The Uganda Refinery Holding Company (URHC) is a Private Limited Liability Company that was incorporated under the Companies Act (2012) as a subsidiary of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC).

The objective of the URHC is to hold Government’s interest on behalf of UNOC in the oil refinery and associated infrastructure. URHC, in partnership with an investor partner, will design, develop, build, operate, and maintain the Uganda Refinery Project to be located in Kabaale, Hoima District.

URHC now invites applications from persons interested to develop their career with a dynamic results-oriented Company to occupy the following position:

JOB TITLE: PROCESS ENGINEER

REPORTS TO: MANAGER, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

JOB PURPOSE: PROVIDES PROCESS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND SERVICES FOCUSED ON
ENHANCING THE SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND PROFITABILITY OF THE PROCESS UNITS.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities:

1. Carry out process engineering design activities, following refinery standards and procedures to schedule and budget as advised by the project manager.

2. Develop, review, and take responsibility for the accuracy of detailed calculations, process engineering datasheets and drawings to specify the process engineering requirements.

3. Generating process design improvement projects for strategic and real business improvement.

4. Interfacing with Process Licensors for technical support.

5. Support value improving practices and capture ideas for review and development with the project team; promote continuous improvement throughout the project’s life cycle; including lessons learned.

6. Completing process hazard analysis and process safety management requirements, including the completion of action items.

7. Monitoring / evaluating unit performance and maintaining effective monitoring reports.

8. Troubleshooting operational and process quality problems.

9. Providing technical content for operating procedures.

10. Developing and monitoring key performance metrics for assigned units.

11. Providing guidance to operations consistent with environmental and operational requirements.

12. Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Attributes:

• Undergraduate degree (Hons) in Chemical / Process / Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years’ direct process work experience in the refining, petrochemical and/or the chemical industry.

• Operations or maintenance experience in a refinery, petrochemical or chemical environment would be an asset.

• Experience with process simulation programs.

• Computer proficient, including applications for word processing and spreadsheets.

• Possess effective leadership, interpersonal and team player skills; the ability to work with and incorporate ideas of other organizations (i.e., health, safety, & environmental (HS&E), maintenance).

• Encourages creativity, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Possess the ability to coordinate and provide leadership for multiple issues and prioritize them appropriately given HS&E concerns (i.e., compliance items), business, and personnel needs.

• This position requires specialized engineering knowledge, applied to complex issues and problems.

May provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technical staff. Viewed as site expert in an engineering field or discipline.

• A self-starter with strong technical, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

Application procedure:

Electronically completed and signed Applications Forms together with certified copies of academic certificates should be addressed and submitted in TRIPLICATE to the address below by 17:00 hours (5:00pm EAT) not later than Friday, 5th March 2021.

Applications delivered through registered mail and courier will also be received.

Applications must include a cover letter, application form and supporting documents.
While we thank you for your interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.

The Job Application Form can be downloaded from Careers on www.unoc.co.ug.

Online applications should be submitted to: recruitment.unoc@unoc.co.ug.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
UGANDA NATIONAL OIL COMPANY
P.O.BOX 36316
KAMPALA
PLOT 15, YUSUF LULE ROAD

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