Job Title: Electrical Engineer
Organisation: National Housing and Construction Company
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
The National Housing and Construction Company Limited (NHCC) is Uganda’s premier real estate developer, tasked with increasing the country’s housing stock and promoting organized homeownership. Headquartered at Crested Towers in Kampala, the public enterprise is owned jointly by the Government of Uganda (51%) and the Libyan Government through LAICO (49%). Under the current leadership of CEO Eng. Kenneth Kaijuka, NHCC develops residential estates, commercial office properties, and affordable housing schemes across Uganda.
Job Summary: Responsible for contributing to the attainment of NHCCL strategic objectives and goals by ensuring that all project site-electrical works or any other related, are competently designed, well planned and carried out according to professional standards, specifications, established procedures and best practices and within the perspectives of risk, compliance and integrity of the engineering service for the furtherance of the same
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Electrical Designs: Undertake Electrical Designs from Concept design through to completion
- Design and adherence to project specifications: Ensure proper Electrical designs, are implemented with complete adherence to specifications/designs and that correct use and safety of tools and equipment is maintained.
- Supervision roles: Supervises and inspects all Electrical works at all Company project sites and property as well as guiding Foreman to ensure that M&E works are properly maintained or set out for contractors in a timely manner at every critical stage of construction.
- Also carrying out measurement of contractors’ work done for purposes of certification and payment.
- Requisitions: Ensures timely requisition of Electrical materials from stores and that material wastage is eliminated or kept at a minimum.
- Review material test reports, samples and manufacturers test certificates and report to project managers on compliance to specifications
- Technical input: Provides the Company’s Management, whenever necessary, with relevant specialist, expert and technical advice regarding electrical and mechanical aspects to guide the Company’s investment opportunities and projects.
- Compliance: Ensures that Health and Safety compliance by the work force among others are enforced, as well as ensuring clean and safe working environments and working conditions at project site.
- Reporting: Provides timely and accurate technical reports related to the plans and designs of Electrical site works to respective stakeholders or as may be required from time to time.
- Team Leadership and Management: Takes full responsibility for performance management of all direct reports, focusing on all aspects of sound people management e.g.
- Recruitment, Development, Performance Management, Remuneration and Rewards, Career path planning, On-the-job training, coaching & mentoring and Employee engagement etc.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Building services Engineering or a closely related and relevant discipline from a recognized University
- Master’s degree in any of the above fields would be desirable.
- Full and valid membership of a nationally, or internationally recognized professional Engineers Institute, or body, such as MUIPE, is an added advantage.
- Minimum experience of four (4) years as an Electrical Engineer, or in a similar position, in a large and reputable Construction, or Civil Works Company, or reputable Consultancy firm, or on any other large civil works project.
- Experience in working with public, or private sector organizations involved in housing-related projects, or programs, is desirable.
- Proven knowledge and Competence in the following design software is a MUST (AutoCAD, Revit, ArchCAD etc.).
- Specialized training, with appropriate qualifications in Project Planning and Management is desirable.
Behavioral and Technical Competences:
- Cost consciousness, innovation and ability to pursue value for money
- Planning, coordination, and networking skills.
- Project supervision skills
- Interpersonal, and human relations skills
- Ability to give attention to details.
- High levels of integrity, ethics and responsibility.
- A good understanding of the building industry.
- Proven knowledge and Competence in the following design software is a MUST (AutoCAD, Revit, ArchCAD etc.).
- Proven knowledge and skills in application of MS Office Package (especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint), are essential
- Knowledge of Project management as well as NHCC product & service offering is essential.
How to Apply:
Applications indicating the position being applied for and accompanied by detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of Academic certificates, evidence of relevant working experience & contacts of three (3) Professional referees should be addressed and delivered to;
The Chief Executive Officer,
National Housing & Construction Company Limited,
Crested Towers Building,
Plot 17, Hannington Road P.O. BOX 659,
KAMPALA, UGANDA
Deadline: 26th June 2026
Please note that only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Deadline: 26th June 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more of the latest jobs, please visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48