Deputy Director Land Surveys at Machakos County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing new land survey techniques and policies
• Assessing human capacity development needs in line with the changing professional demands
• Supervising research of new and emerging technologies
• Verifying cadastral, adjudication, topographical, sub- divisional schemes, photo engineering surveys
• Carrying out quality control of astronomical, gravity, magnetic, cadastral, VLBI observations, adjudication and general boundary surveys
• Calibrating and certifying survey equipment.
• Estimating and costing of survey projects.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• Have at least eighteen (18) years of experience of which five (5) should be in Public Service
• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Land surveying and photogrammetry, Geomatic, Geomatics Engineering. Technology in Geomatics, Technology in Geo-informatics, Geo- spatial Engineering. Philosophy in Technology (Survey) from a recognized institution.
• Masters in any of the following disciplines: Land Surveying, Land management. Cartography, Photogrammetry, Photolithography, Geomatic, Geomatic Engineering, Technology in Geomatics. Technology in Geoinformatics, Geo- spatial Engineering, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Urban or Regional Planning, Geodesy, Hydrography. Environmental Science, Information Science or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Full membership of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (MISK).
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution;