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• Inspection
  of infrastructure construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance work
  performed by the railway concessionaire (RVR) to establish its compliance
  with the laid down standards and/or approved investment plans;
• Inspection
  of infrastructure to assess its condition and to determine its
  rehabilitation, repair and/or maintenance requirements;
• Preparation
  of technical documentation (drawings, specifications, bills of quantities)
  and cost estimates for required construction, rehabilitation, repair
  and/or maintenance works;
• Preparation
  of terms of reference and cost ‘estimates for civil engineering
  consultancy services;
• Provision
  of the civil engineering support to the Procurement and Disposal Unit
  including conducting pre-bid site inspections, answering pre-bid queries,
  evaluations of bids and negotiation of contracts;
• Supervision
  and/or management of civil engineering contracts including certification
  of payments, and reviewing consultancy deliverables (reports);
• Training
  of trainee civil engineers;
• Any
  other departmental work assigned by the Chief Civil Engineer.

• Candidates
  should have a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or its equivalent
  from a recognised institution.
• A
  relevant Master’s degree from a recognised institution, membership of the
  Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE) and registration with
  the Uganda Engineers’ Registration Board (ERB) will be added advantages.
• Have
  work experience of at least ten (10) years as a civil engineer with a busy
  civil engineering contractor and/or a busy civil engineering consulting
  firm and/or a public- sector organisation involved substantially in the
  design, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of civil
  engineering facilities.
• Be
  computer literate to a high degree with excellent knowledge of Microsoft
  OFFICE and Autodesk,  AUTOCAD.
• Have
  good working knowledge of the Uganda Public Procurement and Disposal
  of Public Assets (PPDA) law and regulations.
• Basic
  knowledge of the procurement rules and procedures of at least one of the
  major multi­lateral funding agencies (World Bank, European Development
  Fund, African Development Bank, etc) will be an added advantage.
• Have
  excellent writing skills.
• Have
  the ability to work under extreme pressure in order to meet tight
  deadlines.
• Be
  a Ugandan citizen.
• Be
  not more than 35 years old.

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