About this role
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensuring optimization of water treatment and water quality control processes
- Recommending and implementing departmental goals and objectives.
- Establishing operational standards and methods for water and wastewater treatment and distribution system.
- Developing and implementing policies and procedures.
- Directing the preparation and periodic updates to the water quality monitoring program in collaboration with the Laboratory Services.
- Ensuring implementation of quality assurance/quality control measures consistent with certification requirements.
- Ensuring that water and sewerage infrastructure is operated and maintained to the required standards;
- Evaluating plant and distribution system operations and recommends and prioritizes upgrades, major modifications, and repairs of water treatment, distribution, and storage facilities.
- Making budget recommendations to the Chief Manager Technical Services.
- Scheduling and assigning work and conduct performance appraisals.
- Developing operational and maintenance programs and ensuring implementation.
- Monitoring water distribution systems and ensure timely response to anomalies.
- Identifying areas of the network that require replacement or rationalization.
- Ensuring preparation of daily, weekly and monthly reports and submit them to Corporate Management Team (CMT).
- Planning, organizing, and directing the day-to-day operation of the wastewater treatment plant.
- Determining service levels and establishing operating criteria for operators.
- Reviewing operation and recommending facility improvements.
- Providing overall supervision of major works;
Person Specification
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
- A minimum of Ten (10) years cumulative relevant work experience three (3) years of which should have been Senior Principal Officer or a comparable position.
- Master’s Degree from a recognized Institution shall be an added advantage.
- Bachelor’s degree in water/ civil engineering from a recognized Institution.
- Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution.
- Must be registered with Engineers Board of Kenya.
- Being proficient in Computer Applications.