Physical Planner - 2 Posts at County Government of Turkana

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing physical development plans;
• Undertaking feasibility studies on physical, social, economic and environmental characteristics; implementing physical plans for national, regional, urban areas and cities;
• Processing development applications; and maintaining physical planning records
• Initiating, preparing and monitoring the implementation of County and local physical and Land Use development plans.
• Providing advice on development applications and development control matters.
• Implementing and providing feedback on physical and land use planning guidelines and standards.
• Managing physical and land use planning data.
• Preparing action plans for specific projects such as residential housing schemes, shopping centers, industrial estates and recreational facilities.
• Undertaking thematic regional studies on matters relating to physical and land use planning.
• Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county and local physical development plans.
• Set agenda and convene physical planning liaison committee meetings.
• Keeping record of deliberations and communicate decisions of the physical planning liaison committees; and
• Management of physical and land use planning data.
• Perform any other duty assigned from time to time by supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning from a recognized institution; Membership to the Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural Association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
• Be registered by the Physical Planners Registration Board.
• Attended a senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Have acertificate in computer applications from a recognized institution; and
• Have demonstrated merit and shown ability as reflected in work performance and results.
• Certificate in computer applications skills.