Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd was incorporated in March 2001
under the Companies Act, 2012 on the basis of the Public Enterprises Reform and
Divestiture Act, Cap 98 and Electricity Act, Cap 145. UEGCL is wholly owned by the Government of
the Republic of Uganda. UEGCL’s key role is to – carry on the business of
electric power generation and sale within Uganda or for export to neighbouring
countries; build, operate and maintain Electricity Generation Plants; monitor
the operation and maintenance of its Concessioned Assets – Nalubaale and Kiira
Power Stations; provide Technical Support as and when required by the
Government of the Republic of Uganda through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Development; Implement Flagship Hydropower Plant Projects of Karuma (600MW) and
Isimba (183MW; organize, support, encourage and maintain training facilities in
technical and related fields, amongst others.

Job Summary:
The Chief Projects Officer will steer and oversee the Project Implementation
Division, and develop systems, procedures and strategies to ensure value for
money for all UEGCL development projects. The incumbent will also be
responsible for the development of the electricity generation capacity
including feasibility studies, funding mechanisms, design, procurement support,
supervision, commissioning in addition to managing least cost investment plans
which comply with the overall UEGCL Strategic plan.

Key Duties
and Responsibilities:

Carry out the engineering and packaging of
Power generation projects using all available forms of energy (Hydro,
Geothermal, Solar, Biomass, Natural Gas, etc); through project concept
notes, feasibility studies, specifications and tendering documentation;
implementation, construction supervision, and commissioning.
Works closely with the Division Head of Strategy
and Business Development to Formulation of short, medium and long term
plans and budget for the Division including conducting economic studies,
and investment planning comply with the UEGCL Strategic Plan.
Develop and monitor project appraisals, tendering
and procurement and contracting of consultants and contractors for power
generation plants; including monitoring of implementation of such
projects.
Routinely establish and ensure effective
implementation of standard procedures for project management.
Assess the needs of the projects in terms of
materials, equipment, protective wear, and tools and ensure the necessary
items are procured in a timely manner.
Ensure that project plans and delivery
schedules are prepared and followed to promote efficiency and
effectiveness during project implementation.
Ensure that the engineering, architectural,
environmental protection and surveying International and National practice
guidelines are adhered to in all projects.
Ensure effective contracts management during
implementation of projects including management of both the Consultancy
and the contractors’ contracts to ensure that projects are delivered in
time and within budget.
Actively coordinate with the lenders and
prepare reports to lenders as needed.
Steer and manage the multidisciplinary Project
Implementation Team (PIT).
Actively coordinate the monitoring of cost,
quality and time performance of all projects and prepare regular progress
reports.
Pro-actively monitor the Division’s programme
implementation and report periodically on the performance of the Division
including budgets and actual targets achieved.
Carry out product demonstrations, provide
project status updates to management and the Board, and respond to any
field technical inquiries.
Ensures all drawings affected by design changes
are updated in a timely manner to reflect as-built conditions.
Ensures field design changes are properly
managed.
With the support from more experienced
engineers, and project managers, provides appropriate design criteria and
calculations; ensure proper checking, design reviews, approvals and
documentation; reviews and approves project material procurement list,
equipment specification updates, and engineering material requests;
provides technical direction to consultants, contractors, design
engineers; and may perform duties of design engineers as needed for
training and delivery on project commitments.
Works closely with Chief Operations Officer to
provide technical assessments and/or project management services for operating
and/or maintenance problems where needed.
Develop and ensure effective implementation of
Division work plans and financial budget in line with the overall Company
Business plan.
Establish and implement project risk management
system.
Actively coordinate with the Human Resources
Division to identify, develop, deploy and retain talented staff within the
division including completing performance appraisals, personal development
and succession plans effectively and on time in accordance with the established
performance management system.
Perform any other duties that will be assigned
from time to time.

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:

The Chief Projects Officer should possess a
graduate Degree and Postgraduate qualification in Engineering field or
related discipline. Possession of a Post-graduate education in project
management field is an added advantage.
Be a Registered Engineer with Engineers
Registration Board of Uganda or Equivalent;
At least ten years’ of post qualification
experience in a large engineering enterprise;
Significant working experience in project
management of electricity power generation and complex infrastructure
projects.
Demonstrated leadership and negotiation skills
Excellent planning and organizational skills
with demonstrated ability to execute projects on time and on budget.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Possess excellent communication, facilitation
and presentation skills.
Thorough understanding of corporate and
industry practices, processes, and standards
Familiar with international standard forms of
contract e.g. FIDIC.
Excellent interpersonal skills and high level
of integrity
Good computer literacy skills

How to
Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications with copies of their academic documents and detailed CVs
indicating two referees and their full addresses physically to:

The Chief Executive Officer,

Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL),

3rd Floor, UEDCL Tower,

Plot 37 Nakasero Road P.O. Box 75831, Kampala. Uganda

Deadline:
Friday, 20^th March, 2015 by 5.00 p.m.

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