Latest Recruitment at Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC, KenGen

HR/ADMIN/01/03/2020

Department

Reports To: Human Resource & Administration Director

Vacancy Details

Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Developing strategic initiatives for the administration department in line with the corporate strategy;
  • Developing, implementing and continuously reviewing the operating policies and procedures of the department;
  • Developing service level agreements that facilitate the provision of administrative, recreational and transport services;
  • Overseeing general administrative activities which include provision of courier, switchboard, cleaning services and other outsourced services;
  • Overseeing the provision of transport to ensure timely and efficient delivery of services; preparing responses to audit queries and present these during the scheduled meetings;
• Ensuring implementation and compliance with relevant ISO standards and procedures; ensuring compliance with company safety policy.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Assistant Manager, Administration for a minimum period of three (3) years;

Or

• Served in the grade of Chief Administration Officer for a minimum period of five (5) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in Land/Building Economics/Engineering/Business Management or equivalent and
• Master’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent (an added advantage)
• Certificate in Leadership Course from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer use and applications. 15 years of relevant experience, 5 of which must be in Management

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HR/ODP/02/03/2020

Department

Reports To: Operations Director

Vacancy Details

Key duties & responsibilities: -

• To manage the KenGen Dispatch Centre by providing the link between KenGen and KPLC & other stake holders.
• Coordinating all the operations and maintenance programs of the KenGen plants whilst ensuring plant availability, reliability, safety and security of the power system.
• Monitor and report the KenGen energy sales contribution to the National energy demand
• To ensure optimum hydro resource utilization while maintaining optimal dam levels and achieving the PPA Dependable energy requirement.
• Co-ordinate with NCC (KPLC) during power system restoration after a system Blackout or system disturbance.
• Provide daily updates of KenGen plants performance, hydrology, outages, declared capacity and availed energy.
• Ensures timely monthly reconciliation of KenGen capacity, availed energy and fuel stocks data with KPLC for billing and invoice preparation purposes.
• Advise management on the impact of additional power production by the Independ Power Producers (IPPS) on the KenGen’ s market share
• To ensure implementation and adherence to the PPAs.
• Execute strategic initiatives to ensure operations efficiency
• Monitor operations efficiency
• Approve EFT, and workflowgen in the system
• Prepare and regularly updates the department’s strategy and performance targets in line with KenGen’ s strategy.
• Prepare and monitor the department’s budget to ensure adherence to allocated budget.
• Ensure that Staff policies and procedures are adhered to by all within the area
• Maintain cordial Industrial relation within the Department in collaboration with Area and National office of the workers Union

Qualifications & experience: -

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent from a recognised institution.
• Relevant professional qualifications and membership in a related field from a recognised institution such as Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK), IEK, etc.
• Post Graduate diploma in Project Management and relevant master’s degree from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.
• At least ten (10) years relevant experience in an engineering field, three (3) of which MUST be at the level of a Chief Engineer /Assistant Manager Dispatch and above.
• Knowledge in Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
• Vast knowledge in standards, laws and regulations governing power plant operations.
• Extensive experience in project management with proven track record of successful implementation.

Required skills: -

• Leadership and people management skills
• Sound decision making and judgement skills
• Business acumen and commercial skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Planning and organizational skills
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Contract and project negotiation skills.
• Personal initiative; ability to work independently and in a team under tight deadlines.
• Ability to analyse and process complex information regarding plant operations.
• Experience in usage of computers and office software packages.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Assistant Manager, Dispatch for a minimum period of three (3) years.

Or

• Served in the grade of Chief Engineer, Dispatch for a minimum period of five (5) years.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business related field or equivalent
• Master’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent (an added advantage);
• Certificate in Leadership Course from a recognized institution.
• Proficiency in computer use and applications; and
• Relevant professional qualification and membership to a relevant professional body
• 15 years of relevant experience, 5 of which must be in Management.

