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

V/No. 255/2020
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 or Local Agreement

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years and currently in the grade of Chief Superintending Engineer (Mechanical), CSG 7 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
• a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters degree in Mechanical 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 general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of power generation projects; and
• a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and programmes and the ability to translate them towards achieving the power generation plans.

Duties and Responsibility

Specific duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• formulating and developing of electrical energy policies
• sourcing financing for power generation projects
• formulation of policy and development of technical standards on matters pertaining to power generation;
• coordinating and reviewing of appraisal of energy generation projects;
• coordinating the preparation of budgets, strategic plan, work plans, procurement plans and progress reports
• developing and formulating of technical standards in collaboration with Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS);
• facilitating power generation planning under the Least Coast Power Development Plan;
• facilitating and reviewing of feasibility studies on power generation projects
• overseeing of the management, monitoring and appraisal of staff in the department
• overseeing monitoring and evaluation of power generation projects; and
• (xi) facilitating and coordinating activities of the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB).