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Job Description

Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) is a national Railway of Zambia. The Company specialises in transporting heavy cargo in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as well as running a local passenger train service. The area of product specialization is freight-bulk cargo and passenger rail services to the satisfaction of all Stakeholders. The Company therefore seeks the services of a committed, vibrant, innovative, and strategically focused and business oriented Zambian national to fill the vacant positions below of:

JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR TECHNICAL SERVICES

DIRECTORATE: TECHNICAL SERVICES

SUPERVISOR: MANAGING DIRECTOR

JOB PURPOSE:

To direct, co-ordinate and control activities and functions in the technical services department in an efficient manner to sustain the company’s operations.

STATEMENT OF DUTIES

The role is answerable to the Managing Director for the efficient and effective management of the mechanical/electrical. signal and telecoms, infrastructure and civil works activities. As the job holder, you will:

• Will plan, organize, direct, manage, coordinate and control the directorate’s activities comprising mechanical/electrical. signals and telecoms, infrastructure and civil works engineering through sectional heads
• Advise the Managing Director, the Executive Management Committee and the Board of Directors on all matters in your directorate.
• Devise and recommend with valid reasons new and/or revised policy guidelines on ralling stock rehabilitation and maintenance, railway operating and signalling systems and rail track rehabilitation and maintenance, and civil works which factors are so critical to the achievement of the company’s overall objectives.
• Approve specifications for all materials/spares and models/types of equipment to be procured and ensure procurement of the same for rehabilitation, upgrade and routine maintenance of the various machinery and equipment under your responsibility. Further, Recommends writing off/scrapping of equipment to the Board through the Executive Management Committee and approves recommendations to tender board involving your directorate,
• Consolidate and approve your directorate’s proposed budget and closely monitor its implementation so as to keep expenditure within budgetary limits after its approval by the Management Executive Committee ratified by the Board of Directors.
• Ensure undertaking of acceptable maintenance standards to all carriage and wagons. Signals and telecoms equipment. infrastructure and civil works to enhance availability and reliability of all locomotives and rolling stock, signalling system and infrastructure vital to the smooth, effective, efficient and satisfactory operations of the company through maximization of the carrying and passage capacities
• Coordinate/oversee all mechanical/electrical. Signals and telecoms, track and civil works projects and plan their execution and monitor closely their operations for prompt/timely completion for control of expenditure thereof
• Spear heard all directorial performance reviews and initiate corrective actions where deviations from set objectives in comparison with the actual performance of duties and responsibilities are noted so as to bring performance to expected standards and/or exceeding levels to achieve the set directorial goals and objectives derived from the overall organizational objectives,
• Attend all company’s policy making/formulation committee meetings of management and Boord levels and you shall be the chief advisor on all mechanical/electrical, signals and telecoms, infrastructure and civil works matters.
• Maintain a record of rolling stock and ensure that the same is timely recalled for routine/periodical maintenance and/or overhaul to avoid disruptions of operations and reduce failures enroute.
• Ensure that the quality of repairs to roling stock both in the workshops and at locomotive sheds are of international standards and thereby reduce on interchange costs.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

A). At least a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering with a post-graduate qualification in a field of railway operations
B) At least Five Years Experience at Director level or at least Seven Years experience at Manager Technical level
C)  Membership to a professional body is must

KEY RESULT AREAS

1) Planning, organizing, coordinating and controlling of the directorate’s activities to ensure smooth operations in liaison with all the other Directorates
2) Maintenance of locomotives and all rolling stock, signals and telecoms systems and intrastructure to ensure availability of the same whenever need arises so as to contribute positively to the profitability of the company
a. Availability of the requisite materials/spares for locomotives and rolling stock, signals and telecoms and infrastructure for their constant sustenance.
3) Policy updates and advise on axle loads, wagon capacity and length, signals and telecoms systems and infrastructure critical to the profitability of the organization
4) Budgeting, planning, controlling and management to ensure expenses are within the thresholds while ensuring that critical materials/spares and equipment are secured on time.
5)  Directorial plan, management and control to ensure performance of activities in the directorate is within acceptable standards if not exceeding and initiating corrective measures in case of deviations thereof and giving of timely reports to management for decision making and control.

Applicants who meet the respective stated qualifications and experience should submit their applications with detailed curriculum vitae with certified copies of their academic and professional qualifications including details of three (3) traceable referees and their contact numbers not later than 17:00hrs on Wednesday 19 June, 2024 to: to both email addresses [email protected] & [email protected]

Women are encouraged to apply

Applications must be addressed to:

Director Human Resource and Administration
Zambia Railways Limited
1 Floor Shitima House
P. O Box 80935
KABWE

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted