Building Officer – Regional Office (Kampala) at National Building Review Board (NBRB) Uganda

Job Description

Ref.  NBRBOl-26/03:     BUILDING OFFICER  –  REGIONAL  OFFICE

Salary   Scale:

Reports    to:

NBRB 5

Senior Building Officer –  Regional

Job  Purpose:            To   guarantee    safe,     efficient   and     sustainable     building operations  that   comply with   regulatory  and   ethical  standards

Key  Duties    and  Responsibilities

1. Working with  the   Senior  Building  Officer –  Regional  Office to  develop and    implement   a  robust   monitoring   and    investigation   system  for   all buildings
2. Assisting  the    Senior   Building  Officer-  Regional  Office  in   developing inspection   checklists   that    would  be  used    by  Building  Control  Officers for  on-going construction   sites
3. Participating  in   the   inspection   and    assessment    of  the   works  of  the Building  Committees  to  ensure   compliance  with   the   Building  Control Act,  Building Regulations  and   the  Code
4. Participating in  investigations  of building  accidents  related  with   reports

prepared

1. Providing  clients    with     clear    and     consistent     technical    advice   to strengthen  building  control initiatives
2. Providing technical   expertise  and    to   convey  information   and   manage

community  expectations  about responsible  building  practices

Vll.         Carrying out    competence   and    capacity   building   of  Building  Control

Officers

vni.        Generating  periodic reports

1. Performing any  other   related   duties   as    may    be    assigned    by    the supervisor  or  other mandated  authority.

Person   Specifications

a).  Academic     and  Professional     Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s  Degree   (Hons)   in    either:    Architecture;    Civil/ Structural Engineering;                            Electrical    Engineering;    Mechanical     Engineering;     or Quantity  Surveying from a recognized university  or  institution
2. Must be  registered  with   the   ERB and   in  possession  of a  valid practicing

license

b). Working   Experience

At  least    Four  (04)  years  of  relevant  working  experience  two   (02)  of  which should be  in  Government  or  another  reputable  organization.

c).  Competences

(i). Technical

1. Knowledge and  understanding    of  the   legal  and   policy framework  for building control and   regulation  in  Uganda
2. Concern for  standards

iii. Quality Control iv. Analytical  skills

1. Information  Communications   Technology vi.  Planning,  Organizing  and   Coordinating

(ii).  Behavioral

1. Team work
2. Accoun tability
3. Public Relations IV. Customer  care v.       Results  oriented VI.  Creativity

V11.     System  thinking

V111.     Interpersonal   relations

1. Communication  excellence x.     Time  management