Principal Physical Planner at Embu County Government

Duties and responsibilities

•  Initiating, preparing and monitoring the implementation of county and local
• Preparing action plans for specific projects such as residential housing schemes, shopping centers, industrial estates and recreational facilities;
• Providing advice to government and private agencies on development proposals and plans;
• Implementing and providing feedback on physical planning guidelines and standards;
• Undertaking thematic regional studies on matters relating to physical planning; managing physical planning data;
• Setting agenda and convening physical planning liaison committee meetings;
• Keeping record of deliberations and communicating decisions of the physical planning liaison committees;
• Providing advise on development control;
• Carrying out public education on physical planning matters; and
• Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county and local physical development plans.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must:

• Served in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service for at least three (3) years;
• have a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines:- Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning from a recognized institution; be a corporate member of Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural
• Association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
• be registered by the Physical Planners Registration Board;
• have a certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• have a Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution;