Job Openings Chief Engineer Officer

About the job Chief Engineer Officer

                        

DEPARTMENT: ENGINEERING

GRADE: C Level

SECTION: Engineering

LOCATION: Kigali

ORGANIZATION: Aviation Travel Logistics (ATL) 


JOB PURPOSE

  • The chief engineer is responsible for the entire ATL Group engineering department and teams at large.
  • As the CE at Aviation Travel & Logistics (ATL) you are responsible for:
  • Approving projects designs and assigning engineers and technicians to ensuring that all safety and structural standards are met throughout the completion of each project.
  • Leading the Group engineering departments and oversee the completion of various projects.
  • Reviewing project requirements, costs, and accordingly devise a budget
  • Evaluating technical drawings and assign project goals.
  • Training the team members and communicating project objectives to them
  • Performing quality control checks and overseeing the equipment installation process
  • As ATL Chief Engineer, you should have complete knowledge of various engineering principles and techniques and knowledgeable on recent advancements in the engineering field.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Works with projects design teams to develop safe, efficient, and effective projects that will fall within allocated budgets.
  • Evaluates all costs associated with each project including materials, costs of labor, and time expended.
  • Assist in negotiating contracts with vendors and clients to ensure the most cost-effective means of reaching ATL needs.
  • Approves plans and budgets for each project and makes any adjustments needed In consultation with the CEO or COO.
  • Coordinates the engineering team, assigning short- and long-term goals for successful completion of the projects plans.
  • Ensures safety of projects sites during the development and reviews safety standards
  • Ensures all projects and undertakings stay on budget and within the projected time schedule.
  • Manages the engineering team and oversees training of new employees.
  • Allocates resources effectively including personnel, materials, and time.
  • Drafts reports and data analysis for review by ATL Management or Board of Directors
  • Provides expertise for the preparation of technical contracts with a specific focus to elements that should not raise claims in further stages of the contract,
  • Verifies the quality of technical studies, ensuring that the supervision process at BAC and RAC will guarantee the quality of the complimented studies,
  • Ensures consistency of the technical studies and assesses the appropriateness and cost effectiveness of the technical solutions proposed by consultants,
  • Ensures conformity and quality of the design and technical studies, including Preliminary Design, Detailed Design, Execution Design and bidding documents.
  • checks the compliancy of design with different international engineering best practices, guidelines and standards namely, European, British, American or any GoR relevant authority,
  • Ensures that bidding documents are complete and conform to the procedures
  • Manual and any Lender rules and procedures/ Guidelines and that the evaluation criteria are appropriate and clear. With respect to project implementation/works:
  • Provide expert assistance to preparation and finalization of technical specifications for works.
  • Ensure the highest quality tender document with specific attention to establishment of realistic Bill of Quantities and well detailed price schedules.
  • Review BAC procurement process in the case of NKIA
  • Provide expert assistance in the preparation of works contracts as well as
  • supervision/technical assistance contracts with specific focus to elements that should not raise claims in further stages of the contract,
  • Verify the conformance of the work and their costs with the planned program and inform the management of ATL,
  • Assess the quality of the works, the conformance with the work plan and project objectives, and whether the contract terms are respected by parties,
  • Check the unit prices of the invoices, in comparison with the contracts, as well as the actual works implemented,
  • Verify the organization of the work sites, the conduct of the work site meetings (examine the minutes and work site reports)
  • Verify the necessary expertise have been sought and utilized in good time to resolve problems of technical issues,
  • Verify the timing of works execution of completed and ongoing works, in relation to the contractual timing,
  • Prepare a summary table for each contract analyzed, indicating the type of works, the total cost, the category of contractor and the delays, if any,in the case of delays observed at the work site, analyze the measures taken to make up time as well as the application of penalties,
  • Analyze, if necessary, any cost overruns, by type of work, amount of contract, contractor category, taking into account the total budget estimated by the Resident Engineers,
  • Provide realistic proactive solutions to foreseen technical and financial issues of airport infrastructure projects with a view to maintain the highest quality of the assets in available budget envelope and implementation time,
  • Provide expert assistance to committees receiving work and reports engineer services, and ensure that these works and services received, comply with contract specifications
  • Assist in dealing with variations, claims and litigation during airport projects implementation.

MAIN WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Directly responsible to: ATL Group Chief Operations Officer/CEO

Supervision of: Group Engineering Teams

Functional relationships with: Other Senior Managers

External: Through CEO, BAC, AA, WB and RAC

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

  1. Masters degree in civil, mechanical, aeronautical or electrical engineering plus active certification in an engineering professional organization.
  2. Extensive experience in the aviation industry including but not limited to construction, aeronautical, electrical engineering, environmental engineering HVAC, and mechanical systems.
  3. Must have experience leading teams of individuals from a variety of different backgrounds and discipline
  4. 7-10 years of work experience as a Chief Engineer or a similar position in the Engineering department
  5. Complete knowledge of various engineering principles and techniques Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant systems
  6. Good time management and organizational skills
  7. Excellent leadership skills
  8. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  9. Good communication skills
  10. Willingness to travel to different projects sites
  11. Ability to work in extreme conditions
  12. Ability to handle stressful situations.
  13. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  14. Extensive knowledge/experience in aviation industry
  15. Significant experience and proven track record of successfully developing and/or implementing airport construction projects at a senior level
  16. Proven track record of working collaboratively to deliver strategies that support complex organizations to achieve sustainability, vibrancy and competitive advantage in the aviation industry
  17. Demonstrate strong leadership skills with ability to effectively manage pressure and adapt to organizational change.
  18. Experience of leading, managing and developing high performing teams
  19. Possess exceptional organizational and time management skills with an obsessive attention to detail
  20. Ability to collaborate and bridge the communications gap between the engineering team, service technicians and contractors' teams
  21. Superior budgeting and cost management abilities, assessing estimated costs early in the project and bringing the actual costs in lin
  22. Ability to draft clear and comprehensive reports on the statistical efficacy of projects, the use and allocation of resources, and the quality of each finished project
  23. Ability to draft, review, and evaluate engineering blueprints.
  24. Technical acumen and the ability to troubleshoot on a variety of projects.