Jobs at Gusii Water and Sanitation Company Limited (GWASCO)

Reporting to the Technical Manager, the Planning &Design Engineer heads the Design Unit (sewerage & water supply) and provides expert advice to HOD

Duties and responsibilities

• Assist & provide expert advice to HOD; Planning, Design, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation of the effectiveness of the water& Sewage Treatment System, Solid & Liquid Waste Management System.
• Policy and technical advice on proposals engagement through various programs of assistance & preparation of tender documents.
• Collaboration with relevant national agencies, regional organizations, donors, multilateral development banks, civil society organizations and other non-state actors in relation to capacity building and knowledge sharing in support of implementation of their sewerage, Liquid & Solid Waste Management initiatives.
• Identify, initiate, conduct and/or coordinate research into emerging challenges and policy issues pertaining to water and Sewage Treatment System design.
• Provide training to GWASCO Engineers & other staff on planning & design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering is preferred.
• 5 years engineering work experience, preferably in the Water and Sanitation sector or related field with at least 3 years Management Level.
• Demonstrated Project Management experience and of managing external consultants, partners and donors
• Registered Engineer with Engineers Registration Board(ERB)
• Proven people management experience; managing a large work force will be a definite advantage

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Reporting to the Technical Manager NRW Officer is responsible for all NRW activities

Duties and responsibilities

• Put up a comprehensive NRW unit.
• Schedule patrols of pipelines and service lines at least one complete cycle per month to unearth illegal water connections and concealed leaks and pipe bursts.
• Ensure that all water meters in the area are serviced timely and replaced (calibrated).
• Schedule and carry out gauging of routes to determine water loss. At least 3 routes per month should be gauged.
• Maintenance of A.V’s, S.V’s, washouts and tanks as per the work plan provided by the operations manager.
• Supervise installation, servicing and replacement of all meters.
• Ensure illegal water abstraction does not occur and those that have occurred are rectified in a timely and economical manner.
• Supervise the disconnection of customers who have defaulted in payment and prompt reconnection of customers on payment of their bills.
• Ensure that all cases of fraud, wrong billing, guessed meter reading, illegal flat rate billing etc are reported to Headquarters and dealt with promptly.
• Curbing illegal connections.
• Increasing customer base.
• Ensure that all meters are installed in easily accessible places to facilitate meter reading and avoid unnecessary cost of excavation.
• Terminating illegal connections.
• Loading penalties/fines on illegal consumers of water.
• Attending to customer complaints and testing of meters upon receipt of complaints from customers.
• Identify and repair leakages and pipe bursts.
• Installing and reading of master meters.
• Record all the operations and prepare the necessary reports.
• Supervise, train and motivate staff in this section to ensure improvement of professional skills.

Qualifications

• Bsc. in water engineering, civil engineering or security studies with at least +3 years’ experience in the Water Service Provision.
• Experiences in Project Management, NRW Management with commercial entities will be a definite advantage.
• Proven people management experience is essential for the position.