Vacancy Announcement
Vacancy Announcement

                      PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA

 

 

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) was established by the Act No. 35 of 2002 as a multi-sector infrastructure regulator in the country. With the enactment of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 20 of 2009, PUCSL became the economic, safety and technical regulator of the Electricity industry.

 

PUCSL seeks dynamic and result-oriented professionals to fill the following positions.

 

  • Director Licensing

 

Reporting relationship:

Deputy Director General- Industries

 

Qualifications & Experience:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university by the University Grant Commission and
  • A Post-Graduate Degree in a relevant field and
  • Minimum of 15 years post-qualifying experience (from the graduation of a Bachelor’s Degree) in power utility with the generation, transmission, and distribution facilities or 12 years of utility Regulatory Experience.
  • Having a legal background and experience in a Power Purchase Agreement is an added advantage.

 

Age:

Below 50 years

 

Salary:

Approximately 300,000

 

  • Director – Inspectorate

 

Reporting relationship:

Deputy Director General- Industries

 

Qualifications & Experience:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university by the University Grant Commission and
  • Charter in Electrical Engineering and
  • A Post-Graduate Degree in a relevant field and
  • Minimum of 15 years post-qualifying experience (from graduation of Bachelor’s Degree) in the electricity industry or 12 years of utility Regulatory Experience. Experience in Testing & commissioning, safety auditing, and power system software will be an added advantage.

Age:

Below 50 years

 

Salary:

Approximately 300,000

 

 

 

  • Director – Tariffs and Economic Affairs

Reporting Relationship

Deputy Director General – Industries

Qualification & Experience

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Finance/Economics from a recognized university by the University Grant Commission or equal professional qualification in finance, and
  • A post-graduate Degree in a relevant field and
  • Minimum of 15 years of post-qualifying experience (from graduation of Bachelor’s Degree) in large utility management in financial matters or 12 years of utility regulation experience.

Age:

Below 50 years

Salary:

Approximately 300,000

 

  • Deputy Director – Legal

Reporting relationship:

Director General

 

Qualifications & Experience

  • Attorney-at-Law with Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognized university by University Grant Commission of Sri Lanka and
  • Should be a notary public with the license to practice in both Sinhala and English language
  • Should possess a minimum of 10 years of experience in handling all types of legal work including litigation, institutional law, contract law and dispute resolution, or  08 years of utility regulatory experience
  • Preference will be given to candidates possessing a Master of Laws (LLM) 

 

Age

Below 45 years

 

Salary :

Approximately 200,000

 

 

  • Assistant Director – Corporate Communication (English): on contract

 

Reporting relationship

Director – Corporate Communication

 

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Journalism/ Mass Media/ Media Arts Production Technology from a recognized university by the UGC of Sri Lanka (English Medium)
  • Minimum 3 years of post-qualifying experience in corporate communications, public relations or journalism
  • Excellent command of both written and spoken English
  • Experience in blog writing, corporate report writing, social media content development and web administration

 

Age

Below 35 years

 

Salary

Approximately 140,000/=

 

 

  • Assistant Director – Information Management: on contract

 

Reporting relationship

Director – Corporate Communication

 

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university by the UGC of Sri Lanka
  • Minimum 3 years of post-qualifying experience in corporate communications, public relations, event management
  • Strong skills in gathering and compiling data
  • Proven skills in report writing and presentations
  • Excellent command of both written and spoken English

 

Age

Below 35 years

 

Salary

Approximately 140,000/=

 

General Conditions

 

  • The above position carries attractive remuneration and other fringe benefits.
  • Short-listed applicants based on the highest qualifications and experience will be called for interviews and the selection will be based on the performance at the interview/competitive examination.
  • Application with a cover letter giving full name, address, contact numbers, date of birth, age, nationality, educational & professional qualifications, related experience and any other relevant details with names and contact details of two non-related referees to be forwarded to reach PUCSL on or before 28th March 2024
  • The position to be marked on the top left corner of the envelop or as the subject line of the email.

 

 

The Chairman

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka

Level 06, BOC Merchant Tower

No: 28, St. Michael’s Road

Colombo 03.

 

Telephone: 011-2392607/8, Fax: 011-2392641

Email: careers@pucsl.gov.lk , Web: www.pucsl.gov.lk

 

Date: 13.03.2024