A Brief on the Company

Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) is a public Limited Company, fully owned by the Government of the Republic of Uganda and holds the following operational licences. System Operator, Operation of the High Voltage Transmission Grid, Bulk Power Supply, Import and Export of Power and; Public Infrastructure Provider (for ownership and operation of the Optic Fibre).

Our Vision is: “To be Eastern Africa’s Leading Electricity Transmission Company.”

Our Mission is: “To Buy, Transmit and Sell Reliable and Quality Bulk Power for Sustainable Regional Development.”

Job Purpose

Responsible for measuring and mapping land boundaries, preparing reports and ensuring compliance with legal regulations.

Key Result Areas

• Establish/densify geodetic control points along transmission lines, substations, access roads and any other company facilities. Check and verify established geodetic control points, angle points using acceptable state of the art survey equipment for accuracy, precision and consistency as densified by Consultants or Contractors. Compute static observations and prepare control extension reports for various company facilities.
• Undertake cadastral, engineering, topographic, hydrographic/bathymetric, photogrammetric surveys for transmission lines and associated substations/facilities
• Set out the transmission line center line, right of way, way leaves, substations boundaries, access roads corridors and any other facilities. Check and verify the transmission lines alignments, positions of substations and access roads.
• Carryout boundary surveys for transmission lines, sub stations, access roads and any other company facilities as may be required. Record results of the survey including, the position, shape, dimensions, area, orientation, location.
• Obtain survey data from Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and or its subsidiaries. Verify the accuracy of the survey data, including measurements and computations.
• Prepare and maintain sketches, data, maps, reports, documents and description sheets for all surveys carried out.
• Provide support in planning and conducting ground surveys for design works.
• Carryout routine equipment/instrument calibration to ensure that the equipment is in the best working conditions. Inspect equipment/instruments to identify any fault which may result into measurement errors.
• Compute survey measurements, analyze and interpret survey data in order to determine positions, shape, orientation dimensions and area.
• Provide/report findings of survey works to the supervisors and analyze survey objectives, specifications and standards in order to prepare survey proposals as the situation may warrant.
• Participate in consultation and stakeholder engagement meetings including workshops.
• Participate in review of deliverables like raw data, strip maps, drawings, land takes etc.

Person Specifications, Experiences and Competences

• Must have a BSc.in Surveying, Land Surveying and Geomatics, Surveying and Land Information System, or Bachelor of Engineering in Geomatics.
• Must be Registered with the Surveyors Registration Board (SRB)
• 5 years’ general work experience in land Surveying and 2 years specific experience in Land Acquisition and involuntary resettlement.
• Knowledge in the use and application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), AUTOCAD and other related software is an added advantage
• Familiar with national legislation on land management
• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with the electricity and energy sector is an added advantage

• Establish/densify geodetic control points along transmission lines, substations, access roads and any other company facilities. Check and verify established geodetic control points, angle points using acceptable state of the art survey equipment for accuracy, precision and consistency as densified by Consultants or Contractors. Compute static observations and prepare control extension reports for various company facilities.
• Undertake cadastral, engineering, topographic, hydrographic/bathymetric, photogrammetric surveys for transmission lines and associated substations/facilities
• Set out the transmission line center line, right of way, way leaves, substations boundaries, access roads corridors and any other facilities. Check and verify the transmission lines alignments, positions of substations and access roads.
• Carryout boundary surveys for transmission lines, sub stations, access roads and any other company facilities as may be required. Record results of the survey including, the position, shape, dimensions, area, orientation, location.
• Obtain survey data from Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and or its subsidiaries. Verify the accuracy of the survey data, including measurements and computations.
• Prepare and maintain sketches, data, maps, reports, documents and description sheets for all surveys carried out.
• Provide support in planning and conducting ground surveys for design works.
• Carryout routine equipment/instrument calibration to ensure that the equipment is in the best working conditions. Inspect equipment/instruments to identify any fault which may result into measurement errors.
• Compute survey measurements, analyze and interpret survey data in order to determine positions, shape, orientation dimensions and area.
• Provide/report findings of survey works to the supervisors and analyze survey objectives, specifications and standards in order to prepare survey proposals as the situation may warrant.
• Participate in consultation and stakeholder engagement meetings including workshops.
• Participate in review of deliverables like raw data, strip maps, drawings, land takes etc.

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• AUTOCAD
• Negotiation skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Analytical skills
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills

• BSc.in Surveying, Land Surveying and Geomatics, Surveying and Land Information System, or Bachelor of Engineering in Geomatics.
• Registered with the Surveyors Registration Board (SRB)