Principal Engineer

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities are: -

• Planning of water and sanitation works to enable the Institution meet its objectives as outlined in the Strategic Plan.
• Ensuring compliance with regulations, safeguard policies and practices in the implementation of social, environment, water quality, health, safety environmental activities;
• Implementing policies and programs on water and sanitation projects;
• Undertaking the design and implementation of research on water and sanitation.
• Developing departmental strategies, policies and plans to facilitate achievement of overall Institution objectives.
• Developing both short term and long-term water and sanitation works development plans for Institution’s area of jurisdiction in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Coordinate stakeholders including Multilateral and Bilateral Financing Agencies, Government Agencies during the initiation of various programs.
• Developing investment proposals that will secure continued and sustained funding of projects and activities.
• Developing and reviewing water and sanitation master plans for the Institutions’ area of jurisdiction.
• Preparing tender documents
• Maintaining operational linkages with other departments/sections of the Institution;
• Developing and implementing annual divisional budgets and annual work plans
• Implementing and reporting of Performance Contract Targets
• Checking and recommending for authorization of technical reports, designs, cost estimates and drawings prepared by external parties
• Identifying new water and sanitation projects;
• Carrying out feasibility studies and prepare preliminary design reports for Water and Sanitation Projects
• Carrying out surveys for the projects and preparation of profiles and other drawings
• Preparing cost estimates for projects
• Preparing detailed design reports for water and sanitation projects
• Undertaking stakeholder Consultations/engagement
• Preparing and submitting quarterly reports

Qualifications and Work experience

The successful candidate must have/be: -

• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience, three (3) years of which must have been in a supervisory position;
• Masters degree in Civil/Water Engineerin project management, Water Resources Management or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Water Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya;
• Registered professional engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya;
• Proficiency in relevant computer applications.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.