Manager- Technical Services at Bwasco Water & Sewerage PLC

Ref: BWASCO/MD/HR/04/26

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic and technical leadership in the Technical Department to ensure provision of high quality services to customers.
• Supports engineers in ensuring quality and timely responses to requests, in compliance with standards and procedures.
• Steers the development of departmental policies, procedures and actions plans in line with the Company mission and objectives.
• Ensures the audits are carried out on time and remedial action taken
• Oversees preparation of comprehensive departmental reports and budgets, to Managing Director to facilitate decision-making
• Ensures development of departmental staff through training and motivation
• Ensures that water infrastructure is operated and maintained to the required standards.
• Advises the Company on the acquisition of capital assets and on all technical matters.
• Provides technical expertise and advises in the acquisition of contractors and consultants for major works.
• Provides overall supervision of major works
• Participates in setting performance targets for technical staff in the Company.
• Oversees the planning and coordination of quality, maintenance and engineering (capacity works) related issues.
• Ensures high quality portable water to customers.

Entry qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering, Water/waste water engineering or relevant field from a relevant institution
• Registered engineer with relevant professional body and member in good standing
• At least 10 years’ experience with a minimum of 5 years in a managerial position
• Strategic Leadership Development Program (SLDP) or relevant qualification from recognized institution at least six weeks
• Masters is an added advantage
• Computer literate