Senior Principal Built Environment Officer at State Department for Public Works

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal, Built Environment Officer, CSG 8  or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Quality, Building Economics  or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• registered  by  a relevant  and recognized body; and
• demonstrated professional competence as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following areas. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

Built Environment Inspection 

• working in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders in reviewing and implementing national built environment inspection policies, strategies, programs, procedure, guidelines and regulations;
• planning preparations of standard inspection manuals and templates for use by relevant agencies;
• working with multi-sectoral agencies in conducting pre-inspection, inspection and post inspection of built environment structures;
• engaging relevant agencies in conducting continuous and periodic safety inspection built environment;
• working with relevant stakeholders involved in search, rescue and evacuation missions;
• conducting research and undertaking benchmark studies with other institutions to keep abreast with emerging trends in built environment inspection issues; and
• maintaining the national built environment inspection electronic database.

Built Environment Audit

• working in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders in reviewing and implementing Built Environment Audit policies, strategies, procedures and programmes, guidelines and regulations;
• planning preparations of standard inspection manuals and templates for use by relevant agencies;
• working in consultation with Multi-Sectoral Agencies in promoting built environment audit inspection in compliance with required safety health audit inspection of built environment audit inspections in compliance with required guidelines and standards;
• liaising with relevant agencies in conducting continuous periodic safety health audit inspection of built environment;
• liaising with relevant stakeholders in mapping of built environment audit inspection;
• conducting research and undertaking benchmark studies with other institutions to keep abreast with emerging trends in built environment audit issues; and
• maintaining the national built environment audit electronic database.

Built Environment Safety Testing

• working in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders in implementing national built environment safety testing policies, strategies, procedures, programmes, guidelines;
• planning preparations of standard safety testing manuals and templates for use by relevant agencies;
• working in liaison with multi-sectoral agencies in conducting scientific test on built environment structures;
• collaborating with relevant agencies in facilitating provision of laboratory tests to stakeholders;
• working in consultations with multi-sectoral agencies in conducting destruction and non-destructive tests on built environment structures;
• engaging stakeholders in conducting pre-construction testing of built environment structures;
• working with relevant stakeholders in analysing construction material samples to establish conformity to prescribed standard;
• conducting research and undertaking benchmark studies with other institutions to keep abreast with emerging  trends in built environment safety testing issues; and
• maintaining the national built environment safety testing electronics database.