Job Title: Compliance
Engineer – Generation
Engineer – Generation
Organisation:
Electricity
Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Electricity
Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager, Technical Compliance and
Monitoring
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.
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:
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:
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:
should be delivered preferably by recorded delivery Addressed to:
The Director
Financial & Administrative Services
Financial & Administrative Services
Electricity
Regulatory Authority
Regulatory Authority
Plot 15 Shimoni
Road
Road
P. O. Box 10332,
Kampala – Uganda
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.
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
5.00pm
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