Fresher Dispatch Engineer – Reconciliation, Reports & Outage Jobs – Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL)
Job Title: Dispatch Engineer – Reconciliation, Reports & Outage
Organisation: Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Dispatch Engineer
Job code: UETCL/018
About US:
Uganda Electricity Transmission Company limited (UETCL) is responsible for bulk purchase of electricity from the generating companies and selling it in bulk to the distribution companies throughout Uganda. UETCL is also responsible for exports and imports of electricity to Uganda. Our vision is: “To Become a leading strategic business partner in the transmission and Single Buyer Business and to support sustainable energy development in Uganda.”
Job Summary: The Dispatch Engineer – Reconciliation, Reports & Outage will be responsible for preparing power system operational reports for production, demand and outages; and monitor and report on production performance of generators, distributors and other customers at the UETCL National control Center.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists the senior dispatch engineer to ensure outages during heavy loading conditions on a constrained path are coordinated to minimize curtailments during the peak transmission usage period of the day.
- Tracks and reports Outage Coordination against applicable performance indicators, UETCL targets and goals
- Lead and facilitate the Continuous Outage Analysis (COA) which ensures outage needs are coordinated as far in advance as possible and are managed to specific criteria to allow them to proceed
- Prepare/compilation of demand and outage statistics
- Carry out generation and supplies reconciliations
- Production of system operations reports, prepare quality assurance reports and carry out Power System incident investigations
- Monitor operational compliance in respect to the relevant agreements and regulations
- Control, monitor, operate and dispatch UETCL’s Power Administration system
- Monitors, control, and/or operate remote substation facilities using SCADA equipment.
- Any other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a bachelors’ degree with honours in Electrical engineering or related field from a recognized institution.
- At least two years’ experience in power systems control operations
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good team player
- Leadership and supervisory skills
- Customer relations skills
- Computer skills including good command of Microsoft application tools.
- Excellent report writing skills
- Planning and organization skills
- Good analytical skills.
How to Apply:
If your qualifications and experience match the requirements for any of the roles, please complete and submit your application via the following link: Application Form for UETCL Staff Recruitment. All applications must be submitted via the online application form at the link above.
NB: All applications will be selected on merit and only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews. For any questions regarding the application process please contact the Executive Selection Division (ESD), KPMG on +256 312 170080 or +256 312 170081 or via ug-fmesd@kpmg.com
Deadline: 7th July 2023