Engineering Jobs at Peoplelink Consultants Ltd, M-Kopa Solar And Other Companies

Deadline of this Job: 26 August 2022
Our client, in the construction industry is looking for a candidate who is willing to learn and grow to join their team as a quantity surveyor.

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Reviewing construction plans and preparing quantity requirements.
2. Scrutinizing maintenance and material costs, as well as contracts to ensure the best deals.
3. Liaising with site managers, clients, contractors, and subcontractors.
4. Preparing reports, analyses, contracts, budgets, risk assessment, and other documents.
5. Advising managers and clients on improvements and new strategies.
6. Traveling from the office to various sites as required

Qualifications and Requirements:
1. Degree/Diploma in quantity survey or its equivalent.
2. At least 2years experience.
3. Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills.
4. Ability to organize, plan, and strategize.
5. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
6. Sound knowledge of construction.
7. Great networking abilities.

Deadline of this Job: 26 August 2022
Our client, in the construction industry is looking for a candidate who is willing to learn and grow to join their team as an ARCHITECT.

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Meeting with clients and determining their needs and requirements.
2. Managing design projects from concept development through to completion.
3. Developing and presenting project proposals.
4. Adjusting designs and plans to meet the client's needs.
5. Preparing drawings, blueprints, specifications, and construction documents.
6. Conducting research and compiling reports on feasibility and environmental impact.
7. Complying with safety standards and local planning regulations.
8. Determining and adhering to budgets and timelines.
9. Managing project teams and collaborating with other construction professionals.

Qualifications and Requirements:
1. Diploma in Architecture or its equivalent.
2. At least 3years experience in drawings, animations and making presentations.
3. Good interpersonal and presentation skills.
4. Strong creative and visualization skills.
5. Knowledge of building codes and regulatory standards.
6. Must be a team player with a positive attitude.

Deadline of this Job: 02 September 2022
As a Software Engineer Team Lead, you will be expected to:
• Put people first, bringing your most empathetic self to work
• Take a product-focused approach to development and drive changes with data, being accountable for your team deliverables
• Be able to translate complex problems into a series of simple, easy to explain problems
• Make pragmatic technical decisions based on stakeholders and user needs
• Have 5+ years of commercial software engineering experience in .NET
• Have a good understanding of system design, ideally event driven microservices
• You understand that DevOps is a culture, and you know how to work with infrastructure as code, observability and automated testing as the building blocks of your day to day job

You might be a good fit if you:
• Understand that people problems are the hardest problems
• Challenge the status quo but understand pragmatic decisions
• Enjoy working in cross-functional domain teams, collaborating on issues and deep-diving into features to improve our customers’ lives
• Strive to deep dive into our Backend and Android architecture, deeply understanding our systems from what they do to how they benefit our customers
• Come to work to learn and share your knowledge, ideas, and thought process to solve the challenges ahead of you
• We don’t want any of the bullet points above to discourage you from applying if your experience doesn’t match exactly what is highlighted above, but you are willing to learn we want to hear from you. Perhaps you have experience in other cloud providers and tools but are willing to invest in Azure DevOps and Azure. What matters the most for us is that you are willing to come and contribute to our journey to improve people’s lives, starting from your team to the lives of our customers. If that’s the case, we would love to hear from you, please tell us about your experiences and what you can contribute to our team.

Deadline of this Job: 31 August 2022
About the position
Collect vehicle data, appraise pre-accident conditions, assess the scope of the damage after the accidents, collate repair estimates and specifications, assess small damages, and conduct re-inspections.

Responsibilities
• Scrutinize all the assessment reports submitted by the external assessors and recommending the next course of action.
• Conduct accurate and prompt motor vehicle assessment within Nairobi.
• Ensure that all empaneled Assessors conduct themselves professionally and ethically and make recommendations where action is warranted.
• Recommend second assessment on accident vehicles whenever necessary.
• Assess small damages (up to Kshs. 100,000.00) without involving external assessors.
• Conduct analysis on all vehicles whose estimated damage is more than Kshs.200,000.00 and make the necessary adjustments.
• Appoint an External Assessor for all write-off’s cases and where necessary.
• Isolate and conduct repairs audit for the specific cases identified at the time of scrutinizing the claim form and assessment reports.
• Determine the reserve amount and update as appropriate.
• Re-inspect all motor vehicles within Nairobi after repairs are concluded by the garages.
• Conduct random checks on garages and provide recommendations
• Prepare monthly reports giving claims change indicators.
• Any other duties as may be allocated by the management.

