Job Title: Senior Surveyor
Organisation: Uganda Prisons Service
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The Prisons Act, 2006 provides for the mandate and functions of a Uganda Prisons Service composed of Central and former Local Government Prisons and spells out the duties of the UPS as to protect, promote and fulfill the rights of those incarcerated.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will be responsible to the Principal Architect for performing the following duties:-
- Providing technical support in revision, formulation and implementation of policies, plans and strategies for costing of prototype building plans and systems construction works in the Uganda Prisons Service;
- Tendering technical support to the Public Procurement and Disposal Unit in the preparation of contracts, including details regarding quantities of required materials and estimated costs;
- Carrying out ongoing cost analysis of major maintenance and repair work on the Uganda Prisons Service infrastructures;
- Providing technical support to technical teams in carrying out feasibility studies for civil construction works in the Uganda Prisons Services;
- Analysing completed construction work and advising project implementing entities on payment to contractors;
- Conducting construction site visits for assessment and projection for future work and cost implementations;
- Supervising, appraising and providing technical guidance to the junior staff;
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Surveying or Geometrics from a recognized University/Institution. Applicants must have a post graduate Qualification in either Surveying or Geometrics. He /She must have undergone a Cadet Officers’/Command Course from Prisons Academy and Training School in case of a uniformed staff.
- Applicants should have a minimum of three (3) years relevant working experience at the level of a Surveyor 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 [email protected]
Deadline: 31st May, 2024
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