2 Mechanical Engineer Job Placements – Eskom
Job Title: Mechanical Engineer (2 Job Placements)
Organization: Eskom
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Reference Number: MECENG/2018/05
About US:
Eskom Uganda Limited is a subsidiary company of Eskom Enterprises based in South Africa. Our business is operating and maintaining Nalubaale and Kiira hydroelectric Power Stations. Their mission is to be the “Centre of Excellence in Power Concession Management.”
Job Summary: The Mechanical Engineer will provide engineering designs, asset care and technical solutions
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Execution of design work by:
- Participating and contributing in design work with stakeholders by providing technical inputs, user requirement specifications and costing.
- Perform design analysis on design alternatives to aid design decisions.
Contribution to the integrity of the asset base:
- Developing life cycle plans for the systems responsible for.
- Formulate maintenance strategies for the system responsible for and ensure that they are updated as required.
- Provide solutions to engineering problems by analysing trends and root causes in order to propose new procedures or modifications.
- Make recommendations on reducing technical risks, improve asset reliability through plant health assessments, trending of incidents, analysis of data and monitoring plant.
- Identify and propose plant modifications and upgrades.
Performs technical studies by:
- Conducting project feasibility studies and scoping of projects.
- Initiating areas of research and participate in research to identify prospective solutions to business challenges
- Consults on discipline related issues by addressing quires of technical matters from stakeholders.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Eskom Electrical Engineer job placement should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Registered Engineer with the Uganda Engineers Registration Board
- Three years of engineering experience in electricity power generation
- Integrity
- Results driven
- Innovative
- Safety consciousness
- Power plant systems and technology knowledge
- Design codes and standards
- Technical problem solving skills.
- Analytical skills
- Communication and presentation skills
- Technical report writing and knowledge on industrial safety standards
- Leadership
- Good inter personal skills and a team player
- Coaching and mentorship
- Project management skills
- Technical problem solving skills.
- Plant life cycle planning skills
- Negotiation skills
- Visual acuity,
- Colour vision and distinction
- Eye/hand/feet coordination
- Physical strength
- Agility
- Hearing
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested are encouraged to send their application letters, copies of academic certificates and updated CVs including three professional referees electronically addressed to;
The Human Resources Manager,
Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL),
Nalubaale Power Station,
P.O. Box 942, Jinja, Uganda
E-mail to: recruitment@eskom.co.ug
Deadline: 31st May 2018
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