Principal Superintending Engineer (Roads) at Nyeri County

Job Group “Q”– 1 Post (Advert No. 7/2022)

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level may be deployed as a head of unit at Headquarters or as a county works officer or a County Road engineer. The duties and responsibility involve

1. In charge of design team dealing with design detailing,
2. Preparing of the specifications, bill of quantities, supervision and maintenance of all civil works which include the sewerage disposal scheme, surface water disposal, roads, parking areas, paved areas for the County Government Roads, buildings and structures.
3. Distributing of workload and supervision of execution;
4. Checking and monitoring work produced by the consulting engineers;
5. Coordinating of planning and execution of the projects under other departments.
6. Checking and certify payment certificate and other contract documents in liaison with the architects, roads Engineers and other government agencies.
7. Advising on all problems involving, civil engineering.
8. Performing any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisors

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must;

1. Served in the grade of chief superintending Engineer (Road) or comparable and relevant position in the public service for at least three (3) years or seven (7) years’ experience in a comparable position in the private sector;
2. Bachelor degree in civil engineering from a recognized institution in Kenya;
3. Been registered with the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya (ERB);
4. Current valid annual practicing licence from the Engineer’s Registration Board of Kenya
5. Corporate membership with the institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK)
6. Strategic leadership development course or related course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
7. Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability required for effective planning, direction, control and coordi