Vacancy title:
Mechanical Engineer- Re-Advertised

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 29 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

To provide day-to-day technical supervision to ongoing project works and offer administrative support to ensure that mechanical works are being executed according to plan in a safe working environment in line with oil and gas QHSSE standards

Essential duties

1. Work closely with other project engineers to ensure all project objectives and key indicators are achieved in a safe manner.
2. Determine scope of work for individual projects, develop mechanical drawings in-line with agreed design criteria, generate bills of quantities and draft cost estimates to support the processes of selection and project feasibility analysis.
3. Conduct structured risk assessments for mechanical works and draw up plans for ensuring that the risks are proactively managed during the execution of mechanical works.
4. Complete all necessary job assessments and/or permits, time sheets and other documentation as required.
5. Ensure all paperwork is available and that it has been reviewed and understood before setting out to site.
6. Identify and address any changes to scope, investigate the problems and provide engineering solutions to support the planning and execution stages of the project.
7. Site walk-through and plan for installation process.
8. Record any changes to scope and "as build" drawings as agreed by line manager.
9. On-sight supervision/management of construction sites.
10. Actively participate in job inspections to identify and follow up to address non-conformities in-line with the technical quality recommendations.
11. Inspect and assess the condition of existing infrastructure and develop maintenance plans.
12. Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor(s).

Qualifications & experience

1. A bachelor's degree (hons) in mechanical engineering or automotive & power engineering or manufacturing engineering.
2. A minimum of four (4) years working experience in the petroleum or manufacturing or in a construction industry in a reputable, and busy organisation.
3. Registered engineer with a valid practicing licence from the engineers registration board.
4. Experience in the application of engineering software like AUTOCAD, SolidWorks and project management software such as Microsoft Project, Primavera.
5. Experience in design and supervision of mechanical engineering works.
6. Specialised training in project planning and management is an added advantage.

Skills and competencies

a) Project planning and management skills.
b) Application of mechanical engineering standards.
c) Design and supervision skills.
d) Knowledge of oil & gas industry technical standards.
e) Knowledge of the oil & gas value chain.
f) Knowledge in preparation of scope of works, development of mechanical drawings, and generation of bills of quantities.
g) Application of QHSSE standards.
h) Coordination and collaboration skills.
i) Ability to write, read and comprehend drawings and plans.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested staff should submit their applications through the UNOC online recruitmentv system accessible through this link https://www.unoc.co.ug/career-opportunities/vApplications should be submitted not later than Friday 29th August 2025 by 11:59pm EAT.

Applicants are required to scan and attach CERTIFIED copies of the required academic documents only e.g. Relevant Degree Transcript, Postgraduate Diploma or Masters.

Please note that only applications submitted through the UNOC recruitment system shall be considered.

NOTE: UNOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any monies at any stage of the recruitment process.

Forward any enquiries regarding this advert to recruitment.unoc@unoc.co.ug

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