The West Nile Rural Electrification Company Limited (WENRECo) is an Electric Energy Generation, Distribution & Sales company in the West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda. WENRECo is a subsidiary of Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), the industrial development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).
WENRECo operates a Vertically Integrated off-grid utility involved in generation, distribution, and Sale of Electricity in the West Nile districts of Uganda & was the first off-grid Solution under a Public Private Partnership to qualify for World Bank Carbon Financing.
Reliable and affordable hydro Power Generated from the 3.5MW Nyagak I Mini Hydropower plant has strengthened the West Nile region’s economy in Uganda within sub-Saharan Africa.
WENRECo is a responsible employer committed to providing competitive employment terms to its employees & Ugandans in addition to providing safe and reliable electricity supply, improving customer service, minimizing energy losses, and operating in a cost-effective manner. We seek to recruit dynamic, competent & experienced candidates to fill the following positions.

Job Description
Department: Project Department
Job title: Project Engineer
Reports to: Project Manager

Job purpose:
To scope, design, manage, supervise, and commission projects

Responsibilities:
• To scope projects and draft contracts
• Ensuring compliance of the project with the regulatory codes, practices, policies, performance standards, and specifications.
• Participate in the development of the construction standard.
• Secure materials for construction work in time
• Performing quality control tasks on budgets, schedules, plans, and personnel performance and reporting on the project’s status.
• Supervise line construction teams from project inception to commissioning
Cooperating and communicating with the project manager and other project participants and collaborating with senior engineers to create more efficient project methods and to maintain the project’s profitability.
• Liaising with Government of Uganda, development partners and Government agencies to scope, design, construct, and commission community projects
• Developing specifications for project equipment and materials
Attending Factory Acceptance Tests and material, equipment inspections
• Any other duties as may be delegated by the Project Manager

Special Qualifications Required.
• B.Sc. Electrical Engineering or its equivalent.
• A valid driving License/Permit is a must.
• Sound Knowledge in Power distribution and transmission design & Planning systems.
• Minimum 3+ years of proven engineering experience.

Safety, special skills, abilities & caution:
• Ethical
• Honest & Innovative
• Self-motivated & Hardworking
• Good inter-personal skills
• Safety observation is always a must
• Good communicator
• Team player with ability to motivate a team