About the job

Structural Engineering Manager – Kampala Uganda – Permanent

SUMMARY:

Responsible for managing the resource allocation for all projects and guides the engineering and quality assurance team to achieve the business goals. He is responsible for providing technical leadership for the structural engineering group, and in collaboration with the Head of Engineering, Africa, develops standards and procedures for the local entity and Engineering group.

The incumbent leads with creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgement to anticipate and solve routine and complex engineering challenges, as well as developing new product solutions to meet customer demands. She/He communicates with applicable areas of the business, as well as external clients, and works with them to ensure that all concerns and challenges relating to structures are resolved in a timely manner.

Primary responsibilities include implementing a tower inspection and remediation program, determining the lifecycle of the tower infrastructure, maximizing the capacity of the tower infrastructure. Work with the engineering team to identify rectification and remediation steps to ensure the integrity of tower infrastructure. Responsible for ensuring that the product or services the organization provides is consistent and meets both external and internal customers’ requirements and specifications. Coordinates all activities required to meet quality standards and oversees the implementation of software test standards. Provides support in executing test plans based on the technical and functional requirements of the business.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provide technical oversight for analysis and design activities, including review and approval of engineering reports, drawings, and specifications.

• Work with the local and regional Engineering team in the development of standards, guidelines, tools, and procedures for use throughout the local entity/ market and the region.

• Provide technical leadership for major upgrade projects and develop solutions for unique challenges.

• Work with vendors and Supply Chain to optimize existing product designs and develop new products to meet customer demands.

• Provide sound and mature engineering decisions that balance (i) interpretation and compliance with applicable standards and regulations, (ii) safety and risk and (iii) customer needs.

• Formulate and enforce Quality Assurance compliance and control measures for structural engineering activities and deliverables including preparation of quality documentation and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends including failed processes, stability studies, recalls, corrective actions, and re-validations.

• Responsible for carrying out structural analysis for telecommunications tower including tower mapping and ensuring towers structures are within safety limits.

• Responsible for certifying integrity of both legacy and new telecommunication towers both civil and steel perspective

• Responsible for managing the entire tower infrastructure lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.

• Developing, Revising, Managing, and assisting with multiple internal and external processes; procedures include structural engineering, regulatory, zoning permitting, construction, finance, and integration.

• Provide daily or weekly report to management detailing project performance, critical is life cycle of the tower infrastructure, and recommendations relating to replacement and remediation as well as lead forensic investigation efforts and document findings in well organized reports.

• Develop and maintain a detailed tower infrastructure database.

• Drive and ensure the quality of all test plans.

• Ensure that all test plans adhere to software test guidelines and standards.

• Review and establish new metrics for assessing software quality and evaluate results as defined by the Quality Assurance team.

• Define quality standards for the business and ensure they are delivered and maintained.

• Performs job coordination and planning functions such as reviewing schedules to identify job intervals, addressing material issues, evaluating skill requirements, assessing resource requirements versus availability, approving quality plans, assisting with site surveys, coordinating job/customer visits, working with customer, etc.

• Mentor, coach, and train direct reports.

• Oversee the implementation of tower / foundation strengthening and tower extension.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Managing the structural/engineering team

• Managing internal and external customers

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University Degree in Civil engineering

• Master’s degree in civil or Structural Engineering preferred.

• Professional engineering license with evidence of registration or membership.

• Preferred experience includes at least one of the following:

• Minimum of 7 years in design and analysis of tower structures.

• Minimum of 10 years in structural design, preferably in roles of increasing responsibility.

• Minimum 15 years of experience in construction or field engineering for wireless communications structures.

• Minimum 2 years of experience with AutoCAD required.

• Working knowledge of TIA/EIA-222 standard and other relevant steel, concrete, and communications structure standards.

• Minimum of 4 years supervisory experience required.

• Knowledge on Microsoft or UNIX platforms or Oracle ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) applications environment

QUALIFICATIONS

• In-depth knowledge in analysis and design of steel and concrete structures, as well as development of construction drawings and specifications.

• In-depth knowledge of structural analysis methods, tools, and software, including tower analysis software.

• General knowledge of CAD software, preferably AutoCAD.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively.

• High attention to detail and focus on quality.

• Strong organizational, planning and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for self and team to meet requirements and deadlines.

• Self-motivated; able to drive work towards the successful attainment of set goals both independently or as part of a team, leveraging input and knowledge of others to provide well rounded solutions.

• Ability to work in a time-sensitive and high-volume environment.

• Strong leadership skills: ability to drive and motivate team to achieve results; ability to inspire and influence action.

• Good strategic and problem-solving skills to effectively influence decision making in key discussions.

• Knowledge of construction methods, as well and health and safety requirements.

• The incumbent must be flexible as there may be workweeks that require more than 40 hours to ensure the positions expectations and responsibilities are met.

• Experience in telecommunication tower business and operations

• Experience in writing and implementing test plans.

• Experience with relational databases and query tools is a plus.

• Partner governance skills

• Thorough understanding of testing methodologies

ENVIRONMENT:

Approximately 80% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. Approximately 20% travel may be required in support of the position’s responsibilities. The employee must be able to work at a computer for extended periods of time.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 12kgs.