Careers at Amiran Kenya Ltd

Key Responsibilities

• Helping in the preparation of project costs for turnkey projects or for quotation purposes
• Conducting an internal kick off once a new project has gone through
• Ensuring that both overseas and local orders for the project items have been placed by the procurement team
• for those items that are not in stock
• For turnkey projects, agreeing with the subcontractor when they will need to mobilize to site
• Communicating with the client on their readiness before the project kicks off
• Track project deliverables and presenting reports defining project progress, problems, solutions and ensuring
• that project cost remains within budget.
• Flag and report any irregularities, delays and/or potential issues to customer and management
• Managing and communicating to the client any scope change orders that are made on the project
• Communicating with clients and any other stakeholder in the various stages of the project implementation
• Ensuring that all the items in BOQ has been supplied to the project
• Checking the WIP to confirm that costs associated with a project are true
• Confirming the payments that are to be made to the sub-contractors
• Planning and scheduling team meetings to discuss project progress and issues and the way forward
• Creating a quote and adding a BOQ to it
• Opening up a project job number through which the project materials will be issued out
• Setting up a billing schedule that credit control will use to raise invoices
• Closing projects through revenue recognition in Epicor
• Coming up with the weekly project report to show status of the ongoing projects
• Preparing the monthly reports for projects that are going to be closed
• Preparing work plans and progress reports for clients

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management or Bachelor’s degree in any course plus certification in Project management
• Min 3 years’ experience in Project Management
• Experience in the use of MS Projects software
• Experience in managing 10-15 field technicians
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organization skills
• Excellent reporting skills
• Valid driver’s license

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Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake installation (on-site) and assembly (at Amiran) of Electrical and digital farming products
• Undertake repairs (at Amiran or on-site) for various electrical products like pumps, digital farming products,
• various filtration units, air valve products and various hydraulic valves, etc.
• Help PMO plan for installations and repairs
• Use Zoho platform to log all farm visits
• Be responsible for tools required for job, equipment, vehicle, time management.
• Liaise with Sales Department, Supervisor, PMO and Manager regarding work plan.
• Assist with technical input regarding commissioning and training documentation
• Conduct on-site commissioning of technical products and group training to end-users
• Provide consultancy on the use of electrical and technical equipment
• Troubleshooting (to end-users)
• All technical products and Digital farming solutions
• Provide telephonic/on-site/face-to-face consultancy and technical advice to Amiran staff and end-users
• Assist Supervisor with setting up of SOP’s for best practice adherence.
• Undertake monthly services as per the work schedule.
• Make sure that all systems operate efficiently by:
  • Ensuring entire irrigation system is operational
  • Making sure that infield system pressures are set properly
  • Fertigation equipment are calibrated and operating well
  • Farm staff maintain good housekeeping and daily, weekly and monthly maintenance are adhered to.
  • Regular customer training and retraining is done.
• Any other assigned duty by management

Requirements:

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering/ Mechatronics
• Experience in agricultural automation is an added advantage
• At least 5 years’ experience as an electrician
• Electrician qualified in 3 phase
• Experience with VSDs
• Valid driver’s license