Job Opportunities at Rwanda Transport Developmentagency (Rtda)
Job Opportunities at Rwanda Transport Developmentagency (Rtda)
Road Asset Management Senior Engineer job at Rwanda Transport Developmentagency (Rtda)
Level:3.II
Job description

Reporting: Road Asset Management Senior Engineer reports to the Transport Services & Asset Management Division Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Road Asset Management Senior Engineer is responsible for:
• Planning, promoting, providing and coordinating, carrying out data collection and analysis for developing road asset system in Rwanda;
• Manage the flow and population of the road asset Management system and implement the road asset management policy decisions Ensures Road asset management data is consistently collected, stored and analyzed and production of condition reports;
• Verify and manage system output and generated reports and build the capacity of stakeholders on road asset management use;
• Provide technical support for local administrative entities on road asset management;
• Examine of the current state of road asset management practices and ascertain key bottlenecks for better road maintenance and road asset management practices;
• Oversees development and implementation of Engineering Road asset management strategies and frameworks to meet institution’s objectives, specifically with respect to roads, bridges and culverts, and storm water assets;
• Participate in the Development of the short- and long-term road infrastructure asset maintenance and rehabilitation strategies to minimize life cycle costs;
• Leads condition assessment studies for the core assets (roads, bridges and culverts, and storm water assets) including preparing and managing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the acquisition of professional services and/or solutions for all Engineering infrastructure as required;
• Assesses, makes recommendations and oversees implementation of methodologies for tracking data required for asset management planning including evaluating potential software needs - this will include coordination with GIS staff and IT Team and incorporating as-built information into appropriate asset data bases;
• Work with staff and stakeholders to ensure that road Asset Management Plans and information meets best practice and Implement Asset Management Improvement Plans on a continuous basis;
• Monitor and report road asset use and coordinate recovery in case of damage;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by a competent authority.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Road Engineering and Construction
3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Infrastructure Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master’s Degree in Road Engineering and Construction
1 Year of relevant experience
• Master’s Degree in Civil Infrastructure Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Pavement Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Highway Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience

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
• Resource management skills
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Networking skills
• Risk management skills
• Performance management skills
• Results oriented
• Digital literacy skills
• Fluency in English, Kinyarwanda or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
• Understanding of the national, regional and international contexts of transport development
• Understanding of Government policies implementation
• Understanding of road conditions for paved and unpaved roads
• Understanding on road development and maintenance programming
Deadline of this Job: 09 febuary 2023

Inland Water Transport Senior Engineer job at Rwanda Transport Developmentagency (Rtda)
Level:3.II
Job description

Reporting: Inland Water Transport Senior Engineer reports to the Director of Public Transport Services Unit.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Inland Water Transport Senior Engineer is responsible for:
• Carrying out data collection, analysis for developing annual or rolling IWT maintenance management programs;
• Lead IWT maintenance programming;
• Carry out, prepare and manage inventory surveys of the IWT network in Rwanda;
• Provide technical assistance in carrying out annual network condition survey and prepare an annual condition report;
• Develop work standards and intervention criteria for maintenance management of both paved and unpaved IWT networks;
• Develop a IWT asset management program;
• Provide technical assistance in integration of condition assessments into operational planning;
• Lead the prioritisation of both proactive and reactive maintenance;
• Develop relationship between structure age and maintenance needs;
• Developing typical IWT maintenance procedures;
• Provide technical assistance in strategic planning for IWT emergencies;
• Supervise and manage non-destructive IWT evaluation program and laboratory testing for IWT maintenance programming;
• Develop IWT inspection, evaluation, and load rating technologies;
• Conduct research on non-destructive evaluation technologies for IWTs and other infrastructure;
• Provide technical advice and perform field investigation of IWT performance using non-destructive evaluation technologies;
• Provide advice and recommendations on IWT inspection practices, including delivery of the IWT inspection contracts and system requirements to support maintenance activities;
• Promote the consistent application of standard maintenance practices through process definition, innovation, and information sharing;
• Use inventory and inspection data on the structure to identify needs and appropriate actions for IWT maintenance management;
• Identify and solve system problems, and identify future requirements and enhancements for the IWT maintenance management system;
• Guide development and enhancement of IWT maintenance management system documentation, training materials, and communication releases;
• Determine rehabilitation and replacement strategies through appropriate IWT assessment that involves varying levels of analysis and engineering;
• Review and revise system components of IWT Maintenance Management system, such as validation process, quality assurance checks, ratings guide changes, and contract delivery;
• Using IWT Maintenance Management System provide an annual prioritized program for the national network and all Districts IWTs in Rwanda;
• Liaise with the Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation unit in review of designs for maintenance interventions prepared by external consultants;
• Prepare maintenance operations plan for the Maintenance Department;
• Prepare and submit timely progressive reports;
• Manage resources related to Maintenance Programming;
• conduct data collection and inspection of safety in inland water transport;
• Perform any other duty as required or assigned by the higher authority.

Minimum Qualifications
• Master's in Civil Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Transport & Geoformation Technology
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master’s Degree in Transport & Geoformation Technology
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Transportation Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Transportation Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Coastal Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Coastal Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Ports Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Ports Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
Deadline of this Job: 09 febuary 2023
Job Info
Job Category: Several Jobs in one Advert jobs in Rwanda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 09 febuary 2023
Duty Station: Kigali
Posted: 01-02-2023
No of Jobs: 2
Start Publishing: 01-02-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 01-02-2056
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