Responsibilities or duties

• 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;

Qualifications or requirements 

Experience needed

• 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.

• 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;

• Proficiency in Computer Applications

• Bachelor’s degree in water/ civil engineering from a recognized Institution.
• Master’s Degree from a recognized Institution (added advantage).
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution.
• Registration with Engineers Board of Kenya.