Vacancy title:
Director Technical Services
Jobs at:
Zambia Railways Limited (RL)Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, June 19 2024
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 11 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
JOB PURPOSE
To direct co-ordinate and control activities and functions in the technical services department in an efficient manner to sustain the company's operations
STATEMENT OF DUTIES
• The role is answerable to the Managing Director for the efficient and effective management of the mechanical/electrical signal and telecoms infrastructure and civil works activities. As the job holder, you wil
• Will plon, organize direct, manage, coordinate and control the directorate's activities comprising mechanical/electrical signals and helecoms, infrastructure and civilworks engineering through sectionalheads
• Advise the Managing Director, the Executive Management Committee and the Board of Directors on all matters in your directorate.
• Devise and recommend with valid reasons new and/or revised policy guidelines on rolling stock rehabilitation and maintenance, railway operating and signaling systems and rail track rehabilitation and maintenance, and civil works which factors are so critical to the achievement of the company'soverall objectives.
• Approve specifications for all material/spares and models/types of equipment to be procured and ensure procurement of the same for rehabilitation upgrade and routine maintenance of the various machinery and equipment under your responsibility. Further. Recommends writing off/scrapping of equipment to the Board through the Executive Management Committee and approves recommendations to tender board involving your directorate
• Consolidate and approve your directorate's proposed budget and closely monitor its implementation so as to keep expenditure within budgetary limits after its approval by the Management Executive Committee ratified by the Board of Directon
• Ensure undertaking of acceptable maintenance standards to all carriage and wagons Signals and telecoms equipment intrastructure and civil works to enhance availability and reliability of all locomotives and rolling stock signaling system and infrastructure vital to the smooth, effective, efficient and satisfactory operations of the company through maximization of the carying and passage capacities
• Coordinate/oversee ol mechanical/electrical Signals and telecoms, track and civil works projects and plan ther execution and monitor closely their operations for prompt/timely completion for control of expenditure thereof
• Spear heard of directorial performance reviews and initiate conective actions where deviations from set objectives in comparison with the actual performance of duties and responsibilities are noted so as to bring performance to expected standards and/or exceeding levels to achieve the set directorial goals and objectives derived from the overal organizational objectives.
• Attend all company's policy making/formulation committee meetings at management and Board levels and you shall be the chief advisor on all mechanical/electical signals and telecoms, intrastructure and civil works matters.
• Maintain a record of rolling stock and ensure that the same is Simely recalled for routine/periodical maintenance and/or overhaul to avoid disruptions of operations and reduce failures en route
• Ensure that the quality of repairs to rolling stock both in the workshops and at locomotive sheds are of international standards and thereby reduce on interchange costs.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Al At least a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering with a post-graduate qualification in a field of railway operations
• At least Five Years Experience at Director level or at least Seven Years experience at Manager Technical level Membership to a professional body is must
KEY RESULT AREAS
• Planning organising coordinating and controling of the directorate's activities to ensure smooth operations in liaison with all the other Directorates
• Maintenance of locomotives and all rating stock, signals and telecoms systems and intrastructure to ensure availability of the same whenever need arises so as to contribute positively to the profitability of the company
• Availability of the requisite material/spares for locomotives and rolling stock, signals and telecoms and intrastructure for their constant sustenance.
• Policy updates and advise on cade loads, wagon capacity and length, signals and telecoms systems and infrastructure critical to the profitabilty of the organization
• Budgeting, planning, controlling and management to ensure expenses are within the thresholds while ensuring that critical materials/spares and equipment are secured on time.
• Directorial plan, management and control to ensure performance of activities in the directorate is within acceptable standards if not exceeding and initiating corective measures in case of deviations thereof and giving of timely reports to management for decision making and control
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
Applicants who meet the respective stated qualifications and experience should submit their applications with detailed curriculum vitae with certified copies of their academic and professional qualifications including details of three (3) traceable referees and their contact numbers not later than 17:00hrs on Wednesday 19 June, 2024 to: to both email addresses reubenlungua.com.m Amwendabai.mwali.com.m
Women are encouraged to apply
Applications must be addressed to:
Director Human Resource and Administration
Zambia Railways Umited
Floor Shima House
PO Box 80935
KABWE
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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