4 Job positions at RWANDA HOUSING AUTHORITY(RHA):Deadline Aug 26, 2021

Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced Diploma in Civil Engineering

  Experience: 0

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

  Experience: 0

• Advanced Diploma in Construction

  Experience: 0

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture

  Experience: 0

• Bachelor’s Degree in Building & Construction Technology

  Experience: 0

• Bachelor’s Building Construction

  Experience: 0

Competency and Key Technical Skills

• Integrity

• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

• Inclusiveness

• Accountability

• Communication

• Teamwork

• Client/citizen focus

• Professionalism

• Commitment to continuous learning

• Analytical skills

• Resource management skills

• Problem solving skills

• Decision making skills

• Risk management skills

• Results oriented

• Digital literacy skills

• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage

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2.Building Quality Assurance Specialist

Job description

-Advise on tests that are able to effectively analyze product components and yield helpful feedback to identify discrepancies, defects and problems in construction projects and in the sector in general;
-Operate engineering software and work with colleagues to create parameters and comparison data for improved accuracy and building stability;
-Collaborate with other departmental professionals to understand government requirements and specifications in regard to construction projects for smooth permitting processes;
-Through inspections, verify that building components are functioning as they should and in compliance with blueprints and carefully engineered design plans;
-Analyze testing data to determine areas where a building item or component can be improved or modified to optimize building performance;
-Present report findings, suggestions and detailed data to the division management in an informative manner to accurate decision making;
-Facilitate in the approval process of new building materials and provide guidance in the elaboration of related standards;
-Ensure that acknowledged dangerous building materials are phased out or kept out of the Country’s market;
-Ensure that suspicious building materials or construction technologies are banned and make sure that all defaulters are sanctioned to preserve a safe built environment;
-Collaborate with in house Quantity Surveyors to periodically prepare and publish a quality list of acceptable building materials with their specifications and their unit costs to guide Government projects;
-Collaborate with professional bodies to promote the use of standards templates, checklists, BoQ, Design codes, etc;
-write periodic reports in accordance to the timelines set by the direct supervisor.

3.Plot Servicing Engineer

Job description

-Propose better site plans for social housing, IDP and informal settlement upgrading projects that include social economical amenities.
-Coordination of the technical studies development for social housing, IDP and informal settlement upgrading
-Assist Social Housing and IDP architect in Developing the master plans and physical plans for Social Housing and IDP projects up to village level;
-Guide the local government (District) in the implementation of the approved new settlement plans
-Ensure the quality of the outputs during implementation with a focus on new settlement design aspects;
-Develop the designs and the BoQs of social infrastructures in the planned villages
-Ensure the compliance of detailed studies carried out in specific areas to approved master plans;
-Supervise the execution of the housing projects;
-Provide technical support in settlement design in any location;
-write periodic reports in accordance to the timelines set by the direct supervisor.

4.Electro-Mechanical Inspection Senior Engineer

Job description

-Participate in elaboration of terms of references and technical specifications for technical studies on electro-mechanical services;
-Advise on the standards in force on the design and installation of mechanical services in affordable housing projects;
-Collaborate with other engineers and architects to assess and verify the electro-mechanical services reports from the consultants to ensure the quality;
-Participate in building inspections and contribute in the area of electro-mechanical services;
-Advise technically investors, developers and professionals on the best practices in line with standards in force on the design and installation of electro-mechanical services;
-Collaborate with other departments and concerned professional bodies to strategize a smooth capacity building of practitioners to ensure quality in the area of electro-mechanical engineering;
-Prepare and undertake capacity building for inhouse engineers especially those deployed on construction projects;
-Participate in validation sessions of building designs and commissioning of electro-mechanical works;
-write periodic reports in accordance to the timelines set by the direct supervisor