Senior Surveyor at Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)

REF. KURA/D&C/SS/17/1 – JG 6 

Responsibilities for the Senior Surveyor

• Reporting to the Chief Surveyor, the incumbent will;
• Prepare survey annual work plans;
• Provide survey data during feasibility studies and final design;
• Identify road reserves and map roads in the assigned region; Identify survey requirements and standards for specific areas;
• Prepare survey specification and Terms of Reference for survey works to be contracted out;
• Supervise survey consultants engage by the Authority;
• Supervise civil works during construction; and
• Perform any other lawful duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications for the Senior Surveyor Job

• Appointment to the position will be made from persons who:
• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in surveying and photogrammetry or equivalent from a recognized University;
  Are members of the Institute of Surveyors of Kenya
• Have satisfactorily served in the grade of Surveyor in the Authority or a comparable position with similar responsibilities in like organizations for at least 3 years;
• Are conversant with modern survey equipment (GPS, Total Station, etc.); and
• Are competent in Computer Aided Design (CAD), GIS and Image Processing Software.