Compliance & Enforcement Officer at Energy Regulatory Commission

Reporting to the Environment Health & Safety, Enforcement & Compliance Manager, the successful candidates will be responsible for ensuring compliance with EHS policies, guidelines and regulations by operators in the electric power, petroleum and Renewable energy subsectors.

To accomplish this, the job holders are expected to work closely with relevant statutory bodies such as NEMA, DOSHS, ACA, NPS, KEBS and County Governments.

Compliance & Enforcement Officer Job Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the formulation of EHS policies, guidelines and regulations for the energy sector;
• Surveillance of unsafe business operations in the energy sector and undertake unscheduled inspections with the view to improving or stopping the operations;
• Provision of improvement notices or stop orders to noncompliant business undertakings in the energy sector;
• In liaison with the Legal department, assist in the preparation of charge sheets for operators/business owners arrested for noncompliance in the energy sector;
• Provision of advice on demolition of unsafe business premises in the energy sector as ordered by Court;
• Provision of advice on safe disposal of energy related products confiscated in risky business premises as ordered by Court;
• Undertake investigations of reported cases of non-compliance in the energy sector;
• Preparation of status reports on the level of compliance in the energy sector;
• Participate in intergovernmental enforcement committees and forums.

Qualifications for the Compliance & Enforcement Officer Job

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences from a recognized university;
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience.

Other Mandatory Requirements and Information for All Positions

In addition to the skills stated above, applicants shall be expected to;

• To be excellent team players with good planning, interpersonal communication, report writing, problem solving, decision making and supervisory skills;
• Be of high standards of integrity;
• Have proficiency in computers and MS Office packages;
• Be able to communicate effectively in English & Kiswahili