JOB DETAILS:
JOB OVERVIEW:
Provides leadership in engineering support and multidisciplinary engineering expertise to production operations, striving for continuous productivity and quality improvements/enhancements.

KEY DUTIES:
• Using design software, develop detailed designs and resolve design and development problems.
• Feasibility assessments and site inspections.
• Researching and providing estimates for projects.
• Preparing and implementing project plans to ensure that projects run smoothly, and structures are completed within budget and on time

• Scheduling material and equipment purchases and deliveries

• Making sure the project complies with legal requirements, especially health and safety
• Assessing the sustainability and environmental impact of projects

• Manage the repair, maintenance, and replacement of company buildings and infrastructure

• Provide technical advice regarding design, construction, or program modifications and structural repairs to industrial and managerial personnel
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice in civil engineering to aid and improve operational performance.

• Contribute to functional excellence of the engineering team
• Develop a maintenance and repair schedule that aims to continuously drive down company-wide non-productive time (NPT)

• Develop and maintain project plans to ensure delivery of milestones to agreed cost targets and timescales.
• Ensures KPIs are met by working to the overall plan, including management of, and reporting.
• Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.
• Manages and leads the team, daily supervision to maximise efficient productivity.
• Monitors the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems.
• Provide technical expertise to the team.
• Production of required civil engineering reports
• Reviewing government regulations and ordinances.
• Making recommendations or presenting alternative solutions to problems.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Member – Engineering Institute of Uganda.

• At least 6 years engineering experience in food or a related industry, which must include two years’ project management and/or supervisory experience.
• Action and detail oriented, having a drive for success.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong management and leadership skills together with excellent communication, influencing, negotiating and presentation skills.
• The ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities.
• Ability to coordinate more than one project at a time.
• Service-focussed approach vested in product and process excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Resilience and the ability to work independently and effectively under pressure.
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to work within a changing environment and respond to different demands with a sense of urgency.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of civil engineering principles, methods, and techniques
• Understanding of principles of capital improvement cost estimation and contract administration.
• Understanding of principles of programs and project development, implementation, management and on-going evaluation.
• Knowledge and understanding of all relevant national laws, regulations, and operating guidelines.
• Computer literate with a working knowledge of the range of MS Office packages and civil engineering software applications.