Job Openings at National Construction Authority

Duties and Responsibilities   
Duties and responsibilities will entail: 

• Coordinating the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, regulations, plans and programmes on compliance, enforcement, occupational safety and health and quality assurance; 
• Spearheading provision consultancy and advisory services with respect to compliance and quality assurance;  
• Ensuring quality assurance in the construction industry;
• Overseeing standardization and improvement of construction techniques and materials;
• Overseeing regulation of contractors’ professional undertakings;
• Ensuring other regulatory requirements by other agencies in the construction industry are adhered to;
• Overseeing development, review and publication of the code of conduct for the construction industry; 
• Ensuring implementation of standards for the design, construction, operation, inspection and maintenance of construction works;  
• Ensure implementation of standards for infrastructure services, works and disaster management at a construction site; 
• Ensuring implementation of standards for the safety and security of the users and occupants of a building;
• Ensuring products, elements and systems conform to statutory requirements and standards;
• Spearheading preparation and implementation of business continuity plan for the directorate; 
• Ensuring maintenance of a Risk Management Register for the directorate;
• Promoting Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) at the directorate; and   
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement and foster corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship.
• Providing technical advice on matters relating to chemical and physical behavior of materials; 
• Overseeing testing services using non-destructive test methods for structural and mechanical integrity of structures;
• Providing laboratory test results to support investigations and prosecution cases;
• Coordinating identification, evaluation and control hazardous factors in the construction sites which may affect the safety and health of persons employed in the construction industry;                   
• Overseeing investigation of occupational accidents, dangerous occurrences and cases of occupational diseases with a view to preventing recurrence in the construction industry; 
• Overseeing inspection of construction works;
• Overseeing provision of one stop shop for all services offered in the construction industry to all clients and stakeholders; and
• Overseeing registration of all projects and payments of construction levies.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment, a candidate must have: 

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of a Manager, Construction Development and Coordination or in a comparable position and organization;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: - Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: - Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business Administration, Project Planning and Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership to any of the following; Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK), Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK), Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK), in good standing;
• Registration as a professional to any of the following regulatory bodies: Board of Registration of Architects & Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS), Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK).
• Valid professional practicing license; 
• Certificate in leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; 
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to NCA’s mandate

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Duties and responsibilities will entail: 

• Overseeing development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, frameworks, work plans, legislations, guidelines, procedures, regulations, norms, standards and programmes for the directorate; 
• Overseeing recruitment and selection process in the Authority;
• Ensuring establishment, institutionalization and updating of knowledge management repository for the Authority;
• Overseeing human resource training and development programmes; 
• Overseeing the development, implementation and review of performance management system;
• Ensuring effective and prudent implementation of compensation and benefits schemes;
• Overseeing implementation of human resource management rules and regulations in compliance with labour laws; 
• Facilitating development, maintenance and updating of human resource management information system; 
• Ensuring effective and efficient management and administration of payroll;
• Promoting cordial employee relations, values and work ethics in the Authority; 
• Spearheading development and management of staff welfare schemes including 
• medical cover, Group Life insurance and Group Personal Accident schemes; 
• Overseeing maintenance of office buildings and facilities;
• Facilitating maintenance, repair and safeguard of the organization’s assets;
• Overseeing planning of appropriate office accommodation and layout to ensure 
• optimal usage of space;
• Spearheading emergency operations and contingency plans;
• Facilitating provisions of security services;
• Initiating and overseeing management of contracts involving cleaning, security, maintenance and utility services;
• Ensuring effective and efficient management of fleet; 
• Overseeing management of central services including, transport, security and records management, office administrative services; 
• Ensuring compliance with human resource statutory and regulatory requirements;
• Overseeing occupational safety and health at workplace; 
• Spearheading employee satisfaction survey for the Authority;
• Facilitating customer satisfaction survey for the services offered in the directorate; 
• Advising the CEO on mitigating measures for addressing risks;
• Ensuring business continuity plans are developed and operational for the directorate; 
• Initiating and implementing Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) in the directorate;
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement and fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship;
• Spearheading the development and implementation of the directorate’s strategic plans, budgets and performance contract; and
• Managing, mentoring, coaching and developing staff in the directorate.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment, a candidate must have: 

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Manager, Human Resource Management and 
• Development or in a comparable position and organization;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Commerce (HR Option), Economics, Social Sciences, 
• Education, Sociology, Labour Economics, Business Management or any other relevant qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Part III of Certified Human Resource Professional or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Business Management, Strategic Management or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to IHRM or relevant professional body and in good standing; Valid practicing license;

Proficiency in computer applications;

• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to human resource and administration function.

Tenure of office 

• Appointment to this position will be on contract terms of service of up to five (5) years renewable once subject to performance and retirement age

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Duties and responsibilities will entail: 

• Coordinating development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, regulations, plans, standards and programs on accreditation and certification;
• Providing consultancy and advisory services in regards to accreditation and certification; 
• Spearheading development, implementation and review of evaluation criteria for accreditation of skilled construction workers and site supervisors;
• Evaluating applications for accreditation of skilled construction workers and site supervisors; 
• Coordinating development, implementation and review of the criteria for determination of fees or any other applicable charges relating to accreditation;
• Coordinating accreditation and certification of skilled construction workers and construction site supervisors;
• Advising on mitigating measures for addressing risks;
• Ensuring business continuity plans are developed and operational; 
• Initiating and implementing Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) in the department;
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement and fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship; and
• Managing, mentoring, coaching and developing staff.

Requirements for appointment.

• For appointment, a candidate must have: 
• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of an Assistant Manager, Construction Development and Coordination or in a comparable position and organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business Administration, Project Planning and Management from a recognized institution;
• Membership to any of the following: Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK), Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK), Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK), in good standing;
• Registration as a professional to any of the following regulatory bodies: Board of Registration of Architects & Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS), Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK); 
• Valid professional practicing license; 
• Certificate in leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; 
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to NCA’s mandate.

Tenure of office 

• Appointment to this position will be on permanent terms

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Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Coordinating the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, regulations, plans, standards, systems 
• procedures, manuals and programmes on field services;
• Spearheading inspection of construction works;
• Coordinating provision of one stop shop for all services offered in the construction industry to all clients and stakeholders;
• Spearheading registration of all projects and payments of construction levies;
• Ensuring implementation of standards for the design, construction, operation, inspection and maintenance of construction works; 
• Coordinating enforcement of the Building Code;  
• Ensuring that all projects are duly registered and the necessary construction levies are paid;
• Evaluating and recommending applications for registration and categorization of contractors; 
• Evaluating applications for accreditation of skilled construction workers and site supervisors;
• Promoting establishment or expansion of companies, corporations or other bodies to carry on any activities related to construction either under the control or partial 
• control of the Authority or independently;
• Facilitating Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of contractors and 
• Continuous Technical Development (CTD) for skilled construction workers and site supervisors; 
• Spearheading implementation of standards for infrastructure services, works and disaster management at a construction site; 
• Spearheading implementation of standards for the safety and security of the users and occupants of a building;
• Promoting preventative safety culture through the national Occupational Safety and Health awards system, training and awareness creation programs on occupational safety and health in the Authority;
• Ensuring regulation of contractors’ professional undertakings;
• Providing consultancy and advisory services with respect to field services;
• Coordinating the development of lists for skilled construction workers and construction site supervisors;
• Promoting utilization of local content in the development of construction industry;
• Coordinating the development of training programmes for public and private accredited training centres for skilled construction workers and construction sitesupervisors;
• Ensuring quality assurance in the construction industry;Coordinating field services; 
• Advising on mitigating measures for addressing risks;
• Ensuring business continuity plans are developed and operational;
• Initiating and implementing Business Process Re-engineering (BPR);
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement and fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship;
• Ensuring prudent of resources; and
• Managing, mentoring, coaching and developing staff in the department.

Requirements for appointment.
For appointment, a candidate must have: 

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of an Assistant Manager, Construction Development 
• and Coordination or in a comparable position and organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business Administration, Project 
• Planning and Management from a recognized institution;
• Membership to any of the following: Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK), Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK), Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK), in good standing;
• Registration as a professional to any of the following regulatory bodies: Board of 
• Registration of Architects & Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS), Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK); 
• Valid professional practicing license; 
• Certificate in leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; 
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to NCA’s mandate

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Duties and responsibilities entail:

• Overseeing management of the budgetary provision for the Fund by the Government; 
• Coordinating consolidation of revenue from charges levied on contractors on services given by the Authority; 
• Overseeing the management of the assets as may accrue in the course of exercising the powers or performance of the functions of the Fund under the National 
• Construction Authority Act or under any other written law; 
• Coordinating management of all proceeds from the levy imposed under section 26 of the Act; 
• Overseeing accounting for all moneys from any other source provided for or donated or lent to the Authority; 
• Reporting on all receipts, savings and accruals for the Fund and the balance of the 
• Fund at the end of the financial year; and 
• Controlling expenditure from the Fund incurred by the Authority in the exercise of its powers or the performance of its functions; and
• Recommending on mitigating measures for addressing risks.

Requirements for Appointment.
For appointment, a candidate must have: 

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Manager, Finance/ Assistant Manager, 
• Accounts or in a comparable position and organization;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or relevant professional body; Certified Public Accountant (CPA K) by Kenya Accountants and Secretaries Examination Board (KASNEB) or relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications;Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and ability to relate them to the mandate of NCA.

Tenure of office 

• Appointment to this position will be on permanent terms.