Deputy Director of Roads (Principal Superintending Engineer at County Government of Kericho

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Director of Roads is the head of the roads division and is responsible to the Chief Officer, Roads, Transport and Public Works for all activities of the Division comprising Maintenance   and   research,   design   and   development,   and   administration   and planning.  Responsibility involves: 
• Direction, control, co-ordination and supervision of the personnel dealing with design and institutions; 
• Construction and maintenance of all structural works in Government buildings and other public works (Marine and footbridges), formulation and implementation of policy matters on the welfare of the Structural Department.     
• Preparation   and implementation   of   the   department’s   performance   management   system   and contracts; 
• Team building; 
• Overseeing the financial and asset management issues of the  division;  
• Instituting  operational  accountability;  
• Securing  and  managing financial  support  for  development  plans  and  overall  supervision,  training  and development of division staff.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Chief Superintending Engineer (Roads) in the Public Service for at least three (3) year;
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized Institution;
• Registered with the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya (ERB);
• Current valid annual Practicing license from the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya;
• Corporate membership with the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK);
• Attended a Strategic Leadership Development Course lasting not less than Six (6) weeks from a recognized Institution;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability required for effective planning, direction, control and coordination of structural and civil engineering  development programmes;
• Thorough understanding of National goals, policies and programmes and the ability   to   translate   them   to   the Roads Engineering functions.

Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable 
Remuneration: As per Salaries and Remuneration Commission guidelines