Chief Engineer (Electrical) at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

V/No.258/2020
Salary Scale: Ksh. 133,870 – Ksh. 197,800 p.m. (CSG 5)
House Allowance: Ksh.48, 000 – 60,000p.m (Depending on duty station)
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.20, 000p.m
Leave Allowance: As existing in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable or Local Agreement

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years and currently in the grade of Chief Superintending Engineer (Electrical), CSG 7 and above or in a comparable and
• relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
• a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya.
• be registered by Engineers Registration Board of Kenya;
• current valid annual practicing licence from the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya
• corporate membership with the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK);
• demonstrated a high degree of professional competence; administrative capability required for effective planning, direction, control and coordination of power sector programmes; and
• a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and programmes and the ability to translate them towards achieving the power generation plans.

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• formulating energy policy in the electricity sub sector;
• enhancing, reinforcing and upgrading of the power sector infrastructure;
• mobilizing of fund for power transmission and distribution projects;
• coordinating the national electrification strategies towards achieving universal access to electricity;
• coordinating the development of the National Electricity Master Plan;
• coordinating following up and reviewing of feasibility studies on national transmission and distribution projects
• coordinating power tariff study;
• developing energy sector cooperation frameworks and protocols with regional Governments and international bodies;
• promoting of strategies that will minimize international energy trade barriers, attract investments and facilitate exchange of information and data;
• coordinating the development of a new and robust national grid system;
• coordinating the development and review of budgets of the Directorate; and
• coordinating the monitoring and evaluation of power transmission and distribution projects.