Principal Engineer Grade 4 (1 Post) at Kenya School of Government

• The successful candidate will be reporting to the General Manager Infrastructure Development and be responsible for water and sanitation infrastructure planning, design, development and management.
• The appointment will be on permanent terms, subject to satisfactory performance.

Specific duties and responsibilities will entail:

• 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 attained the following qualifications: -

• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience, three (3) years of which must have been in a supervisory position;
• Master’s degree in Civil/Water Engineering, 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