Qualifications
• Degree or Diploma in Automotive or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience in Automotive parts sales and Automotive maintenance workshop.
• Experience in workshop floor in motor dealership will be an added advantage.
• Certification in Insurance will be an added advantage.

Experience
• Over 7 years’ experience in motor claims management
• Basic knowledge in claims management/handling.
• Excellent analytical, communication and customer handling skills.
• Ability to build relationships and good report writing skills.
• Good understanding of asset valuation and assessment.
• Apply specialist and technical expertise on the role.
• Good knowledge of all-vehicle model.

Deadline of this Job: 31 August 2022
About the position
Collect vehicle data, appraise pre-accident conditions, assess the scope of the damage after the accidents, collate repair estimates and specifications, assess small damages, and conduct re-inspections.

Responsibilities
• Scrutinize all the assessment reports submitted by the external assessors and recommending the next course of action.
• Conduct accurate and prompt motor vehicle assessment within Nairobi.
• Ensure that all empaneled Assessors conduct themselves professionally and ethically and make recommendations where action is warranted.
• Recommend second assessment on accident vehicles whenever necessary.
• Assess small damages (up to Kshs. 100,000.00) without involving external assessors.
• Conduct analysis on all vehicles whose estimated damage is more than Kshs.200,000.00 and make the necessary adjustments.
• Appoint an External Assessor for all write-off’s cases and where necessary.
• Isolate and conduct repairs audit for the specific cases identified at the time of scrutinizing the claim form and assessment reports.
• Determine the reserve amount and update as appropriate.
• Re-inspect all motor vehicles within Nairobi after repairs are concluded by the garages.
• Conduct random checks on garages and provide recommendations
• Prepare monthly reports giving claims change indicators.
• Any other duties as may be allocated by the management.

Qualifications
• Degree or Diploma in Automotive or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience in Automotive parts sales and Automotive maintenance workshop.
• Experience in workshop floor in motor dealership will be an added advantage.
• Certification in Insurance will be an added advantage.

Experience
• 5 - 7 years’ experience in motor claims management
• Basic knowledge in claims management/handling.
• Excellent analytical, communication and customer handling skills.
• Ability to build relationships and good report writing skills.
• Good understanding of asset valuation and assessment.
• Apply specialist and technical expertise on the role.
• Good knowledge of all-vehicle model.

Deadline of this Job: 31 August 2022
About the position
Collect vehicle data, appraise pre-accident conditions, assess the scope of the damage after the accidents, collate repair estimates and specifications, assess small damages, and conduct re-inspections.

Responsibilities
• Scrutinize all the assessment reports submitted by the external assessors and recommending the next course of action.
• Conduct accurate and prompt motor vehicle assessment within Nairobi.
• Ensure that all empaneled Assessors conduct themselves professionally and ethically and make recommendations where action is warranted.
• Recommend second assessment on accident vehicles whenever necessary.
• Assess small damages (up to Kshs. 100,000.00) without involving external assessors.
• Conduct analysis on all vehicles whose estimated damage is more than Kshs.200,000.00 and make the necessary adjustments.
• Appoint an External Assessor for all write-off’s cases and where necessary.
• Isolate and conduct repairs audit for the specific cases identified at the time of scrutinizing the claim form and assessment reports.
• Determine the reserve amount and update as appropriate.
• Re-inspect all motor vehicles within Nairobi after repairs are concluded by the garages.
• Conduct random checks on garages and provide recommendations
• Prepare monthly reports giving claims change indicators.
• Any other duties as may be allocated by the management.

Qualifications
• Degree or Diploma in Automotive or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience in Automotive parts sales and Automotive maintenance workshop
• Experience in workshop floor in motor dealership will be an added advantage
• Certification in Insurance will be an added advantage.

Experience
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in motor claims management
• Basic knowledge in claims management/handling.
• Excellent analytical, communication and customer handling skills.
• Ability to build relationships and good report writing skills.
• Good understanding of asset valuation and assessment.
• Apply specialist and technical expertise on the role.
• Good knowledge of all-vehicle model.

