Physical Planner at Kajiado County

Job Group L

Duties and responsibilities:

• Initiating, preparing and monitoring the implementation of county physical development plans.
• Preparing action plans for specific projects such as residential housing schemes, shopping centers, industrial estates and recreational facilities.
• Providing advice to County government and private agencies on development proposals and plans.
• Implementing and providing feedback on physical planning guidelines and standards.
• Undertaking thematic regional studies on matters relating to physical planning.
• Managing physical planning data.
• Setting agenda and convening physical planning liaison committee meetings.
• Keeping record of deliberations and communicating decisions of the physical planning liaison committees.
• Providing advice on development control.
• Carrying out public education on physical planning matters;
• Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county and local physical development plans.
• Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.

Basic qualifications

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning from a recognized institution in Kenya;
• Minimum Three (3) years’ experience in the relevant field.
• Be a member of Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural Association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
• Be registered by the Physical Planners Registration Board
• Have a Certificate in computer skills from a recognized institution.
• Must have good inter-personal and communication skills.
• Must satisfy the requirement of chapter six of the constitution of Kenya 2010.