System Operations Manager Job at Umeme

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Organization: Umeme Limited
REF: CTO 9
Reports to: Chief Technical
Officer
About Umeme:
Umeme Limited is an Electricity Distribution Company
listed on the Uganda and Nairobi Securities Exchange, with Actis’
Infrastructure 2 fund as a majority investor. Actis is a leading investor in
the emerging markets, managing over US$4.8bn worth of investment on behalf of
more than 100 institutional investors, including the Commonwealth Development
Corporation (CDC), a UK Government owned company.

Job Summary: The System Operations
Manager will be managing the operation of Umeme’s electricity MV network in a
safe and reliable way

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • Manual and Automatic
    switching operations to approved standards and regulations
  • Ensuring maintenance of
    voltage, frequency and power factor standards
  • Responding promptly to
    all alerts and alarms
  • Managing system
    interaction with UETCL in accordance with protocols and agreements
  • Managing Planned,
    Unplanned and Emergency outages in accordance with company outage
    protocols
  • Delivering up to the
    minute forecasts for short/ medium and long term supply/demand
  • Ensuring that entire team
    of Engineers and Technicians are operating in a safe and reliable way and
    that they are equipped to do so
  • Ensuring that control
    infrastructure is operating at maximum availability and reliability

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The candidate should hold
    a degree in Electrical Engineering with 7 (Seven) years significant
    experience with Electricity Networks and systems operation
  • Excellent analytical
    skills with sound judgment when making decisions
  • Possess capacity to
    operate sensibly and calmly in a crisis.

How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send their applications clearly detailing your
suitability for the position in terms of required qualifications and experience
to recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug .
NB: Please DO NOT send CVs. Please indicate the job you are applying for
in the subject line.
Deadline:
Monday 30th September, 2013 by 17:00

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