DEADLINE: 18/03/2024
Graduate Trainee
Contract
Department: Network
Job title: Graduate Trainee – Protection, Control & SCADA
Reports to: Protection, Control and SCADA Engineer.
Job purpose: Safe operation and operational planning of the electrical distribution network, maintenance of network protection, Control and SCADA systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate network control operations including preparing and implementing switching and outage schedules.
- Facilitate and coordinate resolution of network faults on both medium and low voltage networks, including booking, issuing, and managing consumables for faults resolution.
- Performing protection coordination reviews and relay settings for effective MV network operation.
- Configure and administer network SCADA system.
- Participate in site acceptance inspection, testing, and commissioning of network protection and SCADA equipment.
- Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance of network protection and SCADA equipment, including but not limited to battery systems, auxiliary supplies, control circuits, relays, IEDs, switchgear, RTUs, among others.
- Liaise with network construction and maintenance teams, contractors, and other stakeholders to facilitate network construction and maintenance activities including staging and granting outages.
- Plan and prepare staff shift schedules for network control and faults teams.
- Prepare routine network operation reports.
- Any other duties as maybe delegated by the supervisor.
Special Qualifications Required
- B.Sc. Electrical Engineering with good Information Technology skills
- Knowledge in Power systems Protection
KEY SKILLS:
- Ethical
- Hardworking
- Honest
- Self-motivated
- Good inter-personal skills
- Innovative
- High safety consciousness.
- Good communicator
- Commitment
- Team player with ability to motivate a team.
HOW TO APPLY.
Qualifying candidates should submit their cover letter, resume with contacts of three professional referees and copies of all academic documents as ONE PDF FILE by email to: hr@wenreco.co.ug by 5pm, Tuesday 18th March 2024.
Clearly indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

About WENRECo
Industry: ELECTRICAL
Location: UGANDA
WENRECo was formed in 2003 by the Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), a programme of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).