Senior Engineer Infrastructure at Ruiru-Juja Water and Sewerage Company

 REF: RJWS/SEI/2022/09/03

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• In charge of planning, designing projects, and preparation of technical proposals for service extensions or rehabilitation of water and sewerage infrastructure.
• Ensure that water and sewer connections are done in compliance with internal and external regulations and legislation to avoid conflicts.
• Ensure economic use of available resources and tools, deal with logistics of the operations, and coordinate efforts of different units to achieve departmental objectives.
• Assist the Technical Manager in the preparation of the departmental annual budget and work plans.
• In charge of identifying potential areas for water and sewer services extensions.
• Review of water system capacity and service evaluations associated with water service extension projects and other potential service growth opportunities.
• Supervise, train, manage performance and motivate staff in the department to ensure improvement of professional skills.
• Ensure timely and economic repairs of leakages or breakdowns in water supply and distribution systems.
• Ensure all the assets and types of equipment in the section are safeguarded against loss and damage.
• Ensure review meetings and on-the-job training to motivate staff to perform in accordance with the standards of safety competence laid down by the company are undertaken.
• Ensure staff appraisals are done in a bid to develop staff to ensure that they have appropriate skills for the work.
• And any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

1. Degree in Civil Engineering or Water Engineering. 
2. Master’s degree in Engineering /MBA will be an added advantage
3. Being a registered Engineer by the Engineers’ Board of Kenya and being of good standing will be an added advantage.
4. 7 years of working experience in the water sector, 3 of which MUST be at the supervisory or managerial level.
5. Demonstrate fluency in the use of design and drafting software -AutoCAD (Civil 3D).
6. Experience in the use of engineering hydraulic modeling software –e.g. EPANET.
7. Qualifications and (or) experience in GIS is an added advantage.
8. Experience in the use of ICT systems.
9. Ability to pay attention to details.
10. Excellent communication skills.
11. Excellent planning and organizational skills.
12. Strong leadership and problem-solving skills.
13. Self-driven individual who is diligent, honest, disciplined, and responsible.
14. Demonstrate good leadership and strong management skills with the ability to work under minimal supervision and under pressure.
15. Must fulfill requirements of chapter six (of the Kenyan Constitution