Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Director of Engineering

Position: Director of Engineering
Company: Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA)

Job Summary
The Director of Engineering is responsible for effective and timely implementation of projects, coordination of Engineering activities and land use planning and siltation management.  She/he will report to the Deputy Director General.  (Infrastructure Development)

Key Responsibilities

  • In charge of the Engineering Directorate;
  • Formulates and enforces TPA engineering policies and procedures;
  • Ensures that technical standards are maintained during project implementation;
  • Coordinates the planning and implementation of projects;
  • Ensure that projects are implemented within scheduled time and budget;
  • Ensure proper land use planning and siltation management;
  • Coordinates and supervises project feasibility studies and appraisals and preparation of specifications;
  • Custodian and responsible for physical assets maintenance, condition monitoring and replacement;
  • Liaises with Consultants on engineering services and contracts;
  • Prepares the departmental budget and ensures its effective control;
  • Supervises and appraises staff and identifies their development and training needs;
  • Prepares timely and accurate reports and distributes to users;
  • Performs any other duty as may be assigned from time to time;

Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate for this position should posses:
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering;
  • A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible working experience, of which five (5) years should be in senior position.
  • Must be registered by the Engineering Registration Body as professional Engineer (ERB).
  • A Masters degree in a related field will be an added advantage.
How To Apply:
Applications should be submitted not later than 5th September, 2013.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. This advertisement is also to be found at our Website

Postal Address:
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Head Office,
Tanzania Ports Authority,
P.O. Box 9184,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Deadline: September 05, 2013
Source: Mwananchi August 15, 2013