Senior Manager, System Operations & Maintenance at Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO)

Reporting to the General Manager, System Operations & Power Management, the successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and operating the Company's transmission infrastructure to achieve stable, available and reliable national grid and regional interconnectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing leadership to staff in the Department;
• Coordinating operations and maintenance of electricity transmission system to ensure stability, availability and reliability of Company’s transmission assets for power transfer;
• Providing technical leadership and guidance on matters pertaining to system operations and maintenance;
• Coordinating the commissioning of completed projects;
• Coordinating functional activities within the department; Power System Protection, Electrical Plant Maintenance, Overhead Lines, HVDC Operations, Asset Management and Electrical safety;
• Coordinating and implementing maintenance programmes for regional interconnectors
• Advising on improvement of designs, standards and specifications of network components;
• Accounting for resource use in line with prevailing laws, policies and regulation

Qualifications & Skills required:

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field with Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution;
• Registered Professional Engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK);
• Registered Practicing Engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and in good standing;
• Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) membership;
• Valid License for EBK;
• Advanced electrical safety authorization (Minimum class 8);
• Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
• The job holder requires knowledge and relevant experience of not less than ten (10) years, with at least six (6) years at management level.