Mombasa County is one of the 47 Counties of Kenya. Its capital and the only city in the county is Mombasa. Initially it was one of the former Districts of Kenya but in 2013 it was reconstituted as a county, on the same boundaries. It is the smallest county in Kenya, covering an area of 229.7 km2 excluding 65 km2 of water mass. The county is situated in th...

Job Description

• Undertaking consultancy services, equipment utilization and maintenance, and planning and development functions.
• Checking and advising on standards for vehicles, plant and equipment.
• Coordinating disposal of vehicles, plant, equipment and other mechanical stores.
• Standardizing procurement procedures in accordance with the applicable procurement law.
• Coordinating technical consultancy services with other public and private sector institutions.
• Controlling, directing and supervising equipment maintenance activities.
• Coordinating and supervising preparation of expenditure forecasts for maintenance activities.
• Monitoring expenditure on mechanical maintenance activities against the department’s approved votes.
• Coordinating preparation of equipment maintenance progress and output reports.
• Coordinating inventories of vehicles, plant and equipment.
• Monitoring utilization and availability of vehicles, plant and equipment and implementing measures to improve availability.
• Overseeing staff welfare and discipline within the mechanical engineering function.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Served in the grade of senior superintending engineer (mechanical) or in a comparable and relevant position for at least three (3) years.
• Registration as a professional engineer with the engineers board of kenya (ebk) and a valid practising licence.
• Current valid annual practising licence from the engineers board of kenya.
• Completion of a strategic leadership development programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of mechanical programmes, including supervision of professional and technical staff.

• Undertaking consultancy services, equipment utilization and maintenance, and planning and development functions.
• Checking and advising on standards for vehicles, plant and equipment.
• Coordinating disposal of vehicles, plant, equipment and other mechanical stores.
• Standardizing procurement procedures in accordance with the applicable procurement law.
• Coordinating technical consultancy services with other public and private sector institutions.
• Controlling, directing and supervising equipment maintenance activities.
• Coordinating and supervising preparation of expenditure forecasts for maintenance activities.
• Monitoring expenditure on mechanical maintenance activities against the department’s approved votes.
• Coordinating preparation of equipment maintenance progress and output reports.
• Coordinating inventories of vehicles, plant and equipment.
• Monitoring utilization and availability of vehicles, plant and equipment and implementing measures to improve availability.
• Overseeing staff welfare and discipline within the mechanical engineering function.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Served in the grade of senior superintending engineer (mechanical) or in a comparable and relevant position for at least three (3) years.
• Registration as a professional engineer with the engineers board of kenya (ebk) and a valid practising licence.
• Current valid annual practising licence from the engineers board of kenya.
• Completion of a strategic leadership development programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of mechanical programmes, including supervision of professional and technical staff.