Engineers - 17 positions at Kenya Roads Board

Job Specifications

This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under direct supervision of a Senior Officer.

Duties and responsibilities at this level entail assisting in: -

Road Policy and Research

• Planning, organizing, and collecting of economic, environmental and social data for road investment programs and strategies;
• Developing of road maintenance standards and manuals for road maintenance funded by the Fund;
• Organizing transport and road research conferences, workshops;
• Monitoring implementation of local resource-based approaches in roads works (R2000strategy) and monitor implementation;
• Updating roadworks cost estimation systems.

Highways, Rural & County, Urban & Park Roads

• Reviewing the annual roads works programmes submitted by the road agencies and consolidating them into annual public roads programme (APRP).
• Monitoring implementation of APRP and preparing half year and annual APRP implementation reports;
• Preparing training programs for Road Agencies and Counties to enhance delivery of road maintenance
• Developing of rules, procedures, and guidelines for road maintenance generally for the better carrying out of the Board functions
• Monitoring of the implementation of Road Sector Investment Program;
• Collecting of road inventory and condition data, traffic data and axle load data and keeping up to date the Kenya Roads Board Geo-Database;
• Monitoring axle load programmes undertaken by Road Agencies;
• Implementing of KRB road safety programs;

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Registered by the Engineers Board of Kenya as a Graduate Engineer
• 2 years in an Engineering field
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.