Energy / Utility Manager

About this role

The Energy/Utility Manager is a full-time on-site role in Lagos for The Place restaurant and hospitality business. The position involves overseeing and optimising the use of utilities across facilities, including energy, water, cooking gas, and solar, with a focus on reducing waste and ensuring reliable utility supply. The role requires coordinating with facility management and operations, planning maintenance, managing service providers, and ensuring regulatory and safety compliance. Daily duties include analysing utility data, preparing budgets and cost reports, recommending efficiency projects, and supporting wastewater treatment design and operation where applicable. The successful candidate will identify risks, respond quickly to utility issues, and collaborate with management to support expansion plans.

What you would do

• Analyse utility data and trends.
• Prepare budget and cost reports related to utilities.
• Recommend and implement efficiency improvements.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance schedules with facility management.
• Manage service providers and contractor activities.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards.
• Support design and operation of wastewater treatment systems where applicable.
• Monitor energy, water, gas, and solar usage and optimise consumption.
• Identify utility-related risks and respond promptly to issues.
• Collaborate with operations, finance and management to support expansion plans.

What they are asking for

• Strong knowledge of utilities management (energy, water, power systems) in commercial or hospitality settings.
• Analytical skills to interpret consumption data and support decision-making on efficiency and cost reduction.
• Experience in facility management, including maintenance coordination and contractor management.
• Budgeting skills for planning, tracking and reporting utility expenditures.
• Exposure to wastewater treatment systems and understanding of compliance requirements.
• Technical or engineering degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Environmental) or equivalent professional experience.
• Effective communication and collaboration across operations, finance and facility teams.
• Proven on-site work experience in a fast-paced, multi-location environment.

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