Vacancy title:
Technical Manager

Jobs at:
Eskom Uganda Limited

Deadline of this Job:
not later than 19th March 2017

Duty Station:
jinja Uganda

Job details:
Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL) is a subsidiary company of Eskom Enterprises based in South Africa. Our business focus is operating and maintaining Nalubaale and Kiira Hydro electricity Power Stations.

Eskom Uganda Limited is inviting applications from interested candidates with the necessary qualifications and experience to fill the following Vacancies;

Position: Technical Manager
Reports: Technical Director
Vacancies: - One
Duty station: jinja

Role Definition:
Handle all necessary repairs, maintenance and modifications required for future improvement and enhancement ofthe life of plant for Kira St Nalubaale Power stations

• Key Results Area:
• Plant life cycle management
  
• Plant Maintenance Management
  
• Human Resource Management
  
• Departmental budget and cost control
  
• Stakeholder Management

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure availability and up to date plant life cycle plan for each system
• Execution of approved modification as per the business plan Ensure all engineering designs changes and modification follow through the prescribed approval process
• Develop regular plant health reports
• Consolidate the departmental maintenance plans for submission to stakeholders
• Ensure plant performance as per the agreed upon targets while adhering to maintenance best practices '
• Support in ensuring that a adequate spares and consumables are available to perform the necessary maintenance
• Ensuring adherence to the lifesaving rules and other health and safety rules while execution of maintenance activities
• Development of technical department plans
• Develop and implement the training plans for engineers and technicians
• Performance Management of the department staff through periodic reviews
• Develop mechanisms for addressing identified stakeholder needs, and generate reports as required in compliance to the Civil Aviation Authority, Power Purchase Agreement and Grid Code
• Generate reports as required by stakeholders in compliance to the Civil Aviation Authority, Power Purchase Agreement and Grid Code. Co-ordinate proper documentation, communication and approval of modifications with Asset Owner in compliance to the Civil Aviation Authority,
• Power Purchase Agreement and Grid Code.
• Prepare reports to Uganda Electrical Generation Company Limited, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, UMEME, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development as and when required.

The suitable candidates for this post should have:
Education Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering ( Electrical, Mechanical)
• Registered Engineer is a must
• Eight years of relevant working experience
• Three years in a supervisory position

Job application procedure
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Interested candidates should send their application letters, copies of academic certificates and CVs including three referees to the following address not later than 19th March 2017.

if you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Eskom also reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised Please indicate the position you have applied for in the subject line of the email and send your application to the mail below.

The Human Resources Manager
Eskom Uganda Limited,
Nalubaale Power station,
P.O. Box 942, Jinja Uganda
Tel: 2560332240400 Fax: +256-332280306/307
Email: recruitment@eskom.co.ug