Organisation: Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
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 Bridges and Structures Specialist will mainly
be in charge of planning, developing and implementing a system for carrying out
site investigations; design of bridges and structures; preparation of standard
drawings and bidding documents in line with UNRA guidelines and Standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Regularly review and update the Authority’s
bridge and structures design manuals, standard drawings and specifications
in line with UNRA guidelines and standards; - Plan and undertake site inspection and
assessment of existing bridges and structures and make appropriate design
review recommendations in line with UNRA Standards; - Develop and coordinate the preparation of
bridges and structures designs in line with the Annual Statutory
performance agreement; - Plan and implement a system of managing risks
in the bridges and structures activities and develop risk mitigation
measures; - Keenly review and coordinate the process for
the provision of value engineering of road infrastructure design in line
with the UNRA guidelines; - Offer technical input to the preparation of statements
of requirements/terms of references for bridges and structures studies and
prepare proposals for tenders submitted to external clients; - Develop and implement a system for monitoring
and supervision of bridges and structures design contracts in line with
UNRA guidelines and standards; - 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 Bridges and
Structures Specialist vacancy should hold an Honors Degree in Civil Engineering,
Highway Engineering or a Higher Diploma in Civil Engineering from a
recognized institution with a Master’s Degree in a relevant field; - Possession of 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 designing
bridges and structures; - Previous experience in preparing bidding
documents and bids for bridges and structures; - Demonstrated working experience in managing
diverse professionals. - Computer literacy skills
- High level of integrity;
- Proven track record of outstanding
performance; - Excellent interpersonal, particularly
staff/management relation skills - Excellent oral and written communication
skills; - Demonstrated ability to manage/supervise
multi skilled teams and deliver accurate results in a timely manner and in
an environment with multiple and challenging tasks.
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should hand deliver their
handwritten application letters, filled application form (Download
Here) , an updated CV with copies of academic documents and two referee
letters (one of whom should be work-related) to the UNRA Kyambogo Training
Centre addressed to the:
Office
of the Director Human Resource,
Uganda
National Roads Authority,
Plot
5 Lourdel Road Nakasero, P.O. Box 28487, Kampala.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and
Canvassing or lobbying by applicants will lead to disqualification. Candidates
who present forged documents/testimonials will be arrested and prosecuted.
Deadline: Monday, 1st February 2016 by 17.00 hours
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