Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provides oversight of the Directorate and interprets and oversees compliance with laws, regulations, codes and/or standards;
• Review and formulation of construction and engineering services in the department and county government institutions and sites;
• Co-ordination of design, supervision of construction and maintenance of buildings and other public works;
• Reviewing and updating policies, systems and procedures for design in structural engineering services;
• Planning, designing, supervising of construction, contracts, materials investigation and research related to buildings and other structures;
• Formulating and reviewing general policies on procurement and maintenance of infrastructure;
• Overall planning, controlling and co-ordination of structural engineering services, designs and implementation;
• Carrying out quality assurance on structural engineering services;
• Approval of consultants’ designs; and coordinating evaluation and monitoring adherence and compliance with the set commitments and indicators in the departmental performance contract;
• Attend meetings and provide reports to the Chief Officer on a regular basis regarding the progress of individual
• Review plans prepared by private firms for accuracy, design completeness and conformance to laws and County design criteria;
• Advice the Chief Officer on matters of Public Works;
• Any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications
• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines; structural Engineering, Architecture, Quantity survey or any equivalent qualification from a recognized university in Kenya;
• Must have relevant knowledge, experience and a distinguished career in Engineering field not less than seven (7) years in the public service or equivalent in the private sector;
• Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage;
• Must have been registered with Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) of Kenya as a Quantity Surveyor or Engineering Board of Kenya;
• Must have Current valid annual Practicing License from the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) of Kenya or Engineers Registration Board of Kenya;
• Must be in good professional standing of not less than three (3) years post Board registration;
• Attended a management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution or a strategic leadership development course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of public works services;
• Demonstrated self-drive and proven leadership;
• Satisfied the requirement of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya,

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

• Remuneration and benefits for all the positions advertised will be in line with guidelines issued from time to time by the Salaries Remuneration Commission.
• Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification
• Women and People living with disability are encouraged to apply, clearly indicating the type of disability
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Applicants are required to get clearance from the following institutions to meet requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya. Shortlisted candidates who will be contacted will be required to provide copies of relevant documents from underlisted authorities.

• Kenya Revenue Authority.
• Ethics And Anti-Corruption Commission
• Higher Education Loans Board
• Director Of Criminal Investigation (DCI)

Applicants should submit an application letter together with curriculum vitae, academic and professional certificates and testimonials, as well as national identity card or passport and any other relevant documents. All applications should be made either electronically through the County website: http://www.homabay.go.ke/career , or physically delivered to the Office of The Governor, indicating the position applied for on top of the envelope addressed to:
The Selection panel
Executive Office of the Governor,
Homa Bay County Government,
P.O Box 469-40300, Homa Bay

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