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Job Title:          Compliance Monitoring Engineer

Organization:  Uganda Electricity Distribution Company
Limited

Duty Station:   Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Uganda Electricity
Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is a limited liability company
incorporated in Uganda under the Companies Act. UEDCL owns the 33KV and below
voltage electricity distribution network and all the operational assets
associated with the business currently leased to Umeme Ltd. The company
monitors Umeme Ltd’s investment, generation, and distribution of power in eight
territories covering over 67 Districts, operation of the pole plant at Lugogo,
and execution of some rural electrification schemes on behalf of the Ministry
of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Job Summary:  To monitor and ascertain any planned additions
to Network Assets Licensees on UEDCL assets in the Concession areas, in
accordance with requirements of the lease and assignment agreements LAA.

Lifecycle Management of UEDCL’s
Network Asset’s

Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 

·        
Development of an Asset Management culture in
UEDCL that will inform “cradle to grave” asset decisions

·        
Designing safety into every step of the Asset
lifecycle interaction

·        
In conjunction with Technical support and
Network Losses, Planning and Design, ensures that medium and long term plans
reflect Technical Loss reduction targets, Asset Performance, Asset risk
analysis and business environment

·        
Reflecting legal and regulatory compliance in
Asset lifecycle planning and management

·        
Develops strategic inspection plans based on
Asset analysis

·        
Contribute to Outage improvement programme with
a view to significantly improving performance

·        
Development of maintenance plans to improve
asset performance and bring them to best international standards.

·        
Developing specific investment projects to
improve asset performance, reduce technical losses including scope, cost,
benefits, alternatives, risks, and justification

·        
Systematic Emergency preparedness planning

·        
Management of specific unplanned outages in
accordance with Outage protocols

·        
Contribute to the development of UEDCL business
strategy development

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:

·        
A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering or
its equivalent from a recognized university.

·        
Experience of not less than 4 years in a
recognized organization

·        
A post-graduate qualification related to
monitoring of assets is an added advantage

·        
Knowledge of the national electricity
distribution network.

·        
Excellent analytical and monitoring skills.

·        
Membership to the professional body of engineers
is an added advantage.

·        
Computer literacy with excellent working
knowledge of Microsoft office, PowerPoint presentations, database management
systems

·        
Valid driving permit

How to Apply:

All interested candidates who
wish to join UEDCL in the aforementioned capacities are encouraged to apply
online at the link below

Click
Here then select “Careers” to view the job details and follow the
application instructions. After reviewing the job detail, candidates uploads
should not exceed IMB.

Deadline: Friday 8
November 2019 at 5:00 pm.

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