QUANTITY SURVEYOR – ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, ARCHITECT – ESTATE DEVELOPMENT MECHANICAL ENGINEER CIVIL ENGINEER

Tanzania Electric Supply Company is focusing on increasing the outreach and service quality of its Energy products for Tanzanians.  Next to its current passion as a leading provider of electricity is to be more efficient, customer focused utility for Tanzania and beyond. The Company has the largest electricity generation, transmission and distribution network in Tanzania. In order to reach its goals, the Company is investing heavily in its generation, transmission and distribution network, its business systems and human capital. TANESCO now invites applicants who are self-motivated, honest, hardworking and committed individuals to fill the under-mentioned posts at its Head Office – Investment department. Women are highly encouraged to apply.

Specific attributes for the Positions to be filled:

All Candidates must:

v  Demonstrate good performance track record

v  Demonstrate highest degree of integrity

v  Be capable of delivering excellent results while working under pressure with tight deadlines.

v  Good communication skills, creative and innovative

v  Good team player

v  Be self-driven and capable of working with minimal supervision;

v  Must be computer literate

JOB POSITION:    QUANTITY SURVEYOR – ESTATE DEVELOPMENT   (1 POST)  REPORTS TO:     PRINCIPAL ENGINEER – ESTATE DEVELOPMENT  REPORTING OFFICE:   INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT – HEAD OFFICE

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Assist in Undertaking Estate Development works that is construction of new building and civil works from inception, designing, construction, commissioning up to project close out. 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.    Assist to prepare feasibility studies, designs and implement new construction projects of buildings and civil engineering infrastructure.

2.    Assist to develop, maintain and co-ordinate all construction plans for building and civil works undertaken.

3.    Prepare specifications, preambles, Bills of Quantities and drawings for tendering process.

4.    Assist in preparations and submit periodic project development reports for Management decision.

5.    Ensure that “as built” drawings are correctly prepared by consultants and contractors and are kept in safe custody for future references by the company.

6.    Enhance safety matters in the section to ensure safety to employees, customers and equipment.as may be assigned from time to time.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:

1.    Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution in the following discipline: Surveying/Construction/Civil Engineering/Structural Engineering.

2.    Should be registered by relevant Professional Board.

JOB POSITION:              REPORTS TO: REPORTING OFFICE:

ARCHITECT – ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (1  POST) PRINCIPAL ENGINEER – ESTATE DEVELOPMENT HEAD OFFICE

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Design and prepare architectural drawings for Estate Development for final drawing up of Bills of Quantities (BOQ).           

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.    Prepare Bidding Documents for both civil and building works and ensure cost/quality control from the inception up to project close up.

2.    Maintain Quality control of Building and Civil Works, Projects Progress Analysis, Valuation of Payment Certificates, Drawing up Incentive Schemes and Carry out Cost/ quality Data analysis.

3.    Design and prepare drawings for Civil and Building Construction Works and establish current market purchase and hiring unit prices while controlling quality.

4.    Prepare drawings and check detail of Bills of Quantities for Civil and Building Construction works.

5.    Assist to prepare tender documents for Estate development procurement processes.

6.    Collect and maintain data on requirement in liaison with other Directorates and Hydropower Plants for the purpose of carrying out Estate Development plans, project planning, budgeting and execution of projects.

7.    Check evaluated interim certificates, Final Accounts including (if any) variations, re measurement of provisional quantities in the Bills of Quantities, accounts of Nominated Subcontractors and Suppliers, Loss and Expense, Liquidated and Ascertained Damages and Fluctuations (For Civil & Building Works) for Management decision.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1.    Bachelor degree in Architecture or its equivalent from a recognized higher learning Institution.

2.    Should be registered by relevant Professional Board.

JOB POSITION:  REPORTS TO: REPORTING OFFICE:

MECHANICAL ENGINEER (1  POST)  PRINCIPAL ENGINEER  HEAD OFFICE

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Carry out research on the national electricity power system for strategic system upgrading and expansion to ensure reliability of power supply.

           

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.    Promote strategies to curb system losses.

2.    Undertake research on the national electricity power system and advice on strategic system upgrading and expansion to ensure reliability of power supply.

3.    Carry out studies on the company's power system for identification of impacts of variable power generation sources to ensure smooth integration of renewable energy sources into the power system.

4.  Recommend improvement of business process technologies and best practices in consideration of changing technology environment to ensure acceptability of business efficiency to meet corporate goals and objectives.

