Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job purpose:
• To direct refinery technology, engineering, and project developments.

Essential Duties
• Review and provide input in all key FEED documents for the refinery project.
• Assure HSE compliance during design, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and operations.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s engineering codes and standards – international and local.
• Participate in the negotiation of key refinery agreements including but not limited to the Implementation Agreement, Crude Oil Supply Agreement, Product Offtake Agreements, Shareholder Agreements and EPC Agreements.
• Implement UNOC’s National Content plan in project execution.
• Define and monitor Key Performance Indicators for Refinery and Engineering operations.
• Direct facility budgeting, revenue, and cost reporting, as well as audits.
• Identify, develop, and implement business process systems, including project execution procedures
• Prepare and maintain the risk management framework for the Refinery operations.
• Ensure regulatory approval of all facilities and operations, as appropriate.
• Manage Stakeholder engagements – local communities, cultural institutions, GoU Ministries, Department and Agencies, International Oil Companies, Investors, the public.
• Identify business development and investment opportunities for URHC - Petrochemicals, industrial gases, and fertilizers.
• Ensure proper interface management with EACOP, multiproduct pipeline, Upstream, EACOP, Kampala Storage Terminal (KST), Airport, Petrochemicals and Industrial Gases, Fertilizers, among others.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the refinery and engineering team.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications, Experience & Attributes
• Master’s degree in Engineering, or Business Administration or other relevant Master’s degree.
• An honours Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Applied Science or other relevant Bachelor’s degree.
• A post graduate qualification in project management would be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in (a) oil and gas corporate entity(ies) of high repute, at least five years of which should be at a mid-level leadership position.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the context of refinery operations or refinery EPC is mandatory.
• Possess excellent leadership and team building skills.
• Exceptionally strong analytical skills, having the ability to analyse, refine, summarize, and clearly present data and information. h) Ability to design suitable business processes to assure sustainable operations.
• Possession of excellent judgement and integrity.
• Strategic and tactical thinker.
• High degree of professionalism and maintenance of confidentiality.
• Be commercially astute and possess sound negotiation skills.
• Stakeholder management and institutional building skills will be vital in working with leaders in government, investors, and partners.
• Excellent communication and personnel management skills.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
UNOC will ONLY consider online applications submitted through her website on the careers
portal at https://www.unoc.co.ug/career-opportunities/ 

Application deadline
All applications should be submitted not later than Friday 7th October 2022 by 17:00
hours (5:00pm EAT).

NOTE:
• Applicants are required to scan and attach CERTIFIED copies of the required academic documents e.g. Degree, Transcript, Diploma, A-level and O-level certificates
• Applications without Certified academic documents will not be considered.
• Attach a copy of the Curriculum Vitae
• Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification
• Please forward any inquiries regarding this advert to recruitment.unoc@unoc.co.ug 
• call telephone number +256 312 444 600.

UNOC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from the Albertine Graben are encouraged
to apply.

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