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Job Summary

Job Title:
Protection and Communication Technician
Employer:
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL)
Location:
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Engineering Jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Friday, 21 November 2025

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About the Organisation

Protection and Communication Technician job at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) | Apply Now

Kampala, Uganda

Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is a government-owned utility company mandated to own, manage, and expand the electricity distribution infrastructure across Uganda, ensuring reliable and efficient power delivery to support national development. Established in 2001 following the unbundling of the Uganda Electricity Board (UEB), UEDCL has built a strong reputation for upholding operational excellence, infrastructure integrity, and regulatory compliance in the electricity distribution sector.

The company fosters a collaborative and safety-focused work culture, offering rewarding career paths and professional development opportunities for engineers, technicians, and administrative staff through both permanent and project-based roles. UEDCL’s innovative approach to rural electrification and asset management includes leveraging technology for network monitoring, maintenance, and service delivery, significantly contributing to the government's electrification goals.

With a broad operational footprint across all regions of Uganda, the company is committed to the core values of professionalism, accountability, customer satisfaction, and innovation. UEDCL also actively engages in corporate social responsibility initiatives, including supporting community electrification programs, environmental sustainability projects, and educational outreach. For more information, visit www.uedcl.co.ug.

Are you looking for Engineering jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Protection and Communication Technician job at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL)

Full Time

Deadline: 

21 Nov 2025

Job Title

Protection and Communication Technician job at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL)

Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL)

Job Description

Protection and Communication Technician

Closing on: Nov 21, 2025

Reports to      : Protection and Communication Engineer

Supervises     : NA

Department  : Engineering

Duty Station  : Duty Area

Job Purpose

To ensure safety for network plant / equipment and lives on occurrence of power system faults / abnormalities and on operation of apparatus; by correctly installing and maintaining protection schemes, local / remote apparatus controls and voltage regulation systems on the UEDCL network; in accordance with the relevant standards or as guided by the engineer.

Impact: The Protection and Communication Technician ensures that the safety of the equipment and lives of the teams in the organization are protected through the installation, testing and training on proper usage of the safety equipment.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

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Closing on: Nov 21, 2025

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How to Apply

Key Result Areas

  1. Install Protection, Control and Voltage regulation schemes and participate in the Pre-commissioning test team

  2. Update drawings, mark revisions and forward to system planning section

  3. Make installation alterations as may be required following post-commission evaluations.

  4. Carry out maintenance of protection, control and voltage regulation equipment according to equipment manuals, section established procedures and standards

  5. Carry out post fault evaluation activities including site access.

  6. Repair protection, control and voltage regulation equipment reported faulty by applying fault finding techniques to determine the cause of the failure and correcting it.

  7. Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs ICS/SCADA systems, including hardware, software, and HMIs, and develops reports.

  8. Provide online guidance to distribution staff on the operations of protection equipment and apparatus controls.

  9. Perform all administrative related duties pertaining to standards, works orders and legal requirements.

  10. Carry out maintenance on protection equipment and tools according to equipment / tool manuals, section procedures and standards.


Expected Output

  1. Install Protection, Control and Voltage regulation schemes.

  2. Periodic maintenance of protection, control and voltage regulation equipment according to equipment manuals.

  3. Repair protection, control and voltage regulation equipment

  4. Available online guidance to distribution staff on the operations of protection equipment and apparatus controls

  5. Records of activities pertaining to standards, works orders and legal requirements.

Protection and Communication Technician job at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL)

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Person Specifications

Minimum Academic Qualifications

  • Ordinary Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering

  • Other qualifications and certification in electrical protection systems is an added advantage.

Experience

  • Minimum of 2 year of experience in power system protection related activities

Competencies

  • In depth knowledge and understanding of Power system protection technology, with technical skills.

  • Accredited to intermediate level on protection equipment.

  • Innovative thinking skills.

  • Curiosity / Information Seeking

  • Valid driver license.

  • Ability to integrate effectively with other specialist disciplines.

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