Senior Engineer Water and Sanitation at Ruiru-Juja Water and Sewerage Company

REF: RJWS/SEWS/2022/09/02

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure professional and economical operations and maintenance of water production, and storage systems in the company’s area of service to meet key performance indicators.
• Oversee the operations and maintenance of wastewater plant and sewerage network and treatment systems to ensure the highest levels of performance and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Ensure water reaching the consumers is of the required standard and effluent discharged into the river from the treatment works meets the required standard.
• Carry out research on the latest technologies in the Water and wastewater industry.
• Ensure all the assets and equipment in the section are safeguarded against loss and damage.
• Liaise with WRUAs and other stakeholders in catchment conservation activities.
• Assist the Technical Manager in the preparation of the departmental annual budget and work plans.
• Ensure maintenance schedules for the treatment plants are conducted with minimal service interruptions.
• Ensure timely and economic repairs of leakages or breakdowns in sewer systems, unblocking of the sewer system, and ensure manholes and trenches are covered.
• Supervise construction of new plant structures and/or repairs thereof and provide the necessary engineering expertise.
• 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.
• Perform any other duty from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

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