25 January 2016

Landscape Specialist Job Opportunity - Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)



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 Landscape Specialist will be charged with landscape

designs for road and


bridge

projects including planting of roadside trees, flowers, grass; pedestrian ways,

railing and lighting. The Landscape Specialist will also be responsible for ensuring

the road and bridges designs are not only functional but also beautiful and

harmonious with the natural environment. This will also include the planning

for the locations of buildings, walkways, flowers, shrubs, and trees within

designed road and bridges corridors.


Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop, review and update the Authority’s

    landscape manual/ landscape design policy in line with UNRA guidelines;

  • Plan and conduct preliminary studies of road

    and bridge sites for landscape requirements in line with UNRA standards;

  • The jobholder will plan and implement the

    beautification program in regard to planting trees/ flowers/ grass along

    all acquired Right of Way in line with the landscape policy and UNRA

    guidelines;

  • Prepare landscape designs for all UNRA

    facilities including UNRA headquarters, stations offices, UNRA Parking

    lots, weighbridges and ferry landing sites in line with UNRA guidelines;

  • Responsible for the development and contribution

    to the landscape design details to overall road and bridge design

    processes in line with UNRA standards and international best practice;

  • Develop and prepare a data base of approved

    materials for use in landscape designs.

  • Perform any other duties as assigned by the Head

    Design.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant for the UNRA Landscape

    Specialist job vacancy should hold an Honors Degree in Architecture,

    Landscape Design or any other related field;

  • Possession of  a Master’s Degree in a related field and other

    Post Graduate qualifications in Architecture, Landscape Design or other

    relevant field will be an added advantage;

  • Professional registration with the Architects

    Registration Board or its equivalent in the Commonwealth is an added

    advantage;

  • At least five years’ experience in landscape

    architecture.

  • High degree of integrity;

  • Proven track record of outstanding

    performance;

  • Computer literacy skills

  • Excellent interpersonal, particularly

    staff/management relation skills

  • Excellent oral and written communication

    skills;

  • 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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