Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The West Nile Rural Electrification Company Limited (WENRECo) is an Electric Energy Generation, Distribution & Sales company in the West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda. WENRECo is a subsidiary of Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), the industrial development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).
WENRECo operates a Vertically Integrated off-grid utility involved in generation, distribution, and Sale of Electricity in the West Nile districts of Uganda & was the first off-grid Solution under a Public Private Partnership to qualify for World Bank Carbon Financing.
Reliable and affordable hydro Power Generated from the 3.5MW Nyagak I Mini Hydropower plant has strengthened the West Nile region’s economy in Uganda within sub-Saharan Africa.
WENRECo is a responsible employer committed to providing competitive employment terms to its employees & Ugandans in addition to providing safe and reliable electricity supply, improving customer service, minimizing energy losses, and operating in a cost-effective manner. We seek to recruit dynamic, competent & experienced candidates to fill the following positions.

Department: Network Department
Job title: Network Manager
Reports to: General Manager

Job purpose:
• To acquire, monitor, control, operate and measure MV network performance to international standard to deliver quality and safe
• Electricity supply to its utilization points with both reliability and continuity of supply to all customers

Responsibilities:
• Maintain and implement safe Operating procedures to ensure the safety of all persons, Safeguard electrical apparatus from damage and continuity of supply to customers.
• Work with all stakeholders to ensure availability of supply in the region
• Organize and manage teams in the department to deliver exceptional reliable supply throughout the region
• Ensure that the power supply in the region meets the quality as spelt out in the regulatory grid code and quality of service code
• Ensure appropriate metering for all customer categories is achieved
• Ensure meters, transformers, networks materials and accessories are available in stock, switchgzar and equipment are ordered for well in time
• Periodic preparation of reports for submission to the Electricity Regulatory Authority and other sector stakeholders
• Ensure maintenance plans/schedules for all sections are developed in time and implemented accordingly
• Participate in the preparation of contract documents
• Prepare documents for departmental activities and maintain records of the same
• Participate in tendering and procurement evaluation committees
• Provide effective administration of the department
• Develop the departmental budget
• Setting departmental targets and means of assessing performance for all department staff
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Special Qualifications Required
• BSc. in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent.
• Sound Knowledge in Power distribution and transmission systems specifically in network management.
• Minimum 8+ years of proven engineering experience.

Safety, Special Skills, Abilities & Caution:
• Ethical
• Hardworking
• Honest
• Self-motivated
• Good inter-personal skills
• Innovative
• Safety observation is always a must.
• Highly Motivated
• Good communicator
• Commitment
• Team player with ability to motivate a team

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
A detailed Job Description Can be found at https://www.wenreco.co.ug/careers
Qualifying Candidates should submit their Cover Letter, resume with Contacts of three professional referees and copies of all academic documents as ONE PDF FILE by email to: hr@wenreco.co.ug by close of business Thursday 25th August 2022.
Clearly indicate the position you are applying for as indicated on the Website.
West Nile Rural Electrification Company Limited (WENRECo)is an equal opportunity employer. Any attempts of influencing the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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