Job Title: Electrical Engineer
Organisation: Aptech Africa
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Aptech Africa Ltd. is the EPC company of choice for solar energy and water pumping in Africa. It has offices located in South Sudan, Uganda, Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Niger and Liberia. Aptech Africa was founded in 2011 as a distribution and installation company for some of the most reputable brands from Europe and the US. It developed a reputation for distributing high quality products and providing exceptional installation services which allowed it to expand to multiple countries.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare quotations and bills of quantities for solar and hybrid water projects for domestic, urban, communal and industrial applications
- Prepare bid proposals for solar off grid, grid-tied, and hybrid projects
- Make field assessments for various solar off grid, grid-tied, and hybrid projects
- Design, install/construct and supervise solar and water pumping projects
- Design, install and supervise off-grid solar systems, solar street lighting and power backup systems
- To conduct technical trainings and workshops internally and externally as and when may be approved by management
- To offer after sale services in terms of operation, maintenance and technical support for new and existing client portfolio.
- Supervises project implementation and provides quality assurance assessments from projects being implemented
- Prepares evaluation reports on projects that have been completed
- Provide marketing team with technical support for marketing material preparation
- Any other duties as assigned from time to time
- To ensure that an environmental impact report is obtained from clients before project implementation
- To conduct HSE risk assessment and create mitigation measures for all projects
- To include all HSE information in project reporting
- To ensure that all team is issued with PPE
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- BSc in Electrical Engineering
- 5+ years of experience in solar energy sector
- Ability to manage projects per quality standards, budget, and timeline.
- Ability to design PV solutions including energy storage and hybrid grid-tied solutions
- Proven engineering software skills in PVSOL/HELISCOPE
How to Apply:
Potential candidates that meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role should email a CV, academic documents, and 3 professional references to [email protected].
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60