HR Manager

Hands-on HR Manager role at a fast-growing renewable energy company to build and run the entire people function for a mixed office and field workforce.

What you'll own
— Run end-to-end recruitment, including building pipelines for solar PV engineers, O&M technicians and project staff
— Design and deliver onboarding for office and field staff, including site safety induction
— Manage the documentation and compliance of contract and casual workers deployed to client sites
— Prepare and validate monthly payroll inputs and reconcile them with Finance
— Ensure timely remittance of PAYE, Pension, NHF, NSITF and ITF
— Maintain complete, audit-ready employee records and contracts
— Write and roll out the employee handbook and core HR policies
— Ensure compliance with the Nigerian Labour Act, Employee Compensation Act and investor or client HR requirements
— Handle grievances, disciplinary processes, exits and exit interviews
— Partner with HSE on workplace safety and the welfare of field staff
— Implement and run a practical performance management cycle and coach managers to use it
— Coordinate technical certifications, safety training and leadership development
— Maintain a fair, market-benchmarked salary structure
— Build the organogram, job grades and workforce plans as the company scales
— Implement an HRIS and report monthly to leadership on headcount, turnover, hiring and HR cost

— Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Psychology or a related field
— 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years as HR Manager, HR Lead or Head of HR
— A proven record of doing HR hands-on in a lean team, not only managing others who do it
— Strong working knowledge of Nigerian labour law and statutory obligations
— Experience managing a mixed office and field or technical workforce, including contract staff
— CIPM membership (Associate or higher); SHRM, CIPD or equivalent is an advantage
— Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills and experience with at least one HRIS
— Experience in renewable energy, power, telecoms infrastructure, EPC or engineering services (desirable)
— Experience building an HR function from scratch or through rapid growth (desirable)
— Exposure to investor-backed or donor-funded organisations (desirable)
— A Master's degree or MBA (desirable)