Assistant Director / Principal Superintending Engineer (Water Harvesting and Storage) at Ministry of Water and Irrigation

No of Positions: 2

V/No. 53/2020

Salary Scale: Ksh.85,110 – Ksh.119,730 p.m.

CSG ‘7’

Terms of service: Permanent & Pensionable

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• cumulative Service of Fifteen (15) years in the Irrigation and Drainage field or any other related field, ten (10) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Engineer I (Irrigation) “CSG 9” and above;
• (a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering, Soil Water and Environmental Engineering, Environmental and Bio-systems Engineering, Biomechanical and Processing Engineering or Soil and Water Engineering from a recognized institution;
• registered with Engineers professional body as an Engineer;
• a Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and
• demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of water storage & flood control engineering programmes and projects.

NOTE: possession of Master’s Degree will be an added advantage;

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: –

• Carrying out feasibility studies;
• Planning and designing water storage and flood control infrastructures;
• Carrying out research activities in various aspects of water storage and flood control systems;
• Ensuring professional standards and undertaking quality control during construction of water storage and flood control infrastructure;
• Supervising the construction of water storage and flood control works undertaken directly or by contract;
• Formulating, monitoring and evaluating requirements of physical and financial progress of development projects and programmes;
• Being a Resident Engineer of a project; and
• Preparing technical tender documents on water storage and flood control infrastructure.