Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) Careers – Compliance Engineer – Generation

Organisation:
Electricity
Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager, Technical Compliance and
Monitoring
About ERA:
Electricity
Regulatory Authority (ERA), an institution set up under the Electricty Act Cap
145, 1999 to regulate the electricity sector in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Compliance Engineer – Generation
will be responsible for:
  • Assist
    the Manager Technical Compliance and Monitoring in compliance supervision
    of licensed generation utilities
  • Provide
    relevant data for Grid Code committee reports and activities.
  • Enforce
    reliability standards through data collection, audits and investigations.
  • Participate
    in development of Codes of practice and standards.
  • Participate
    in Generation tariff and cost reviews.
  • Support
    Management in developing amendments to policy, legislation and
    regulations.
  • Contribute
    to the development of generation utility performance benchmarks for
    selected technologies
  • Maintain
    a liaison with the utility technical team on plant performance,
    availability and optimization matters
  • Support
    the investment team on data pertaining to generation segment performance
    and maintenance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Conduct
    appraisals required for reliability parameters, establishing level of
    non-compliance against established bench marks, providing input for
    determining penalties, verifies mitigation plans, and participates in
    dispute resolution and preparing reports and findings.
  • Gather
    information through spot checks and self-certifications.
  • Develop
    and update the compliance monitoring program with other staff in the
    compliance unit, ensuring that the selected reliability requirements are
    valid and measurable and that the process is fair and can be administered
    consistently.
  • Periodically
    communicate compliance monitoring program requirements to licensed
    generation companies
  • Report
    and advise on appropriateness of ERA performance codes & standards for
    impact on the compliance monitoring and evaluation program.
  • Process
    collected data as necessary for compliance monitoring and evaluation,
    performing statistical or other analysis as needed.
  • Produce
    reports and presentations on activities, findings and needs of the
    compliance program.
  • Provide
    liaison with the investment team on performance results and progress of
    investment and maintenance programmes.
Key Performance Indicators:
  • Analytically
    review license conditions of generator companies and the Uganda Grid Code
    and checking for compliance areas.
  • Monitor
    progress of implementation of mitigation measures for non-compliance.
  • Development
    and application of an effective Compliance monitoring and evaluation
    framework.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • The
    applicant must hold an honors degree in Electrical Engineering from a
    recognized university. Any postgraduate training in a relevant engineering
    or management field is added advantage.
  • A
    minimum of two years of relevant working experience.
  • Basic
    Knowledge of the Uganda Electricity sector, Practical/Working Engineering
    exposure
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications, Engineering
    project and network software
  • Good
    Interpersonal relations and polished communication skills.
How to Apply:
All candidates should
endeavor to submit their application letters and with copies of:
  • Detailed
    Curriculum Vitae including copies of relevant certificates
  • Address
    (including daytime telephone, fax or e-mail) of the applicant
  • Address
    (including daytime telephone, fax or e-mail) of three Referees
The applications
should be delivered preferably by recorded delivery Addressed to:
The Director
Financial & Administrative Services
Electricity
Regulatory Authority
Plot 15 Shimoni
Road
P. O. Box 10332,
Kampala – Uganda
N. B:
Members of the Electricity Regulatory Authority or Staff of ERA Secretariat
shall not be accepted as referees. Canvassing or any attempt thereof will lead
to immediate disqualification. ERA is an equal opportunities employer.
Deadline: 7th January 2014 by
5.00pm
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