About This Role
This is a senior consulting position embedded within a private higher education institution, reporting directly to the President — which tells you the scope extends well beyond routine engineering work. The role appears to sit at the intersection of institutional strategy and technical execution, likely supporting HEUC's infrastructure development, technology transfer ambitions, and research capacity building. It suits an engineer who is comfortable operating in an academic environment and advising at the executive level rather than managing day-to-day construction or maintenance.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The seniority band and direct presidential accountability signal that HEUC is looking for someone who can translate technical needs into institutional strategy — not just someone who can run projects. The consulting framing suggests they want an external-minded professional who brings fresh perspective, possibly from industry or a larger institution, rather than a career administrator. The mention of technology transfer and academic publications implies the ideal candidate understands how engineering intersects with research output and community impact, which is a narrower profile than a standard project engineer.
How to Approach This Application
Your application should demonstrate that you have advised leadership before — not just executed technical tasks. Highlight any experience where you influenced institutional policy, built research or community engagement programs, or bridged academia and industry. Given the reporting line to the President, HEUC likely prioritizes judgment, communication, and strategic thinking over deep technical specialization, so frame your engineering credentials as a foundation for broader institutional contribution.
Who This Role Suits
Best suited for a senior engineer with exposure to higher education, research institutions, or development-sector consulting who wants to shape institutional direction rather than manage operations. Competition is likely moderate given the unusual hybrid profile, but candidates with academic-sector experience will have a clear edge.
Hope Enterprise University College (HEUC) is a higher education institution in Ethiopia, which is housed on five hectares of a beautiful, green and clean campus conductive for teaching-learning process and having student and faculty friendly environment.
Currently the university college is trying to recruiting the right candidate who is befitting for the positions of Student Dean, Accountant and TVET Secretary; accordingly, any interested professional who can meet the following criteria can apply for the position.
Position: Consultant as Client Engineer
Terms of employment: Full time
Accountable to: President
Main Purpose: To provide strategic leadership in planning, coordinating, and advancing institutional research, community engagement, technology transfer, and academic publications that drive societal impact and academic quality at the university college.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed TOR for the selection and recruitment of a competent consultant to investigate the Campus’s problems and recommend appropriate solutions.’
- Provide technical Engineering construction advice, explanations and recommendations to Top Management and the Decision-Making Team.
- Provide necessary engineering support during construction, remedial, and other critical activities.
Number of Vacancy: - 1 (One)
Minimum Requirement:
- Qualification:- First degree and above in Civil Engineering or related fields
- Work Experience:- 8 years and above.
How To Apply
SUBMISSION PARAMETERS & APPLICATION GATEWAYS
- Application Timeline: Strictly, within 10 working days from the date of this official announcement.
- Documentation Needed: Formal application letter, updated CV, clear copies of all credentials, and names of 3 distinct professional references.
- When applying via email: applicants MUST state the exact job position title in the subject line of the email. Applications with blank or incorrect subject lines may not be considered.
- Physical Submission: Human Resource Office, Lebu Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Campus Landmarks: Lebu/Jemo-1 neighborhood, situated adjacent to Medihanalem Church.
- Digital Application Portal: Send an integrated PDF dossier to email: hr@heuc.edu.et
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