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Job Title:  Control Centre Operator (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is a limited liability company incorporated in Uganda under the Companies Act. UEDCL owns the 33KV and below voltage electricity distribution network and all the operational assets associated with the business currently leased to Umeme Ltd. The company monitors Umeme Ltd’s investment and distribution of power in Nine Service Territories covering over 74 Political Districts; it operates the Pole Treatment Plant at Lugogo, and also executes some Rural Electrification Schemes on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain and implement safe power system Operating Regulations to ensure the safety of all persons, safe guard electrical apparatus from damage and continuity of supply to customers.
• Identify opportunities of optimizing the distribution network to minimize outages and technical losses.
• Monitor and measure the performance and safe, effective and efficient control room practices of operating the distribution network.
• Implement emergency preparedness plans.
• Provide Real-Time information and Historical data, and record on network performance when needed by internal customers.
• Continuously monitoring, reviewing and propose processes and procedural changes to ensure customer satisfaction and better business performance.
• Issue instructions for all operations on the distribution network according to ORHVS regulations.
• Create jobs, dress electronic operating diagrams in SCADA system to indicate at all times the state of breakers, switches and isolators and position of earths on the distribution network. Record the names of the persons to whom feeders or apparatus have been handed out.
• Monitor, control and deliver quality and safe power supply to its utilization points with both reliability and continuity.
• Report network conditions and alarms to operating staff in order that appropriate and timely action is taken.
• Provide clear and appropriate information using approved means of communication to ensure that network faults’ incidences are passed to the relevant standby technical staff.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Two years of work experience in power system operating.
• Good knowledge of IT is an added advantage
• A detailed knowledge of power system operations in electricity distribution environment.
• Basic knowledge of protection, switchgear in an electricity distribution environment.
• Analytical thinking during electricity systems operating.
• ORHVS authorization up to 33kV.

Key Attributes

• Result Oriented
• Willingness to learn and have a positive attitude
• Hardworking and innovative
• Honest and ethical
• Team player and professional
• Punctuality, attendance and involvement
• Reliable and accountable

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their online applications at the link below. To apply; upload your CV (Clearly indicating 3 referees with contacts), Cover letter and all copies of Academic and other support documents. Put the Job title on the subject Line.

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Address your application to: The Head Human Resource & Administration, UEDCL Tower, Plot 37 Nakasero Road, Kampala.

NB: Each document that is to be uploaded should not exceed file size of 1MB. Only Shortlisted Candidates will be contacted for guidance on the next step.

Deadline: 13^th October 2023 by 5:00PM.

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