Technical Officer – New Connections – Kampala – Umeme

About US:
Umeme is a public company cross listed on both the Uganda Securities Exchange and the Nairobi Securities Exchange with over 6,483 shareholders, including high value international institutional investors. Umeme operates under a concession with a structural monopoly in the distribution of electricity across Uganda, distributing 99% of electricity in Uganda through a single buyer model.

Job Summary: The Technical Officer – New Connections will support Umeme in New Connection installations, meter replacements to ensure quick and timely resolution of all faults so promote continuity of reliable and efficient supply as well as support other maintenance activities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· The incumbent will install and protect meter installations to the right standard.
· Attend to reported incidents on time.
· Responsible for troubleshooting metering installations
· Inspect Metering Installations
· Assess the requirements for fault resolutions
· Conduct routine maintenance on network and network related installations
· Conduct switching operations and network inspections
· Promptly act and accurately report and/or escalate all safety incidents, near-misses inclusive, in accordance with the Company safety incident reporting procedure.
· Conduct load balancing on distribution transformers.
· Identify and advise on areas that need system improvement
· Prepare and submit daily, weekly and monthly faults related reports
· Carry out community visits for safety related sensitizations

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The Technical Officer New Connections should hold a Diploma in Electrical Engineering
· A minimum of two years of post-qualification experience in the electricity industry.
· Working knowledge of the Electricity Distribution Environment,
· High passion for safety
· Strong customer focus
· Ability to work under minimal supervision
· Highly performance driven
· Excellent analytical skills

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications and updated CVs clearly detailing your suitability for the position in terms of required qualifications and experience to: recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug. Kindly state the position you are applying for in the subject line of your mail.

Deadline: 30th November, 2015 by 5:00 PM

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