Senior Engineers - 9 positions at Kenya Roads Board

Duties and responsibilities at this level entail: -

Road Policy and Research

• Collecting of economic, environmental, and social data for road investment programs and strategies;
• Participating in development of road maintenance standards and manuals for road maintenance funded by the Fund;
• Monitoring of implementation of road research and development programmes;
• Developing of local resource-based approaches in roads works (R2000 strategy) and monitor implementation;
• Updating roadworks cost estimation system
• Assisting in developing of Roadworks Cost index;
• Highways, Rural & County, Urban & Park, Policy,
• Research & Strategy
• Reviewing the annual roads works programmes submitted to it by the road agencies and consolidate the annual roads works programme into annual public roads
• programme (APRP);
• Preparing of APRP implementation reports;
• Preparing of training programs for Road Agencies and Counties to enhance delivery of road maintenance
• Participating in formulation of rules, procedures, and guidelines for road maintenance generally for the better carrying out of the Board functions
• Participating in development partners supporting road maintenance programs in the road sector;
• Participating in development Road Sector Investment Programme (RSIP);
• Participating in development of data standards for Inventory information of the road assets and their condition measures;
• Collecting of road inventory and condition data, traffic data and axle load data and keeping up to date the Kenya Roads Board Geo-Database;
• Monitoring of axle load programmes undertaken by Road Agencies;
• Participating in training programmes for Road Agencies and County Governments on road management systems; Assisting in periodic studies to monitor road network performance;
• Participating in KRB road safety programs;
• Participating in Technical audits of Road agencies to ensure prudent utilization of resources
• Reviewing Road Agencies Audit reports submitted by Audit consultants.
• Analyzing data for the preparation of the Road Maintenance Accountability Index for Road Agencies
• Participating in supervision of technical audits consultants while carrying out the audits for Road agencies.
• Rapporteuring in audit dissemination workshops. 
• Participating in Monitoring and Evaluation of County Governments to ensure prudent utilization of resources
• Reviewing of County Governments’ Monitoring and Evaluation reports submitted by Audit consultants.

Person Specifications

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

• A minimum of four (4) years’ relevant work experience;
• Bachelor’s Degree in civil engineering or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Registered by the Engineers Board of Kenya as aGraduate Engineer;
• Membership of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK);
• Supervisory course lasting not less two (2) weeks;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

 Key competencies and skills

•  Analytical skills
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Communication and report writing skills