Engineer: Mechanical (Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) – Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB)

Vacancy No. 36 of 2022

Main Purpose of the Job

To plan, design and supervise installation, maintenance and repairs of all Airport mechanical equipment and systems such as HVAC, Pumps (fire pumps, portable water pumps and chilled water pumps) lifts, baggage handling systems, passenger boarding bridge (PBB) amongst other systems in accordance with approved standards, systems, and procedures to ensure availability of all equipment, machinery and instruments to enable safe and efficient Airport operations at all times.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent from a recognized university
  • Registration with ERB mandatory
  • Membership of a recognized professional institution
  • Knowledge of ICAO regulations, procedures, practices, and manual
  • Project management
  • A minimum of six (6) years of relevant post qualification experience in engineering
  fields of which some years in aviation environment would be advantageous
  • Proven experience in Mechanical maintenance scheduling, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, faults diagnosis and repairs of specialized Airport machinery, equipment and instruments would be advantageous

Competencies

• Risk management
  • Integrity and good ethical conduct
  • Tact & Attention to detail
  • High level conceptual and analytical ability
  • Creativity, innovation and problem solving
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Results oriented and performance driven
  • Decisiveness and assertiveness
  • Communication
  • Teamwork

Core Areas of Responsibility

• Airport Mechanical Infrastructure Planning & Development
  • Maintenance planning, scheduling
  • Mechanical infrastructure maintenance
  • Contracts Management
  • Project Management, implementation and monitoring
  • Quality Assurance
  • Budget and Cost management
  • Airport Infrastructure Planning & Development
  • Contracts administering
  • Employee development and supervision
  • Policy and Procedure Development
  • Safety Management
  • Engineering design and implementation
  • ICAO/CAAB Standards Compliance

Remuneration: Band 6 (P309, 870.86 – P357, 461.88) per annum