COMPANY PROFILE:
Umeme Limited is a major investment of Actis’ Infrastructure 2 fund. Actis is a leading investor in the emerging markets, investing exclusively in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Presently Actis manages over US$4.8bn worth of investment on behalf of more than 100 institutional investors. The Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of the United Kingdom, a UK Government-owned company, is the largest investor in Actis’ infrastructure 2 fund and as such has a relationship with Umeme Ltd indirectly through Actis. As a responsible employer Umeme is committed to providing competitive employment terms to its employees in addition to providing safe and reliable electricity improving customer service, minimizing energy losses and operating in a cost effective manner. To help in achieving these goals Umeme is looking to recruit individuals with high integrity, dedication and commitment to fill the positions below in its Engineering Department.
Job Title: Network Planning Manager
REF No UM/ENG/04/IO/II
Reports Co: Chief Technical Officer
Department: Engineering
Job Purpose:
To ensure provision of adequate, reliable and cost effective electricity distribution network.
Key responsibilities:
• Develop medium and long term network investment masterplans
• Plan and design major commercial schemes
• Develop short term network improvement plans
• Develop annual capital investment programs
• Network design to ensure it is up to accepted industry best practice
• Ensure development, skills transfer and training of planning engineers to fully undertake the network planning process
• Setup systems, specifications and reporting formats for consulting engineers that will support skills transfer
• Develop and ensure good and up to date engineering document management system
• Manage section to ensure total professional conduct Maintain operations within approved budgets
Required qualifications and experience:
• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
• A post graduate qualification in Business or Management will be an advantage
• Proficient in the use of system planning software and applications Experience in carrying out masterplan studies
• At least five (5) years post qualification in a leadership role
Knowledge and Skills:
• Strong leadership Skills,
• Team builder and mentor,
• Strong interpersonal skills,
• Excellent oral and written communication skills,
• Competence in the use of computer data management packages. Excel, Access
Job Title: Protection Metering & Telecommunication Manager
REF No UM/ENG/05/IO/II
Reports to: Chief Technical Officer Department: Engineering
Job Purpose:
To provide effective and efficient management, co-ordination and integration of PMT maintenance activities and resources, to ensure minimum wide spread power outage to Umeme customers
Key responsibilities:
• Provide effective leadership to the PMT team; including creating a positive climate for creativity, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Integrate and coordinate section activities into core PMT maintenance processes with a view to minimise inconvenience to customers.
• Plan and control sections outputs to rhyme with company objectives
• Participate in the recruit required skills, develop and accredit them to deliver the required outputs.
• Optimise human resource deployment and scheduling
• Compile PMT annual business plan
• Set and monitor performance measures and taking corrective action to achieve and/or exceed performance targets.
• Introduce new technologies and procedures relating to PMT by supporting such initiatives and contributing to special work groups.
• Negotiate and implement service level contracts with PMT customers
• Enforce compliance to safety, quality, environmental, regulatory and statutory requirements
Required Qualifications & experience:
• University Degree (Electrical, Computing or Telecommunications
• Post graduate qualification in management
• Post qualification experience of no less than 7 years in an electricity distribution utility environment
Personal Attributes/Competencies:
• Concern for quality and order
• Achievement orientation
• Team work and co-operation
• Customer Service orientation
• Self motivation
• Assertiveness
HOW TO APPLY
If you believe you are the right candidate for this challenging position, please send your application together with a detailed curriculum vitae to the Human Resources Manager, Umeme-at Lugogo plot 5C 3rd Street Industrial Area or e-mail; recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug. Applications should be received by Friday 11th November 2011.
UMEME is an equal opportunity, any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification
