Job
Title: Senior
Concession Monitoring Engineer
Title: Senior
Concession Monitoring Engineer
Organization: Rural
Electrification Agency (REA)
Electrification Agency (REA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Principal
Service Territory Monitoring Engineer
Service Territory Monitoring Engineer
About US:
Rural
Electrification Agency (REA) is the secretariat of the Rural Electrification
Board (REB) established by statutory instrument 2001 No. 75. REA is mandated to
implement Government’s rural electrification programs. The Government of Uganda
through REA is implementing a number of electricity connection projects with
financial support from development partners to meet national electricity access
targets.
Electrification Agency (REA) is the secretariat of the Rural Electrification
Board (REB) established by statutory instrument 2001 No. 75. REA is mandated to
implement Government’s rural electrification programs. The Government of Uganda
through REA is implementing a number of electricity connection projects with
financial support from development partners to meet national electricity access
targets.
Job Summary: The Senior Concession Monitoring
Engineer will maximize prudent utility
operations within the Service Territories.
Engineer will maximize prudent utility
operations within the Service Territories.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan and manage periodic monitoring activities for all service
territories. - Support and coordinate network expansion activities in the service territories.
- Plan and coordinate capacity building activities of technical
personnel in the Service Territories. - Work with Service Providers and the REA GIS unit to ensure an
up-to-date National Rural Electrification projects database and a GIS
database. - Ensure compliant of the Service Providers with the provisions in the
Lease Agreements and Licenses. - Ensure proper commissioning and handover of completed distribution
networks to the Service Providers. - Generate performance targets for the Service Providers
- Represent REA in meetings convened by electricity stakeholders
- Any other assignments as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Senior Concession Monitoring Engineer job must
hold a good Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent.
- Extensive knowledge of Planning, design, procurement and
implementation of Electricity power systems projects. - Seven years working experience five of which are in operation of
electricity distribution networks. - Ability to deal delicate and multi-cultural communities and
environments and build effective relationships with various communities. - Demonstrable skills in monitoring of environmental and social
safeguard will be an added advantage. - Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Good interpersonal relations
- Self-motivated
- Good negotiation skills
- Ready to travel upcountry.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications including
detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant academic documents together
with names of three professional referees (and their email / day time telephone
contacts) to:
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications including
detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant academic documents together
with names of three professional referees (and their email / day time telephone
contacts) to:
The Executive
Director, Rural Electrification Agency, Plot 10 Windsor Loop, Kololo 2nd Floor,
House of Hope P.O. Box 7317 Kampala – Uganda.
Director, Rural Electrification Agency, Plot 10 Windsor Loop, Kololo 2nd Floor,
House of Hope P.O. Box 7317 Kampala – Uganda.
Deadline: 9th November 2018
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