Director of Infrastructure
The Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) is a unique and innovative English language institution dedicated to preparing the next generation of agricultural leaders of Rwanda and East Africa. Students at RICA will engage in curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities emphasizing practical hands-on skills, Conservation Agriculture and One Health principles, oral and written communication, leadership, and entrepreneurship.
In an experiential learning environment, students will develop the knowledge and experience necessary for a wide range of careers in agriculture. Students at RICA will gain experience in the six Enterprises that include, Dairy, Poultry and Swine, Row and Forage Crops, Vegetable and Fruit Crops, Irrigation and Mechanization, and Food Processing. All RICA graduates will be innovative problem solvers able to operate farms and ranches, start agribusinesses, assume management roles in cooperatives, NGOs, and other agricultural enterprises, serve their communities as extension agents and technical and policy experts, or take on positions of agricultural leadership in Rwanda.
DESCRIPTION
We are seeking an Infrastructure Director to oversee the operations & maintenance of our campus infrastructure systems (power, water, ICT, buildings, grounds). This director will also contribute to the technical oversight of the ongoing construction project when required – and interface with the Construction Management team, bringing in expertise when relevant from the infrastructure team. The Infrastructure Director will report to the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Operations whilst working closely across to the Construction Director to ensure that infrastructure expertise inform the construction oversight.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage the operations & maintenance of the campus infrastructure systems, including our power & electrical distribution systems; water and waste-water treatment systems; ICT and audio-visual systems; buildings repair/maintenance and grounds maintenance.
- Develop, improve and implement effective maintenance programs with each specialist infrastructure lead to minimize downtime and operational cost.
- Oversee third-party vendors responsible for equipment maintenance contracts.
- Provide budget and procurement oversight on the specialist infrastructure leads to ensure OPEX remains under-budget. This includes ensuring procurement is conducted on a monthly/quarterly basis, reducing last-minute orders & undue burden on the procurement department.
- Provide technical oversight on the construction project of new infrastructure and buildings when required as support to the construction management team.
- Serve as the interface between the infrastructure team and the construction management team to ensure that the construction management team can receive specialist/technical support whilst also fulfilling their operations/maintenance roles.
- Support the roll-out of new applications, set up new user accounts and profiles and deal with password issues, respond within agreed time limits to call-outs.
- Rapidly establish a good working relationship with staff/students.
- Act as technical support to students regarding their computer needs on campus.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- A Bachelor’s Degree in engineering (civil, electrical, or equivalent).
- Experience in infrastructure maintenance and operations for a large scale commercial organization.
- Problem solving skills, critical thinking, management capacity, and decision-making ability.
- Have a client-facing background, able to interface with contractors and condense technical issues into actionable language.
- Administratively very strong and able to organize large volumes of emails (concern notices, snag lists, etc.).
HOW TO APPLY
- Fill the information required, upload and submit the documents in English to the link provided below.
Please combine your resume/CV with your degree certificate as one PDF file before you upload.
Application Link
https://rica.bamboohr.com/jobs/
Application review will begin January 04th, 2023 and will continue until a successful candidate is identified.
