Assistant Director / Principal Superintending Engineer (Water Harvesting and Storage) Deputy Director / Senior Principal Superintending Engineer (Water Harvesting & Storage) Irrigation Water Management Officer II Assistant Director – Irrigation Water Management Irrigation Secretary Assistant Engineer II (Irrigation & Drainage) Deputy Director / Senior Superintending Engineer (Irrigation & Drainage) Director / Chief Engineer (Irrigation and Drainage)

No of Positions: 2
V/No. 53/2020
Salary Scale: Ksh.85,110 – Ksh.119,730 p.m.
CSG ‘7’
Terms of service: Permanent & Pensionable
Requirement for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

cumulative Service of Fifteen (15) years in the Irrigation and Drainage field or any other related field, ten (10) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Engineer I (Irrigation) “CSG 9” and above;
(a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering, Soil Water and Environmental Engineering, Environmental and Bio-systems Engineering, Biomechanical and Processing Engineering or Soil and Water Engineering from a recognized institution;
registered with Engineers professional body as an Engineer;
a Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and
demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of water storage & flood control engineering programmes and projects.

NOTE: possession of Master’s Degree will be an added advantage;
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: –

Carrying out feasibility studies;
Planning and designing water storage and flood control infrastructures;
Carrying out research activities in various aspects of water storage and flood control systems;
Ensuring professional standards and undertaking quality control during construction of water storage and flood control infrastructure;
Supervising the construction of water storage and flood control works undertaken directly or by contract;
Formulating, monitoring and evaluating requirements of physical and financial progress of development projects and programmes;
Being a Resident Engineer of a project; and
Preparing technical tender documents on water storage and flood control infrastructure.

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