UNRA Highway Specialists Jobs Vacancies in Uganda

Job
Title: Highway Specialist (Several Jobs)

Organisation: Uganda National
Roads Authority (UNRA)

Duty
Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Reports
to:
Head Design

About
UNRA:

The
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was established by an Act of Parliament;
The Uganda National Authority Act, No. 15 of 2006. UNRA became operational on
1st July 2008. The mandate of UNRA is to develop and maintain the
national roads network, advise Government on general roads policy and
contribute to addressing of transport concerns, among others.

Job
Summary: The
Highway Specialist will primarily be responsible for developing and
implementing a functional geometric system design for highway road
infrastructure in accordance with Uganda Design Manual and UNRA guidelines and
standards.

Key
Duties and Responsibilities:

Plan,
develop and coordinate the execution of route assignments as well as
preparation of the geometric designs in line with Uganda Design Manual and
UNRA guidelines and standards;
Plan
and provide technical input to the preparation of statements of requirements/terms
of references for road studies in line with UNRA guidelines;
The
incumbent will plan, review and coordinate the inspection of road geometry
for roads under construction in line with approved UNRA designs standards;
Plan
and coordinate the review of highway components of feasibility studies and
road designs in line with UNRA set standards;
Plan,
develop and implement a system for monitoring and supervision of road
design contracts in line with UNRA design standards;
Plan,
review and coordinate the process of provision of value engineering of
road infrastructure design in line with UNRA guidelines and international
best practice;
Plan
and implement a system of managing risks in the designs activities and
develop risk mitigation measures;
Manage
the performance and development of staff under the section.
Perform
any other duties as assigned by the Head Design.

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:

The
applicant for the UNRA Highway Specialist job vacancy should hold an
Honors Degree in Civil Engineering, Highway Engineering or;
For
those with a Bachelor’s Degree, a Master’s Degree in a related field and
other post graduate qualifications in Civil Engineering or other relevant
field will be an added advantage;
Professional
registration with the Professional Engineers Registration Board (ERB) or
its equivalent in the Commonwealth is a must;
At
least five years’ experience in highway design for major road projects;
Significant
experience in preparing bidding documents and bids for road design and
construction project;
Prior
demonstrated working experience in managing diverse professionals.
Computer
literacy skills
High
level of integrity;
Proven
track record of outstanding performance;
Excellent
interpersonal skills, particularly employee relations;
Excellent
oral and written communication skills;
Proven
ability to manage/supervise multi skilled teams and deliver accurate
results in a timely manner and in an environment with multiple and
challenging tasks;

How
to Apply:

All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications online
at the link below. Please follow the instructions at the link
below.

Click Here (Read Instructions) -> Register
(Click Here) -> Application

Deadline:
14th October 2016