
standard station-design templates and bills of materials.
- Verifying
the quality and suitability of electrical materials before procurement or
installation.
2. Installation Quality Control and Commissioning
The engineer will ensure that electrical installations meet
approved designs, technical standards, and safety requirements. Duties include:
- Developing
and applying electrical quality-control checklists.
- Inspecting
installations before energisation.
- Carrying
out or witnessing insulation-resistance, earth-resistance, continuity,
polarity, and residual-current-device (RCD) tests.
- Maintaining
complete testing and inspection records for each site.
- Preparing
lists of installation defects and approving installations only after
defects have been corrected and verified.
- Investigating
electrical faults, including phase failures, nuisance tripping, and
charger-bank faults.
- Documenting
root causes and corrective actions to prevent recurring failures.
3. Utility and Contractor Coordination
The role requires coordination with Rwanda Energy Group
(REG), contractors, and other relevant stakeholders. Responsibilities include:
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- Preparing
and tracking new electricity connection and supply-upgrade applications.
- Following
up on voltage fluctuations, power outages, phase loss, and other
power-quality issues.
- Coordinating
transformer and medium-voltage installation work.
- Ensuring
that licensed electrical activities are performed within the scope of the
applicable licence.
- Maintaining
records of utility applications, inspections, approvals, and outstanding
actions.
4. Energy Cost and Tariff Optimisation
The successful candidate will analyse electricity
consumption and identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency. Tasks
include:
- Reviewing
electricity bills and metering data.
- Analysing
cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh), peak and off-peak consumption, and
applicable demand charges.
- Recommending
tariff, load-shifting, and supply-configuration improvements.
- Monitoring
energy losses between grid supply and energy delivered to batteries.
- Investigating
unusual energy-consumption results and recommending corrective measures.
- Reporting
energy costs, consumption trends, and efficiency opportunities.
5. Electrical Technician Team Leadership
The Electrical Engineer will supervise four electrical
technicians and coordinate their daily work. Responsibilities include:
- Preparing
weekly work plans and allocating site visits and fault call-outs.
- Monitoring
task completion and supervising fieldwork.
- Coaching
technicians on installation, testing, maintenance, and repair procedures.
- Enforcing
safe working practices, including permit-to-work procedures,
lock-out/tag-out, appropriate personal protective equipment, and safe
isolation.
- Assessing
technician competence and identifying training needs.
- Maintaining
a team skills matrix and supporting performance reviews and recruitment
when required.
6. Preventive Maintenance and Asset Management
The engineer will develop and manage a
preventive-maintenance programme for the battery-swapping station network. This
includes:
- Establishing
maintenance schedules for distribution boards, protection devices,
earthing systems, chargers, cabling, and transformer platforms.
- Defining
inspection and testing activities according to equipment requirements,
risks, and operating history.
- Scheduling
maintenance visits and following up on overdue work.
- Maintaining
maintenance logs and asset registers.
- Reviewing
fault history to improve maintenance intervals and spare-parts planning.
- Preparing
monthly reports on maintenance completion, electrical faults, and station
downtime caused by electrical failures.
Minimum Qualifications and Requirements
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- A
bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering,
or Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a power focus.
- A
current RURA Class B electrical installation licence. This is mandatory
from the start of employment.
- Registration
with the Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER).
- Two to
four years of post-qualification experience in electrical design,
installation, commissioning, or maintenance, including experience with
medium-voltage systems or distribution-transformer works.
- At
least one year of experience supervising electrical technicians or site
teams.
- Working
knowledge of IEC 60364 for low-voltage installations, cable sizing,
protection coordination, and earthing.
- Practical
ability to use insulation-resistance testers, earth testers, and
multifunction installation testers.
- Ability
to read and prepare single-line diagrams.
- Experience
implementing or contributing to a preventive-maintenance programme.
- Proficiency
in AutoCAD or equivalent electrical-drawing software and Microsoft Excel.
- Fluency
in English and Kinyarwanda.
- A
valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites throughout
Rwanda.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
The following would be advantageous:
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- A RURA
Class C electrical installation licence or demonstrated progress towards
obtaining one.
- Experience
with REG electricity connection and supply-upgrade procedures.
- Experience
using power-quality analysers, thermal-imaging equipment, or
electricity-metering data.
- Familiarity
with electric-vehicle charging, battery chargers, solar photovoltaic (PV)
systems, or other power-electronic loads.
Applicants who already hold a RURA Class C licence should
indicate this in their application. The source states that Ampersand will
support relevant professional development and progression towards Class C,
where applicable, subject to company policy and an agreed development plan.
Expected Performance
The successful candidate will be expected to ensure that
electrical station designs are accurate and compliant, installations are tested
before energisation, and critical defects are resolved before approval.
Other expected results include timely preventive
maintenance, reliable technical records, reduced recurring electrical faults,
effective supervision of technicians, follow-up of utility issues, and
improvements in energy efficiency and cost per battery swap.
Required Application Documents
According to the vacancy announcement, applicants should
prepare the following documents:
- An
up-to-date CV.
- A copy
of the relevant degree certificate.
- A copy
of the current RURA electrical installation licence.
- Evidence
of IER registration.
- A
brief example of an electrical design or installation project explaining
the applicant’s specific contribution.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a
technical exercise involving a sample battery-swapping station load
calculation, cable sizing, and protective-device selection.
How to Apply
The supplied vacancy states that the application channel is
still to be confirmed. It does not provide a verified application email address
or application link.
Interested candidates should check the original vacancy
announcement or contact Ampersand through its official channels to confirm
where and how to submit their documents before the deadline.
Application deadline: 28 October 2026.
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Number of positions: 1
Compensation: A competitive package commensurate with local market
rates.
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