Earn Over 7000 Pounds as Rolling Stock Manager at EWI Recruitment

Organisation: EWI Recruitment
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job Ref:        2611MBU
Salary: £7000 – £8000 per month + 4×4,
medical, house, flights
Job Summary: The Rolling Stock Manager
will primarily manage the program for the acquisition of new passenger train
equipment from a known manufacturer of passenger rail equipment to be acquired
for a major new railway under construction in Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Manage
    the passenger train acquisition program;
  • Handle
    the manufacturer and the client on behalf of the consultant
  • Set up
    and manage a correspondence and documentation system;
  • Be the
    single contact point between manufacture and client
  • Manage
    the design review process (conceptual, intermediate and final)
  • Monitor
    the progress of the project using PMBOK or similar management system;
  • Call and
    chair all project review meetings;
  • Monitor
    the manufacturing process, including the manufacturer’s QA function;
  • Monitor
    all safety reviews, RAMS analysis, etc.;
  • Attend
    first article inspections as required,
  • Monitor
    all component, system and train testing at the manufacturer’s factory;
  • Help
    plan, and attend, all commissioning testing in Saudi Arabia;
  • Review
    training material and monitor the training program;
  • Offer
    support with other equipment acquisition activities (freight locomotives,
    wagons, MoW equipment, etc.) in Uganda
Key Performance Areas:
  • Manage
    all aspects of the passenger train acquisition program;
  • Insure
    that the trainsets provided meet the requirements of the technical
    specification and applicable regulations.
  • Monitor
    all aspects of the trainset manufacturing and test program.
  • Assist in
    acceptance testing of other rolling stock in Uganda (secondary duty).
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    rolling stock manager should possess a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical
    Engineering;
  • At least
    20 years experience in the design and manufacture of railway passenger
    equipment;
  • Experience
    should include project management of passenger train acquisition programs,
    working either for the manufacturer or the client;
  • Railway
    rolling stock or mechanical experience a distinct asset.
  • Recognized
    member of professional engineering organization;
  • Some
    formal training in Project Management.
  • The
    applicant should posses the ability to monitor and control a major design
    and manufacturing program with limited head-office assistance;
  • Past
    experience in passenger train design;
  • Strong
    background in passenger train manufacturing program management.
  • Experience
    with other types of rolling stock an asset (freight locomotives, freight
    wagons, MoW equipment);
  • Good
    interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Good
    report writing skills.
  • Prior
    Sub-Saharan experience  a
    requirement

Language Proficiency: Must write and
speak English fluently;

How to Apply:
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