kVA METERING ENGINEER Job Vacancy at UMEME

Job Title: kVA METERING ENGINEER
Reports to: METERING TECHNOLOGY MANAGER
Responsible to: DATA CLERK and kVA METERING TECHNICIAN
Department: METERING DEVELOPMENT and MANAGEMENT

Job Purpose:
To ensure that all kVA (LV and HV) meters are audited in a pre-defined periodical cycle and identified irregularities effectively resolved with adequate feedback.

Key Responsibilities:
• Commission and inspect quality of all kVA and HT installation.
• Define acceptable quality standard parameters to inspect and audit kVA and HT installations.
• Set up together with the Districts Metering kVA and HT audit program through the year.
• Follow up progress and quality of the District Metering kVA and HT inspections and effective resolution of identified anomalies.
• Provide technical support and training to the District Metering staff in order to control kVA and HT installations.
• Attend and resolve metering anomalies on Grid Meters (Boundaries, Feeders, and Transformers).
• Plan cost-effectively contracted and company resources required in form of a budget for the kVA and HT projects with an implementation plan.
• Manage completion of scheduled field operational duties and balance scheduled work with unscheduled work occurrences within planned time frame.
• Hold accountability for activities performed by his subordinates, stipulate targets and monitor performance based on honesty and professional integrity.
• Perform other duties as assigned from time to time with in the department.

Required Qualifications:
• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Diploma in Project Management or related.
Experience:
• At least three (2) years experience in a supervisory role.
• Proven experience in deploying products/technologies to final customers.

Personal Attributes/Competencies:
• Knowledge on testing WA and HT meters and have some meaningful interpretation
• Pushing and controlling of his people
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively at all organizational levels
• Demonstrated skills in coordination, resource organization, task prioritization and schedule development
• Ability to build strong, effective working relationships and handle multiple assignments with effective resolution of conflicting priorities.
• Microsoft Office or similar software tools or operating System.
• Time management
• Explicit level of honesty and integrity
• Analytical and pays attention to details.
• Results oriented
• Good judgment skills
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Applications should be sent through to:
recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug

Or:
Head of Human Resources
Umeme Limited
P.O BOX 23841 Kampala

Not later than 18th October 2010. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. If you don't get contacted for interviews please consider yourself unsuccessful for the short list.

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