Irrigation Engineer - 2 Posts at Taita Taveta County Public Service Board

Ref No. CPSB/TTC/16/2025

• Number of Posts: Two (2) Posts
• Terms of Service: Permanent & Pensionable
• Basic Salary Scale: As provided for by the Salaries and Remunerations Commission

Requirements for appointment

• A Bachelor’s degree preferably in irrigation engineering from a recognized university or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Attended a senior management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and,
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional and technical competence as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and responsibilities

• Overseeing domestication and implementation of national policies’
• Strategies and frameworks on irrigation at the County;
• Spearheading development, implementation and review of the County specific irrigation policies, strategies, programmes and projects in line with national policies and strategies in collaboration with relevant stakeholders;
• Providing technical advice on all matters pertaining to irrigation at the County;
• Facilitating development and maintenance of an irrigation database and integration of systematic monitoring and evaluation;
• Identification of community based small holder irrigation schemes for implementation in line with national guidelines;
• Mainstreaming irrigation related statutory obligations such as those that relate to the environment, water and health;
• Responsible for provision of capacity building to farmers and supporting establishment of viable farmer organizations and in particular irrigation water users’ associations to develop and manage irrigation schemes;
• Spearheading setting up measures for implementation of adaption and mitigation to climate change, and enhance sustainable environment management;
• Overseeing development and management of irrigation schemes in the County as stipulated in the Irrigation Act and the regulation thereto;
• Determination and recommendation for issuance of licenses for small scale irrigation schemes;
• Determination and recommendation for issuance of licenses for small scale irrigation schemes; and promoting private sector participation in irrigation development and facilitating identification of priority irrigation research themes in collaboration with related research institutions and other relevant stakeholders for enhanced irrigation development.