Vacancy title:
Inland Water Transport Senior Engineer
Jobs at:
Rwanda Transport Developmentagency (Rtda)
Deadline of this Job:
08 February 2023
Within Rwanda , Kigali , East Africa
Summary
Date Posted:
Wednesday, February 01, 2023
, Base Salary:
Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Inland Water Transport Senior
Engineer
Level:3.II
Job description
Reporting: Inland Water Transport Senior Engineer reports to the Director of Public Transport Services Unit.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Inland Water Transport Senior Engineer is responsible for:
• Carrying out data collection, analysis for developing annual or rolling IWT maintenance management programs;
• Lead IWT maintenance programming;
• Carry out, prepare and manage inventory surveys of the IWT network in Rwanda;
• Provide technical assistance in carrying out annual network condition survey and prepare an annual condition report;
• Develop work standards and intervention criteria for maintenance management of both paved and unpaved IWT networks;
• Develop a IWT asset management program;
• Provide technical assistance in integration of condition assessments into operational planning;
• Lead the prioritisation of both proactive and reactive maintenance;
• Develop relationship between structure age and maintenance needs;
• Developing typical IWT maintenance procedures;
• Provide technical assistance in strategic planning for IWT emergencies;
• Supervise and manage non-destructive IWT evaluation program and laboratory testing for IWT maintenance programming;
• Develop IWT inspection, evaluation, and load rating technologies;
• Conduct research on non-destructive evaluation technologies for IWTs and other infrastructure;
• Provide technical advice and perform field investigation of IWT performance using non-destructive evaluation technologies;
• Provide advice and recommendations on IWT inspection practices, including delivery of the IWT inspection contracts and system requirements to support maintenance activities;
• Promote the consistent application of standard maintenance practices through process definition, innovation, and information sharing;
• Use inventory and inspection data on the structure to identify needs and appropriate actions for IWT maintenance management;
• Identify and solve system problems, and identify future requirements and enhancements for the IWT maintenance management system;
• Guide development and enhancement of IWT maintenance management system documentation, training materials, and communication releases;
• Determine rehabilitation and replacement strategies through appropriate IWT assessment that involves varying levels of analysis and engineering;
• Review and revise system components of IWT Maintenance Management system, such as validation process, quality assurance checks, ratings guide changes, and contract delivery;
• Using IWT Maintenance Management System provide an annual prioritized program for the national network and all Districts IWTs in Rwanda;
• Liaise with the Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation unit in review of designs for maintenance interventions prepared by external consultants;
• Prepare maintenance operations plan for the Maintenance Department;
• Prepare and submit timely progressive reports;
• Manage resources related to Maintenance Programming;
• conduct data collection and inspection of safety in inland water transport;
• Perform any other duty as required or assigned by the higher authority.
Minimum Qualifications
• Master's in Civil Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Transport & Geoformation Technology
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master’s Degree in Transport & Geoformation Technology
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Transportation Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Transportation Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Coastal Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Coastal Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Ports Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Ports Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
• Integrity
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Understanding of Government policies implementation
• Understanding of national, regional and international contexts of ports development and inland water public transport
• Resource management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Networking skills
• Leadership skills
• Mentoring and coaching skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Performance management skills
• Results oriented
• Digital literacy skills
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
Job Experience:
No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
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