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Job Title:  Assistant Commissioner Bridges and Drainage Structures

Organisation:  Ministry of Works and Transport

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Ministry of Works and Transport is a Cabinet level government ministry of Uganda, that is mandated to plan, develop and maintain an economic, efficient and effective transport infrastructure, and transport services by road, rail, water, and air.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  The incumbent will be responsible to the Commissioner, Bridges and Drainage for performing the following duties:-

• Assisting Local Governments to develop and enforce appropriate designs in construction and maintenance of Local Government bridge and drainage structures;
• Providing technical assistance to Local Governments in construction and maintenance of Local Government bridge and drainage structures;
• Monitoring regularly safety standards of Local Government bridge and drainage structures in order to ensure their continued appropriateness;
• Instituting regular inspections, particularly in the rainy season so as to ensure continued safety of bridge and drainage structures;
• Carrying out preventive maintenance and prompt repairs to damaged structures in order to prevent deterioration of Local Government bridge and drainage structures;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and a post graduate qualification in Engineering and or Management. He/she should be registered with the Engineers’ Registration Board.
• Applicants should have a minimum of nine (9) years relevant working experience, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Principal Engineer in Government.

How to Apply:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified serving Public Officers in Ministries/Departments/Agencies and Local Governments dully appointed and +confirmed by the Appointing National and Local Service Commissions to fill vacant posts.

Mandatory Instructions to Applicants: –

• Apply ON-LINE, Click Here
• Scan and submit relevant documents (‘O’ and A’ Level Result Slips and Certificates, Bachelor’s Degree and Post Graduate Transcripts and Certificates, Professional Documents, copies of letters of appointment, confirmation and promotion) on-line.
• Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only portable documents format (PDF) is allowed.
• Print an Extract of PS Form 3 (2008) and obtain recommendation from the Responsible Officers.  Scan the recommendation together with the rest of the documents and submit online.

Application Process

• Visit the website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug/ors
• Click on ‘register as a new user’ to create your account and complete your profile starting with the Bio data moving downwards
• If you already have an account, simply click on your right and update your profile
• Click a Job from the list of advertised jobs in the menu.
• View the Job Details and Click ‘Apply now’
• Review your application and SUBMIT.
• NB. Applicants are allowed to apply for only one post.

Please Note: –

• Only applications on-line will be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Shortlisted candidates shall be required to bring along with them, their original certificates of ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level, Transcripts and Certificates, letters of employment, National Identity Cards during the Oral Interviews.
• Short listed Applicants should ensure that their Staff Performance Appraisals for the last three (3) Financial Years 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 are submitted to the Commission before the date of Oral Interviews.
• In case of any inquiry, contact Tel. No. 0414254271 or 0414342279 or e-mail vacancies@psc.go.ug

Deadline: 31st May, 2024

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