Senior Design Engineer
2025-04-22T14:37:27+00:00
Bridges to Prosperity
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FULL_TIME
Kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Business Management and Administration
Science & Engineering
2025-04-06T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
8
Job purpose
The Senior Design Engineer serves as the primary resource for the development and execution of structural engineering related activities within a program country. The position is located within a program country and only works within the program.
Duties and responsibilities
The Senior Design Engineer will act responsibly and respectfully towards the communities and partners at all times. The Senior Design Engineer will spend much of their time in the office with required visits to the field and will live modestly in local accommodation and use local transportation to get around.
The Senior Design Engineer will report to the Engineering Team Lead. Primary roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to :
- Collaborate with Design Engineers, Surveyor and Engineering Team Lead in the planning and execution of bridge survey activities
- Assess prospective bridge sites for technical approval (process survey, evaluate aerial imagery, preliminary design alternatives)
- Perform structural design of suspended, suspension and other bridge types independently
- Check adequacy of existing bridge designs. This may include geotechnical, hydrological and hydraulic assessments.
- Produce professional engineering engineering drawings and compile/check full set prior to issuance
- Design of safety cables
- Calculate material quantities for bridge projects
- Mark excavations and layout sites at the onset of a project
- Supervise technical aspects of bridge construction
- Undertake tasks following quality control procedures and forms for bridge projects
- Perform technical inspections of constructed bridges
- Provide technical support to needs assessment teams as required
- Join municipality, district or other stakeholder meetings alongside other program staff when necessary
- Coordinate work with temporary engineering staff (Interns)
- Prepare material specifications for bridge construction and supervise applicable
- Collaborate with procurement team on local materials selection
- Collaborate with engineering staff on technical development and R&D
- Review and comment on site assessments and provide feedback to Project Engineers in order to improve the accuracy of technical assessments
- Support the construction team in resolving site related issues and execute design and assessment of temporary work activities such as tower lifting, cable hoisting, scaffolding etc. as necessary to ensure adequacy of solutions
- Support engineering activities e.g. training and technical input, in country programmes outside of Rwanda. This might include the need for short-term interventions in these locations
- Manage, support and help train junior engineering staff
Qualifications
- Minimum of an Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; Masters Degree preferred
- Minimum 5 years of related engineering experience
- Familiarity with structural design work and use of design software
- Proficiency in AutoCAD drafting, Microsoft Excel and Word
- Professional, and details-oriented organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high problem-solving skills
- Capable of working with different cultures and languages
- Ability to work independently after given clear direction
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Working conditions
The position is based in the program country and may require travel to all Bridges to Prosperity existing or prospective project sites.
Physical requirements
The position will require participation in construction related tasks when traveling to Bridges to Prosperity’s projects. Site work may require intermittently working and living in undeveloped locations / remote areas.
Reports to
Engineering Team Lead
Collaborate with Design Engineers, Surveyor and Engineering Team Lead in the planning and execution of bridge survey activities Assess prospective bridge sites for technical approval (process survey, evaluate aerial imagery, preliminary design alternatives) Perform structural design of suspended, suspension and other bridge types independently Check adequacy of existing bridge designs. This may include geotechnical, hydrological and hydraulic assessments. Produce professional engineering engineering drawings and compile/check full set prior to issuance Design of safety cables Calculate material quantities for bridge projects Mark excavations and layout sites at the onset of a project Supervise technical aspects of bridge construction Undertake tasks following quality control procedures and forms for bridge projects Perform technical inspections of constructed bridges Provide technical support to needs assessment teams as required Join municipality, district or other stakeholder meetings alongside other program staff when necessary Coordinate work with temporary engineering staff (Interns) Prepare material specifications for bridge construction and supervise applicable Collaborate with procurement team on local materials selection Collaborate with engineering staff on technical development and R&D Review and comment on site assessments and provide feedback to Project Engineers in order to improve the accuracy of technical assessments Support the construction team in resolving site related issues and execute design and assessment of temporary work activities such as tower lifting, cable hoisting, scaffolding etc. as necessary to ensure adequacy of solutions Support engineering activities e.g. training and technical input, in country programmes outside of Rwanda. This might include the need for short-term interventions in these locations Manage, support and help train junior engineering staff
Minimum of an Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; Masters Degree preferred Minimum 5 years of related engineering experience Familiarity with structural design work and use of design software Proficiency in AutoCAD drafting, Microsoft Excel and Word Professional, and details-oriented organizational skills Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high problem-solving skills Capable of working with different cultures and languages Ability to work independently after given clear direction Strong verbal and written communication skills
Minimum of an Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; Masters Degree preferred Minimum 5 years of related engineering experience Familiarity with structural design work and use of design software Proficiency in AutoCAD drafting, Microsoft Excel and Word Professional, and details-oriented organizational skills Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high problem-solving skills Capable of working with different cultures and languages Ability to work independently after given clear direction Strong verbal and written communication skills
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Vacancy title:
Senior Design Engineer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Science & Engineering]
Jobs at:
Bridges to Prosperity
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, April 6 2025
Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job purpose
The Senior Design Engineer serves as the primary resource for the development and execution of structural engineering related activities within a program country. The position is located within a program country and only works within the program.
Duties and responsibilities
The Senior Design Engineer will act responsibly and respectfully towards the communities and partners at all times. The Senior Design Engineer will spend much of their time in the office with required visits to the field and will live modestly in local accommodation and use local transportation to get around.
The Senior Design Engineer will report to the Engineering Team Lead. Primary roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to :
Collaborate with Design Engineers, Surveyor and Engineering Team Lead in the planning and execution of bridge survey activities
- Assess prospective bridge sites for technical approval (process survey, evaluate aerial imagery, preliminary design alternatives)
- Perform structural design of suspended, suspension and other bridge types independently
- Check adequacy of existing bridge designs. This may include geotechnical, hydrological and hydraulic assessments.
- Produce professional engineering engineering drawings and compile/check full set prior to issuance
- Design of safety cables
- Calculate material quantities for bridge projects
- Mark excavations and layout sites at the onset of a project
- Supervise technical aspects of bridge construction
- Undertake tasks following quality control procedures and forms for bridge projects
- Perform technical inspections of constructed bridges
- Provide technical support to needs assessment teams as required
- Join municipality, district or other stakeholder meetings alongside other program staff when necessary
- Coordinate work with temporary engineering staff (Interns)
- Prepare material specifications for bridge construction and supervise applicable
- Collaborate with procurement team on local materials selection
- Collaborate with engineering staff on technical development and R&D
- Review and comment on site assessments and provide feedback to Project Engineers in order to improve the accuracy of technical assessments
- Support the construction team in resolving site related issues and execute design and assessment of temporary work activities such as tower lifting, cable hoisting, scaffolding etc. as necessary to ensure adequacy of solutions
- Support engineering activities e.g. training and technical input, in country programmes outside of Rwanda. This might include the need for short-term interventions in these locations
- Manage, support and help train junior engineering staff
Qualifications
- Minimum of an Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; Masters Degree preferred
- Minimum 5 years of related engineering experience
- Familiarity with structural design work and use of design software
- Proficiency in AutoCAD drafting, Microsoft Excel and Word
- Professional, and details-oriented organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high problem-solving skills
- Capable of working with different cultures and languages
- Ability to work independently after given clear direction
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Working conditions
The position is based in the program country and may require travel to all Bridges to Prosperity existing or prospective project sites.
Physical requirements
The position will require participation in construction related tasks when traveling to Bridges to Prosperity’s projects. Site work may require intermittently working and living in undeveloped locations / remote areas.
Reports to
Engineering Team Lead
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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