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• Guide
  the plumbing team in Entebbe Support Base carrying out day to day
  preventative maintenance; Design a sound operation and maintenance plan
  for both the Base wide Improvement Plan and the currently existing
  plumbing systems;
• Directly
  supervise he implementation of newly designed water and sewage systems
  component in the Base wide Improvement Plan according to the current and
  future demands and recommended justified necessary amendments;
• Offer
  the necessary guidance and support to the plumbing team to achieve timely
  and quality implementation of activities;
• Conduct
  regular field visits to inspect works, review progress and
  determine/receive feedback from the team and the beneficiaries regarding
  emerging challenges and gaps in new plans, providing timely feedback and
  suggestions for changes to the Field Engineering Officer;
• Organize
  regular project review sessions through participatory methodologies
  involving beneficiaries and other stakeholders In the areas of
  intervention, with the aim of establishing and/or verifying emerging
  needs, gaps and priorities, and communicate these to the Field Engineering
  Officer as part of a continuous program review and improvement process;
• Compile
  progress reports from the various activity reports as per established
  monitoring plans, formats and schedules and submit to the Field
  Engineering Officer;
• Ensure
  proper contracting, field level oversight, works certification and payment
  preparation processes for contractors and other service providers engaged
  to execute plumbing and sanitation works; Contribute towards preparation
  of budgets and proposals through analysts of field data and actual costs
  incurred on activity implementation;
• Assist
  the technical team with preparation of bills of quantities and costing of
  activities;
• Identity
  staff training needs and recommend on-job or other capacity building
  measures in close consultation with Field Engineering Officer;
• Ensure
  team motivation and team work and promote open communication and feedback
  channels;
• Perform
  any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

• The
  candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree  in Water Engineering, Civil Engineering,
  Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering field.
• Seven
  years’ experience with thorough technical knowledge of water supply
  construction and maintenance;
• Significant
  experience with industrial and household level sanitation, hygiene
  promotion, participatory planning and environmental conservation;
• Experience
  of collaboratively working with local authorities, contractors and service
  providers.

• Applications from qualified female
  candidates are particularly encouraged.
• UN staff members must enclose two of
  their latest EPAS
• Kindly note that all applications will
  be reviewed and only applicants who are short-listed for interviews will
  be contacted.

Deadline: 6th September, 2013

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