Director Roads at County Government of Busia

The Director will be responsible to the Chief Officer Public Works, Transport and Infrastructure for overall management of county road network and mechanical unit.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating the review and formulation of general policies on procurement of works and ensure efficiency in repair and maintenance of all road works;
• Budgeting, carrying out Quality Assurance of Roads Services;
• Coordinating the evaluation and monitoring the adherence and compliance with the set commitments and indicators in the Departmental Performance contract and be responsible for the overall planning.
• Supervising contraction, rehabilitating and maintaining of classified and unclassified roads;
• Preparing of tender documents;
• Monitoring the execution of road development projects
• Supervising and training of engineers and technical staff in the Directorate.
• Formulating policy and development of standards for procurement and maintenance of vehicles, plant and mechanical equipment;
• Allocating resources to ensure optimum utilization and working efficiency of all vehicles, plant and equipment maintained by the Department’s workshops and asset register of the same;
• Assessing the future workload and planning workshops for manpower development;
• Providing technical advice and assistance to other departments, client Departments, government bodies, public and private sector on matters relating to mechanical engineering, motor Vehicles, plant and equipment; staff management and development.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment of this position, an officer must have:

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Served in the position of Principal Superintendent Engineer (Roads/Materials) or comparable and r elevant position in a busy organization for at least three (3) years in the Public Sector or Five (5) in the Private Sector;
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage.
• Been registered by the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya as an engineer or relevant professional field;
• Current valid annual Practicing License from the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya; Membership of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) or relevant professional field;
• A certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme or its equivalent lasting not less than six (6) weeks or its equivalent from a recognized Institution;
• Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of civil engineering programmes.
• Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognized Institution.