Technical Manager at Gusii Water and Sanitation Company Limited (GWASCO)

Ref: 001/2022

Job description

The duties and responsibilities of technical manager entail: -

• Ensuring compliance with established standards for planning, design, construction, and operation and maintenance of water and waste water services and facilities.
• Ensuring achievement of the key performance indicators in line with the water sector benchmarks on water coverage, sewerage coverage, water quality, metering ratio, non-revenue water, operation and maintenance costs among other.
• Implementing technical standards of the company.
• Evaluating performance of the company on all the specified key performance indicators to ensure continuous improvement.
• Responsible for water conservation and demand management for the water utility.
• Ensuring that all materials, parts, chemicals are used in operations and meets required safety and quality standards not to compromise on staff, customer or public health and safety.
• Responsible for ensuring all technical operations and projects are carried out in accordance with approved budgets.
• Responsible for development of framework for management and maintenance of the water distribution system, sewer system in the company’s area of operation.
• Managing all waters produced and fed into the system to minimize wastage and losses and ensure much of the water produced and fed into the distribution system is accounted for.
• Identify training needs for the  department staff.
• Mentor and coach departmental staff.
• Develop department budget and work plan.
• Identify and Prepare procurement needs of the department.
• Participate in strategic planning and implementation.
• Responsible for physical assets assigned to the department.
• Makes strategic, operational and technical decisions for the department.
• Plans, assigns and monitors staff work performance, appraises / evaluates departments/ staff performance.
• Work closely with other departments / sections in all areas.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Managing Director from time to12 time.

Academic, professional requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, water / waste water engineering from a recognized institution.
• Registered Engineer with the relevant professional body and member in good standing.
• At least 12 years’ experience with a minimum of 5 years in a managerial or supervisory position in the water sector.
• Ability to prepare technical report/proposals