Principal Superintending Engineer (Civil) at Vihiga County Government

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail

• Spearheading the formulation, implementation and review of policies, strategies, guidelines, standards, procedures, protocols and manuals oncivil engineering;
• Validating technical drawings as per work request; ensuring housekeeping and maintenance of work areas adhere to set safety standards;
• Making sure the equipment and tools are serviced and maintained to operating standards;
• Verifying purchase requests in the plant maintenance and management system;
• Verifying accuracy of materials and equipment;
• Recommending for approval of scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance on cooling towers, roads, building and other civil structures in the county;
• Validating notifications, creation, confirmation and completion of work orders in the plant maintenance management system;
• Ensuring that statutory regulations and safety rules are fully implemented and followed;
• Verifying internal project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements;
• Coordinating the monitoring of the systems performance, introducing changes and propose improvement and modification as necessary;
• Supervising external consultants to ensure conformance to design specifications and applicable codes; overseeing preparation of technical specifications and estimates for tendering process;
• Determining project details, such as plan preparation, acceptance testing and evaluation of field conditions;
• Inspecting projects; and spearheading feasibility studies and research on civil engineering

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Served in the grade of Chief Superintending Engineer (Civil) for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Been registered by the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya;
• Current valid annul Practicing license from the Engineer Registration Board of Kenya;
• Corporate Member with the Institution of Engineers Registration Board of Kenya;
• Attended a Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrate competency in CAD (computer Aided design) use for design preparations and interpretation
• Demonstrated administrative, professional and management competence in work performance and results.
• Satisfies the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.
• Salary scale: The salary, allowances and other benefits attached to this position will be as determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.