5.    Provide support in planning, feasibility studies of low cost electrification options, and preparation of detailed schedules of work, cost estimates and supervision of construction of new and renewable energy power facilities including integration of renewable energy generation plants into existing power system.

6.    Enhance safety matters in the section to ensure safety to employees, customers and equipment.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1.    Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized higher learning Institution.

2.    Should be registered by the ERB.

JOB POSITION:  REPORTS TO:  REPORTING OFFICE:

CIVIL ENGINEER (2 POSTS)  PRINCIPAL ENGINEER  HEAD OFFICE

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Assist Construction works which are engineering/structural designs, calculations and drawing detailing, site supervision of buildings, substations and Power station buildings.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.    Assist to develop, maintain and co-ordinate construction and maintenance plans for civil works undertaken by the company

2.    Undertake engineering/structural designs, calculations and working drawings using computer software for implementation of construction projects and civil engineering maintenance of existing facilities and infrastructure for the company.

3.    Prepare technical standards and specifications for the design of civil and building works undertaken by the company to ensure the highest standards are maintained in executed works, taking particular note of the company’s engineering instructions

4.    Prepare specifications and preambles for submission to the PMU for preparing Tender documents, and update or review tender working drawings for civil/building projects implemented by the directorate.

5.    Supervise and monitor civil and building projects, including the preparation of regular project performance/accomplishment reports.

6.    Assist in preparation of department’s yearly budgets and ensure that expenditure is contained within the budget limits, including application of Works Orders.

7.    Evaluate certificates of payments of Consultants and Contractors for certification by Head of department before submission for payments.

8.    Prepare and submit project progress reports for Management decision.

9.     Ensure safe custody of “as built” drawings for future references.

10.  Enhance safety matters in the section to ensure safety to employees, customers and equipment.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1.    Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering (Structural and buildings) or its equivalent from a recognized higher learning Institution

2.    Should be registered by the ERB.

JOB POSITION:  REPORTS TO:  REPORTING OFFICE:

ENGINEER – RESEARCH (1 POST)  PRINCIPAL ENGINEER  HEAD OFFICE

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Carry investigative analysis and action research and programs with the objective of increasing availability and reliability of power supply to improve system capability, service delivery and business efficiency to meet customers’ expectations.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.    Carry out investigative analysis and action research leading to solving technical, business and technological challenges pertaining to company’s system and processes supporting the business.

2.    Carry out company’s business process analysis for the purpose of improving service delivery, reliability and overall business efficiency to meet customers’ expectations.

3.    Identify, analyse and carry out research on strategic links and interfaces among various company business system elements and advise on the best business systems and solutions for seamless business interfaces.

4.    Recommend on improvement of business process technologies and best practices in consideration of changing technology environment to ensure acceptability of business efficiency to meet corporate goals and objectives.

5.    Enhance safety matters in the section to ensure safety to employees, customers and equipment

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION  

1. Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized higher learning Institution.
2. Should be registered by the ERB.

JOB POSITION:  REPORTS TO:  REPORTING OFFICE:

ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST (1 POST)  PRINCIPAL ENGINEER POWER DEVELOPMENT  HEAD OFFICE

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Responsible for engineering geological matters for the company projects and operations as part of professional engineering geology team at TANESCO.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.    To ensure optimum and cost effective site and ground investigations including engineering geological mapping, core logging, geophysical measurements, drilling, sounding, sampling and ground water studies, contraction materials etc.

2.    To ensure effective geological and hydro-geological data collection, compilation and analysis.

3.    To ensure effective calculations, interpretation and evaluations of ground conditions, soil and rock mass characteristics using topographical maps, geological maps, soil maps and aerial photos etc.

4.    To ensure cost effective preliminary planning of layout/structures, monitoring of engineering structures. 

5.    Effective training and development of graduate engineering geologist to undertake independently specific tasks.

6.    Prepare technical reports.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1.    Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology or its equivalent from a recognized higher learning Institution.

2.    Should be registered with ERB.

JOB POSITION:  REPORTS TO: REPORTING OFFICE:

ENVIROMENTAL ENGINEER/OFFICER (3 POSTS)  PRINCIPAL ENVIROMENTAL ENGINEER/OFFICER  HEAD OFFICE

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Provide specialist advice on all environmental and social matters pertaining to the company activities and application of Environmental and Social management tools to ensure the company activities are environmentally and socially sustainable and to achieve accountability in environmental management.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.    Carry out and update environmental and audit studies, assessment of impacts and risks for the Company’s activities to safeguard legal requirements.

2.    Participate in developing environmental policy, guidelines, action plans and programs as far as environmental Management is concerned.

3.    Review and follow up environmental and audit studies carried out by external consultants on behalf of the Company to ensure that they adequately conform to applicable Policies.

4.    Provide technical support and advice on environmental and social issues to ensure Environmental Legal Compliance with legal requirements.

5.    Assist in preparation of action plans for the implementation of environmental mitigation measures, monitoring and evaluation as outlined in the Environmental and audit studies.

6.    Assist other Stakeholders to prepare and effect Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) to ensure projects are implemented timely, at minimized costs and affected people are compensated.

7.    Collaborate and liaise with external stakeholders to address environmental challenges related to Company projects.

8.    Prepare and submit periodic reports.

9.    Enhance safety matters in the section to ensure safety to employees, customers and equipment.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1. Bachelor degree in Engineering, Environmental studies or its equivalent from a recognized higher learning Institution.
2. If an Engineer then should be registered by the ERB.

JOB POSITION:  REPORTS TO: REPORTING OFFICE:

HYDROPOWER ENGINEER (2 POSTS)  PRINCIPAL ENGINEER POWER DEVELOPMENT  HEAD OFFICE

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Undertake all activities on civil Hydropower Engineering relating to hydropower planning, designing and development.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.    Plan, Design, and Develop all civil related hydropower engineering systems in aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution and on-grid power systems and off-grid power systems.

2.    Participate in planning, design and tendering of hydropower projects on aspects of civil hydropower engineering systems.

3.    Collaborate with other relevant company departments to assist in devising appropriate hydropower engineering systems strategies and policies for the efficient operation of the company’s hydropower installations.

4.    Review the studies carried out on behalf of the Company by external consultants and ensure that they conform to acceptable standards.

5.     Provide support in form of conducting investigations and or studies that may be required during the detailed design, construction as well as operation phases.

6.    Collaborate with relevant departments to undertake monitoring and evaluation on the performance of power engineering systems for completed hydropower projects.

7.    Prepare hydropower/electrical power engineering systems information and materials for the Company’s website.

8.    Enhance safety matters in the section to ensure safety to employees, customers and equipment.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

1. Bachelor degree in Hydropower Engineering, or its equivalent from a recognized higher learning Institution.
2. Should be registered by the relevant ERB.

JOB POSITION:  REPORTS TO: REPORTING OFFICE:

HYDROLOGY TECHNICIAN AND GIS EXPERT (1 POST) HYDROLOGIST ENGINEER HEAD OFFICE

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Assist to design geospatial databases, manipulating data, performing geographic analysis, creating reports and creating maps for use.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.    Obtain all existing water Use Permits upstream of TANESCO generating and planned dams from Basin Water Boards and map them and perform analysis for their effects on hydropower generation.

2.    Assist hydrologist/water resource engineer with water use permit inquiries and filing of water use permit applications.

3.    Conduct field inspections of diversions and points of use upstream of TANESCO generating and planned dams.

4.    Collect, review, analyse, evaluate and interpret technical hydrological data and prepares reports for projects related to management of water resources.

5.    Work with Basin Water Boards on conservation and Catchment Management.

6.    Participate to design and compile map extracts based on digital map products using GIS.

7.    Assist to coordinate mapping activities such as digitising rivers and water basins and gauging stations, capturing and updating hydro meteorological system database.

8.    Enhance safety matters in the section to ensure safety to employees, customers and equipment

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1.    Diploma in Hydrology, Geology, Natural Resources, Engineering, or other related field; with secondary school education.

2.    Additionally the candidate must have a thorough knowledge of GPS concepts and GPS data collection.

REMUNERATION

An attractive compensation package based on performance and commensurate with the responsibilities will apply to the successful candidates.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in the position, apply by sending a detailed application letter, clearly stating why you should be considered for the position and how you will add value accompanied with a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of relevant certificates, testimonials and contacts of three referees to be submitted not later than.

 Application letters should clearly state the candidate’s name, secondary school examination index number and year of examination appearing in the attached academic certificates.

Applications should be submitted not later than 30^th May 2017 and addressed to:

  SENIOR MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES,

TANESCO LTD UMEME PARK,

UBUNGO P. O BOX 9024

DAR ES SALAAM