Director Roads (Senior Principal Superintending Engineer - Structural at Turkana County Government

REF: TUR/CPSB/056/2022/2023: DIRECTOR ROADS (SENIOR PRINCIPAL SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER - STRUCTURAL, JOB GROUP ‘R’, ONE (1) POST.

• The Senior Principal Superintending Engineer (Structural) is the head of the Structural Division and is responsible to the Chief Officer in charge of Roads for all activities of the Division comprising.

Duties and responsibilities:-

• Maintenance and research, design and development, and administration and planning.
• 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, formulation and implementation of policy matters on the welfare of the Structural Division.
• Implementation of the department’s strategic objectives;
• Preparation and implementation of the department’s performance management system and contracts;
• Overseeing the financial and asset management issues of the department;
• Instituting operational accountability;
• Securing and managing financial support for development plans and overall supervision, training and development of departmental staff.
• Perform any other duty that may be assigned from time to time by the immediate supervisor.

Requirements and competencies for appointment:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Registered with the Engineering Registration Board of Kenya (ERB)
• A current valid annual Practicing 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; and
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capacity required for effective planning, direction, control and coordination of structural and civil engineering development programmes

Terms of Service :( Local Contract 3 Years)