Senior Technician, Electrical (Technician 1) - General Services at Central Bank of Kenya

Job Purpose

• The role holder will be responsible for planning, coordinating and managing the electrical maintenance, regular check-ups and repairs in the Estates/Facilities owned by the Central Bank.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop a plan for periodical review of electrical installations and devices in the CBK estate/facility.
• Ensure the maintenance division meets its functional responsibilities and make these contributions effectively and efficiently.
• Install, maintain and repair machinery, equipment, physical structures and electrical systems in the Bank.
• Inspects and tests machinery and equipment to ensure they are in good working condition at all times.
• Detect malfunctions and confers machine operation variations with Estates Manager or other technicians to diagnose problem or repair machine/equipment/structure.
• Manage the Technicians in the unit and set out their maintenance schedules and ensure high productivity.
• Ensure that all electric and related maintenance and repairs works is done within the required standards and timelines.
• Lead, train, coach and mentor Technicians in the unit, to enhance performance and continuously improve standards of service.
• Adhere to Bank policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Any other duties and responsibilities assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or any related field from a recognized institution.
• Relevant professional body certification or membership.

Work Experience

• Minimum five (5) years of working experience in maintenance of heavy-duty machinery or estate management.

Competencies
Technical Skills
Knowledge and Experience in:

• OSHA laws and practices.
• Estate and facilities management.
• Mechanical and Electrical system installations.
• Construction Management.
• Capital projects.
• Building maintenance projects.
• Leasing arrangements.
• Conditional surveys.

Functional skills

• Basic banking laws and regulations.
• Budgeting and planning –ability to contribute to the departmental and organisation wide budgets.
• Risk Management-experience in identifying departmental risks, developing mitigating measures and monitoring mechanisms.
• Analytical –highly analytical and ability to challenge status quo based on quantitative facts and impacts.
• Report writing-ability to develop reports.

Behavioral

• Integrity and commitment and ethics- ensures ethical practices and integrity are adhered to.
• Decision making-ability to make decisions in a timely and effective manner and to be accountable for decisions made.
• Professionalism: maintains a professional approach based on ethics and CBK values
• Good Communication skills (both written and oral).
• Customer orientation: is customer focused striking a solid balance between external and internal customer expectations.
• Resilience: is able to withstand strategic and operational challenges and maintain momentum
• Emotional Intelligence: manages emotions in a mature and composed manner as expected of an employee
• High level interpersonal skills, including ability to build alliances and collaborate with various stakeholders.