Roads Director at Bomet County

J/G CPSB 03 {V/NO: 27 (1 POST)}

Duties and Responsibilities: –

The duties and responsibilities will include:

• Prepare construction specifications.
• Supervise road infrastructure works.
• Developing short and long-term construction plans
• Perform engineering duties surrounding the following; roads, public works, drainage, traffic, and environmental management systems.
• Preparation of road work documents.
• Management of project issues, budgets and schedules
• Assist in the review of development plans for compliance with adopted roads engineering standards and good engineering practices.
• Meet with the general public and or developers, landowners and interest groups concerning zoning, subdivision projects, building projects and engineering regulations, standards or policies.
• Road design and coordinating its activities and construction teams.
• Assist in resource mobilization and preparing proposals for funding of Road related works.
• Prepare sectorial Annual Work plan and Procurement Plan
• Carrying out departmental Staff Training needs assessment
• Any other works assigned by the Chief officer

Requirements and Competencies for Appointment:

• BSc Civil Engineering or Equivalent (Minimum 7 years’ experience) from a recognized institution.
• Must be Registered with Engineer’s Board of Kenya class of Professional Engineers
• Must have served for a minimum of Three (3) years in a relevant field in senior management level in the Private or public sector
• Masters in relevant area will be an added advantage
• Should demonstrate experience and competence in public finance, budgeting and procurement procedures
• Advanced computer skills (MS project, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Access and Engineering design software)
• A course in strategic leadership/senior management will be an added advantage
• Conversant with the constitution of Kenya 2010 and devolution
• Compliance with chapter six of the constitution of Kenya