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HR/CRSD/03/03/2020

Department

Reports To: Regulatory & Corporate Services Director

Vacancy Details

Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Identifying, planning and coordinating implementation of CSR activities;
• Carrying out stakeholder-mapping and forming stakeholder coordination committees
• Developing and ensuring implementation of the stakeholders’ engagement plan and the Resettlement Action Plans (RAP);
• Coordinating identification and implementation of Community Development Carbon Fund projects
• Reviewing project information and disseminating to stakeholders through appropriate communication channels;
• Establishing appropriate channels for handling stakeholders grievance about company projects;
• Planning, coordinating and reviewing socio-economic baseline study reports for geothermal field exploration and well siting;
• Preparing socioeconomic reports during Strategic Environmental Assessments, ESIAs and Audits.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Assistant Manager, Community Relations for a minimum period of three (3) years;

Or

• Served in the grade of Chief Community Relations Officer for a minimum period of five (5) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Social Work, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Development Studies or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body;
• Certificate in Management course from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• 15 years of relevant experience, 5 of which must be in Management.

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HR/SC/04/03/2020

Reports To: Supply Chain Manager

Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Managing the company’s inventory of materials
• Coordinating area procurement planning and ensuring purchases are made within the planned period.
• Ensuring optimum stock level are maintained in the stores.
• Undertaking spend analysis for decision making.
• Planning, preparing and ensuring dissemination of RFQ’s for all area requirements.
• Monitoring contract performance and report non performing contracts.
• Conducting price benchmarking and savings reviews in order to demonstrate best value.
• Overseeing opening, analysis and placement of orders for quotations awarded and running tenders
• Ensuring payments for suppliers within the stipulated time.
• Preparing tender documents for framework contracts and pre-qualifications
• Overseeing implementation of internal controls for risk mitigation in the Section.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Chief Supply Chain Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Procurement & Supply Chain Management, Economics, Commerce, Business Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• A diploma in Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
• Membership to Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM); 12 years of experience, 3 of which must have been in Management

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HR/MD&CEO/05/2020

Reports To: Assistant Security Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Conducting ad-hoc inspections on all KenGen installations in respective area when appropriate in order to establish the level of alertness and preparedness of the contracted security provided;
• Overseeing security liaison between KenGen and government security organs;
• Monitoring contract administration for KenGen and Security service providers and reporting any deviations;
• Ensuring systematic documentation of all security files and reports; • Investigating criminal acts, conflict of interest, fraud, theft, embezzlement, inappropriate use of Company resources, and other substantial violations of Company policy;
• Collection, collation and preservation of evidence including documents, exhibits and statements;
• Compiling and submitting investigations reports on incidents/RTA involving company vehicle fleet;
• Ensuring all security issues are recorded in the system and that there is proper use of the system;
• Preparing and analyzing collated reports for the department on daily, weekly, monthly, annual and need basis;

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Security Officer I for a minimum period of three (3) years;

Or

• Served in the grade of Security Officer II for a minimum period of five (5) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in Security Studies, Criminology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer application skills; and At least 8 years relevant experience 5 of which must be in Military or Police.

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HR/MD&CEO/06/2020

Reports To: Assistant Security Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Ensuring that all incidents and offences against KenGen are investigated in a consistent manner
• Proactively collecting relevant information that can be used to prevent security breaches against KenGen employees, assets and installations
• Facilitating investigations in collaboration with law enforcement agencies on need basis
• Documenting high risk security risk areas in the company and monitoring corrective/preventive measures implementation
• Preparing investigation reports and presenting evidence gathered in a professional and concise manner.
• Investigating all criminal acts, conflict of interest, fraud, theft, embezzlement, inappropriate use of Company resources, and other substantial violations of Company policy.
• Collecting, collating and preserving evidence including documents, exhibits and statements.
• Acquiring statements during investigations on incidents/RTA involving company vehicle fleets and make recommendations
• Drafting Company policies and procedural framework and best practices and other lessons learnt documents from investigative work.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences/ Security
• Investigations or Security certifications from government (Military or Police) or international Security Institutions
• Membership to International Security/Investigations bodies (IE American Society for Industrial Security- USA, International Security Management Institute- UK, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners-ACFE, US/CANADA)
• Ability to successfully carry out fraud and forensic Investigation.
• At least 5 years relevant experience in Military or Police

