Director Public Works at County Government of Busia

Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing oversight of the Directorate and interprets and oversees compliance with laws, regulations, codes and/or standards;
• Reviewing and formulating of construction and engineering services in the department and county government institutions and sites;
• Co-ordinating design, supervising construction and maintaining buildings and other public works;
• Reviewing and updating policies, systems and procedures for design in structural engineering services;
• Planning, designing, supervising of construction, contracts, materials investigation and research related to buildings and other structures;
• Formulating and reviewing general policies on procurement and maintenance of infrastructure;
• Overall planning, controlling and co-ordination of structural engineering services, designs and implementation;
• Carrying out quality assurance on structural engineering services;
• Approving of consultants’ designs;
• Coordinating evaluation and monitoring adherence and compliance with the set commitments and indicators in the departmental performance contract;
• Attending meetings and provide reports to the Chief Officer on a regular basis regarding the progress of individual projects
• Reviewing plans prepared by private firms for accuracy, design completeness and conformance to laws and County design criteria;
• Advising the Chief Officer on matters Public Works; xiv) Any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines; structural Engineering, Architecture, Quantity survey or any equivalent qualification from a recognized university in Kenya;
• Must have relevant knowledge, experience and a distinguished career in Engineering field not less than seven (5) years in the public service or equivalent in the private sector;
• Master’s degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage.
• Must have been registered with Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) of Kenya as a Quantity Surveyor or Engineering Board of Kenya;
• Must have Current valid annual Practicing License from the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) of Kenya or Engineers Registration Board of Kenya;
• Must be in good professional standing of not less than three (3) years post Board registration;
• Attended a management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution or a Strategic Leadership Development Programme or its equivalent lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of public works services;
• Demonstrated self-drive and proven leadership;