Surveyor/CAD Engineer ( FULL TIME )

Colas East Africa Limited, a subsidiary of the Colas Group has established a Branch in Uganda. The Colas Group is a world leader in the construction and maintenance of road, air, rail and maritime transport infrastructure, urban development projects and recreational facilities with operations in more than 45 countries and a network of over 800 profit centres.
In order to manage its operations in Uganda, Colas East Africa Limited is seeking to hire qualified, highly skilled, self-motivating individuals with high moral integrity to fill the following positions.
Colas offers an attractive and competitive salary. We are also an equal opportunity employer and ladies are particularly encouraged to apply.

Position: Surveyor/CAD Engineer
Number of Vacancies: 1 (one)
Reports to: Project/Contract Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist with providing surveying services on construction projects to produce results which will meet client expectations and desired specifications.
• Survey the surface of the earth to determine precise location and measurements of points, elevations, lines, areas, and contours for construction, mapmaking, land division, titles, mining or other surveying related purposes.
• Determine elevations, mark points of measurement, measure distances, place stakes, clear obstructions, transmit, process, and retrieve survey data through the use of computer applications.
• Construction staking, various surveys, data collection, GPS, GIS mapping, construction observation, field investigation, and field review.
• Provide surveying services with accuracy, on time and under budget.
• Analysing all field survey data and plotting the data for purposes of determining earthworks quantities to be used by the Quantity Survey/Planning Engineer when preparing Payment Certificates.
• Drafting detailed project drawings as instructed by the Client
• Setting our all construction levels of the designed works during construction using a total station and /or dumpy level
• Checking survey related works to determine whether they are in accordance with the contract drawings using CAD software such as Eagle Point and/or Civil CAD
• Carrying out Topographic surveys of both existing and new proposed infrastructure development projects
• Ensure compliance with work related HSE company policy guidelines, standards and as may be required by the client.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Project/Contract Manager

Key Qualifications and Work Experience:
• At least a Higher Diploma in Civil Engineering from a reputable institution.
• At least 5 years’ experience on major roads & infrastructure development projects
• Proficiency in the use of CAD software such 5s Eagle Point and/or Civil CAD the processing of survey data
• Should have a valid driving license

Interested persons who meet the requirements should submit their applications together with an updated CV which must include at least 3 reference contacts (including at Ieast one professional reference and the most recent or current employer ) with their telephone contacts, day time telephone contact number and salary history. The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00PM on Monday 25? June 2012. Please indicate the position applied for.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applications should be addressed to the address indicated here below and other hand delivered or electronically submitted by email.
Colas East Africa Limited, Attn: General Manager, Uganda
Plot 39A Lumumba Avenue, Mukwasi House.
2nd Floor, Lumumba Wing
Tel: +256 312 202 040,
Email: recruitment@colasuganda.co.ug
PLEASE NOTE THAT ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE IN PDF FORMAT AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED 2MB.