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Vacancy title:
Principal Mechanical Engineer – Operations
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Science & Engineering, Management]
Jobs at:
Uganda Railways CoRperation (URC)
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, October 31 2025
Duty Station:
Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 14 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Background:
The Principal Mechanical Engineer – Operations is responsible for ensuring the availability, reliability, and safety of rolling stock and related mechanical assets to support efficient railway operations. This role entails strategic planning, operational execution, and performance oversight of locomotive and rolling stock operations.
Responsibilities:
- Promotes the Corporate Vision and Culture
- Strategic Planning and Policy Input
- Budget Management and Cost Control
- Rolling Stock Operations Management
- Train Operation Efficiency
- Accident Response & Investigation
- Locomotive Load Management
- Preventive & Predictive Maintenance Oversight
- Spares and Inventory Control
- Staff Management and Deployment
- Fuel and Lubricant Efficiency
- Asset Management and Emergency Readiness
- Human Capital Development
- Environmental and Safety Compliance
- Innovation and Digitalization
- Ad-hoc Assignments and Reporting
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Transportation Engineering is mandatory
- Registered Engineer with UIPE or equivalent
- Minimum of 6 years in mechanical engineering, at least 3 years in a senior role in rail or transport sector
- Must be below 50 years of age
Experience needed:
Minimum of 6 years in mechanical engineering, at least 3 years in a senior role in rail or transport sector
Other details:
Strong leadership, supervisory, and mentoring capabilities. Demonstrated expertise in rolling stock management and locomotive systems. Familiarity with CMMS, IoT for mechanical asset management, and ERP platforms. Knowledge of ESG standards and environmental regulation compliance. Data analysis and report writing skills (MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Access). Strong decision-making ability and crisis management. Team building and interpersonal skills. Ability to thrive under pressure and manage cross-functional teams.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 72
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Job application procedure
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All suitable, qualified and interested candidates with the relevant qualifications and experience should send their application letters, curriculum vitae and copies of academic certificates, Transcripts, National Identity Card, appointment letters to the current job, together
with one (1) recent passport photograph. Merge all your
documents and send them in one attachment in word or PDF format not exceeding 2MBs.
OR
Address to the Managing Director, Uganda Railway Corporation and hand deliver to URC
headquarters. The closing date of receiving applications is Friday 31st October, 2025 at
3:00pm.
NOTE
- Only successful candidates will be contacted.
- Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
- Beware of fraudstars.
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