Battery Engineer job at Opibus (Roam)
Deadline of this Job: 17 September 2022
About the role:
We are looking for a Battery Engineer who will work within the Battery Technology Team. He/she will be responsible for designing and developing new battery solutions as well as continuously optimizing battery systems for electric motorbikes, utility vehicles and mass transit vehicles. The Ideal candidate must have at least 3 years experience working with Lithium Batteries

Key Duties and responsibilities:
• Continuous optimization of the features and form factor of battery packs and its components including cells, BMS, connectors, handles, display ports and casing materials to meet better vehicle performance, weight reduction and ergonomics of battery removal and swapping for electric motorbikes and ease of assembly for Transit and Utility EVs.
• Design and optimization of BMS communication protocols and its integration with existing powertrains and charging stations for electric motorbikes and transit.
• Research and test different cell chemistries with evolving EV industry trends to introduce improved battery solutions to Roam EV product lines.
• Research on advanced charging systems improved charging time, safety and efficiency.
• Research on advancement of technologies in battery management systems for improved battery protection functions and battery data access and analysis.
• Source and test battery tracking feature for electric motorbike batteries.
• Work with suppliers to review specifications, data sheets, quotations and production schedules of proposed battery solutions and facilitate their PPAP process.
• Work with Roam’s partnering third party lab testing facilities in China to develop battery test plans, review test results and develop test reports and submit to the Battery Manager.
• Work with Roam’s consultants in China to facilitate supplier validation through visits and audits of supplier factories, quality control processes (IQC and OQC) and ISO /IEC working standards.
• Work with the Roam Quality Department to develop efficient processes for performing in coming quality inspections on inbound batteries.
• Develop battery handling standards and procedures and manage the storage and tracking of all batteries and charging units.
• Facilitate the implementation of a better equipped battery lab by sourcing industry standard testing equipment and protective gear, designing safety features and training relevant personnel handling any battery testing.
• Develop a remote monitoring and diagnostics system and work with Roam Aftersales Team to pre-empt and identify battery faults as well as perform root cause analysis and analyse test data to inform cause of failure.

Qualifications
• Must have experience working with EV Batteries or has a working knowledge of Lithium-Ion batteries, Battery Form Factor, Battery Management Systems and CAN Communication.
• Must have a degree in Electricals and Electronics/ Mechatronic or any other relevant degree
• Must have at least 3 years relevant experience working with batteries
• Knowledge of current technological developments/trends in battery technology.
• Must have skills in the use of general routine electrical laboratory equipment.
• Basic knowledge of CAN communication or other relevant automotive standards.
• Basic knowledge of electric vehicle performance dynamics and principles such as torque, speed, propulsion forces, weight and their relevance and implications to battery design.
• Standard skills in Computer Aided Design for basic circuit design, basic simulations and/or basic part modeling.
• Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on engineering research and test data and findings.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to design, organise, and coordinate engineering tasks and projects.
• Ability to conduct systematic analysis and develop solutions to engineering problems.
• Knowledge of engineering and/or scientific research principles, practices, and protocols.
• Knowledge of engineering/scientific experiments, tests, and data collection protocols
 
Deadline of this Job: 31 August 2022
You are a multi-tasker and are able to work independently and safely, to perform highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain the hotel’s facilities and equipment to ensure a safe and functional environment for our guests.

What is in it for you:
• Learning programs through our Academies and the opportunity to earn qualifications while on internship
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference in the local community through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

What you will be doing:
• The Engineering Intern will be trained to perform routine maintenance and essential repair functions in the areas of mechanical and electrical duties, carpentry and painting, plumbing as well as kitchen and laundry equipment.

Your experience and skills include:
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
• Highly responsible and reliable
• Mechanical aptitude
• Excellent guest service skills
• Able to work safely with minimum supervision and be able to prioritize tasks
• Team-oriented with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Must have an eye for detail
• Experienced "jack of all trades" in areas such as painting, plumbing, tiling and carpentry would be an added advantage
• Possibility of making a study agreement of at least 6 months

Deadline of this Job: 24 August 2022
Brief Description
• Reporting to the Manager VAS Operations, the VAS Devops Engineer shall build, operate, develop and integrate VAS Products & Services offered to Safaricom customers with the goal of delivering high quality solutions within approved schedules. The Engineer shall ensure the systems operate within allowed thresholds in terms of capacity and security conformance.

