Deputy Director, Energy Efficiency at Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)

REF: VA/9/6/2022
Duties and Responsibilities

• Leading the planning processes to ensure that long-term and annual energy efficiency and Energy Performance & labeling plans are developed on time;
• Ensuring that the department has sufficient resources and capacity to implement these plans;
• Making recommendations for the energy efficiency and Energy Performance &
• labeling sectors with a view to achieving customer satisfaction by offering improved services;
• Providing leadership in the formulation, review and monitoring of regulations,
• standards and codes of practice on energy efficiency and energy performance and labelling;
• Providing leadership in the implementation of regulations on energy efficiency and energy performance and labelling;
• Leading research on regulatory issues on energy efficiency and energy performance and labelling in the country;
• Supervising the collection, analysis, reporting and maintenance of energy
• efficiency and Energy Performance & labeling data;
• Overseeing the carrying out of energy efficiency technical audits and preparation
• of energy audit reports;
• Preparing timely and accurate reports on regulation compliance, inspection and
• implementation of appliance energy performance and labelling projects.
• Reviewing energy audit reports and follow up on implementation of recommendations;
• Evaluating the viability of energy efficiency and conservation projects forfinancing purposes and advice the management appropriately;
• Working with stakeholders to ensure that demand side management and energy efficiency is made an integral part of the energy sector strategies;
• Representing EPRA in stakeholder meetings on energy management issues;
• Supervising staff in the Department including completing performance appraisals, personal development and succession plans effectively, and on time
• in accordance with the established performance management system;
• Participating in designated Committees;
• Preparing and managing the Department Budgets; and
• Developing of Departments Procurement Plans.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience of at least ten (10) years, five (5) of which must be in management;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following engineering fields; Mechanical,
• Electrical, Chemical or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following engineering fields; Mechanical, Electrical,Chemical or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership of the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) in good standing or Kenya’sEngineering Technologists and Technicians Registration Board (ETTRB) in goodstanding;
• Attended a management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks; from arecognized institution;
• Proficiency in Computer applications skills;
• Demonstrated results in work performance; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.