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HR/MD&CEO/07/2020

Reports To: Chief Technical Security Officer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring ICT systems and hardware within the company are safe and secure.
• Maintaining technical security systems,
• Monitor systems, analyze and summarize reports for decision making.
• Ensuring effective functioning of CCTV, Access Control System and all ICT software and hardware security
• Retrieving information and Investigation reports from technical security aspect as and when required.
• Preparing collated reports for the department on daily, weekly, monthly, annual and need basis
• Ensuring identification and prioritization of new security Risks Areas, Cyber Crime, Computer Crime among others.
• Developing and evaluating system acquisition, design, development, maintenance, operation processes, and resulting products in order to verify and validate that each process, activity, and task is performed in accordance with established plans, policies, standards and procedures.
• Ensuring that security issues are recorded in the system and that there is proper use of the system. 

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Diploma in ICT or equivalent from a recognized Institution
• Proficiency in computer application skills;

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HR/CRSD/08/2020

Reports To: Chief Engineer/Officer – Quality

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating Quality Assurance activities, deploying adopted ISO management standards or other similar tools to ensure that quality requirements are fulfilled.
• Coordinating Quality and Process Improvement activities using typical Quality improvement tools such as Lean Six Sigma, Reliability Engineering and others.
• Coordinating Quality Control activities in order to deliver Operations Excellence using typical Quality control tools such as Statistical Quality control and predictive techniques.
• Implementing the Corporate Occupational Health and Safety programs
• Providing technical advice to area management review committees
• Maintaining proper company quality records and reports
• Reviewing and continually improving KenGen’s quality and environmental management procedures, work instructions and records.
• Developing and implementing processes, methods and tools to measure, evaluate and monitor the company’s quality performance.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

Served in the grade of Safety and Quality Officer I for a minimum period of three (3) years;

Or

• Served in the grade of Safety and Quality Officer II for a minimum period of five (5) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Physical Sciences or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health from a recognized institution;
• Registration with a relevant Professional body
• Be proficient in computer applications;
• At least 8 years relevant experience

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HR/CRSD/09/2020

Reports To: Chief Engineer/Officer – Safety

Vacancy Details

Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Coordinate, initiate, Plan, implement, review process improvement projects.
• Coordinating hazard identification, assessment and mitigation.
• Coordinating incidents/accidents reporting and investigation appropriately
• Coordinating implementation and monitoring of emergency planning and control programs.
• Implementing Safety and health programs to improve on safety culture.
• Undertaking implementation of periodic audit/inspection of work practices to check compliance with established operational standards.
• Assisting in power station plant/ machinery commissioning of new projects and after major maintenance (overhaul) is supervised appropriately to ensure safety of the personnel and machines.
• Planning, scheduling and implementing Disaster Risk Management and Business Continuity programs
• Facilitating inspection and testing of machinery and equipment to ensure they reach safety regulation standards.
• Providing technical advice to workplace safety and health committees and monitoring adherence to Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), 2007 and subsidiary legislation as well as the company’s safety rules. • Ensuring all workplaces are registered with Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSHS).

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

Served in the grade of Safety and Quality Officer I for a minimum period of three (3) years;

Or

• Served in the grade of Safety and Quality Officer II for a minimum period of five (5) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Physical Sciences or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health from a recognized institution;
• Registration with a relevant Professional body;
• Ability to design, implement, monitor, audit and report on Safety management programs.
• Good understanding of Safety Management Systems standards and the regulatory requirements in the energy sector
• Skills in disaster risk management and mitigation strategies
• Be proficient in computer applications;
• At least 8 years relevant experience