Key Responsibilities
• Operations, configuration and integration of all VAS solutions/systems in line with the Digital IT strategy execution plan.
• VAS Systems and Services’ diagnosis and resolution of issues to ensure MTTR and other service availability KPIs are met.
• Device and implement Proactive ways and tools for monitoring VAS and Billing Services using Artificial Intelligence operations model(AIOPs) and Machine Learning.
• Development, configuration and integration of all VAS solutions/systems in line with the Digital IT strategy execution plan.
• Technical reviews to implements solutions and work arounds for faults/incidents.
• Actively participate in defining strategy, roadmaps and architecture design for the VAS and Billing Systems.
• Embrace the new ways of working in VAS and Billing domain with the goal of ensuring 50% of VAS projects are delivered through agile methodology.
• Timely delivery of projects assigned with the goal of ensuring high quality standards are met and solutions are operationally viable. Responsible for ensuring First Time Right delivery of all solutions developed.
• Enhance processes and DevOps to improve delivery and increase efficiency by focusing on continuous improvement.
• Accurately document products & services developed & delivered ensuring they follow DevOps Cycle.
• Embrace a DevOps culture by ensuring all developed products and Services are gracefully handed to operations for support.
• Develop and continuously update a knowledge base of best practice for VAS products and Service development.
• Collaborate with both Technical and Business teams to ensure seamless deployment of products.
• Proactively manage capacity and ensure VAS systems operate below 70% utilization.
• Liaise with Support teams, infrastructure team, network administrators, information security to maintain service availability and integrity of the applications.

Qualifications - External
• BSc. Degree in Telecommunication Engineering/Electrical & Electronics engineering/Computer Science/IT.
• 2 years’ experience in a busy telecommunication/ IT environment or Software Engineering with good knowledge in development for VAS solutions including Messaging, Voice, Video & IOT.
• Software Engineering methodologies including Agile-oriented development.
• Proficiency in networking protocols – TCP/IP, DNS and load balancing.
• Working knowledge in Unix systems and Databases – Oracle, MySQL.
• Working knowledge of security encryption solutions – SSL, firewalls, VPN, IPsec
• Strong experience in programming/scripting language(s) – Python, Perl , Shell or equivalent.
• 3rd Party RESTful API integration, PHP, MySQL, SQL server, web service working knowledge preferred.
Deadline of this Job: 28 August 2022
Qualifications/special skills
Academic Qualifications:
• Advanced university degree in a field related to Environmental Sciences (chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental studies, environmental management), or equivalent experience is required

Experience:
• At least 5 years of working experience in chemicals, waste and / or pollution management at international level is required. Experience in intergovernmental processes is an asset. Working knowledge of the chemicals related MEAs and international instruments is an advantage.
• Language: Fluency in English, including good drafting/writing skills is required. Working knowledge of other UN languages is an asset.

Deadline of this Job: 31 August 2022
Job Description / Mission
As a Maintenance Specialist, you will be responsible for:
• Creating and developing strong relationships with customers and team members
• Carrying out specialised repairs, rebuilds and maintenance work on Epiroc’s range of surface and underground mining equipment
• Carrying out service and repairs on mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and RCS systems
• Solve complex equipment-related issues including diagnostic fault finding
• Field and workshop repairs on a range of Epiroc equipment
• Providing a high level of technical product support to our customers located within the region
• Comply with Epiroc and customer SHEQ and WHS requirements

Ideally, You Will Possess The Following Experience And Qualifications
• Mechanical, heavy diesel, electrical or hydraulic trade qualifications or similar.
• Customer-facing experience or similar
• Extensive experience in the maintenance of surface and underground mobile mining equipment, hydraulic repairs, diagnostics, and low voltage electrical repairs.
• Preventative and breakdown maintenance experience.
• Heavy mobile plant equipment rebuilds
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and fault find complex electrical, mechanical and hydraulic problems
• Epiroc's surface and underground product experience will be highly regarded