Vacancy title:
Principal Land Surveyor

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Jobs at:
National Museum

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, May 20 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | kenya | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 30 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Specifications

• An officer at this level may be deployed in either a land survey or quantity survey functional areas.

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

Land Survey

• Being in charge of Land Survey functional section;
• Formulating, implementing and reviewing land survey and management policies, strategies and programmes;
• Coordinating general boundaries surveys, cadastral, adjudication, subdivisional schemes, photo control and engineering surveys;
• Coordinating astronomical, gravity and magnetic surveys, and preparation and publication of plans, maps and charts;
• Coordinating standardization and certification of survey equipment;
• Monitoring and evaluating of survey and mapping activities;
• Preparing and submitting technical and administrative reports;
• Coordinating development and implementation of strategic and work plans;
• Managing staff performance;
• Building capacity of the Land Survey Section; and
• Planning, budgeting and ensuring effective use of resources.

Quantity Survey

• Oversee the preparation of project estimates and Bills of Quantities;
• Manage, maintenance and update Estimates and Bills of Quantity records;
• Make requisition of resources to facilitate data collection for measurements for architectural and conservation works;
• Coordinate preparation of specifications for works to be contracted out;
• Coordinate preparation of estimates for built and designed works of all categories and archiving;
• Managing staff performance;
• Building capacity of the Quantity Survey Section; and
• Planning, budgeting and ensuring effective use of resources.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must be in possession of:-

• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Land Surveying, Land Management, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Geomatics, Geomatics Engineering, Technology in Geomatics, Technology in Geo-informatics, Geospatial Engineering, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Urban or Regional Planning, Sustainable Urban Development, Hydrography, Environmental Science or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Land Surveying, Geospatial Engineering; Geomatics Engineering; Geomatics Engineering and Geospatial Information Systems, Technology in Survey or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body in good standing where applicable;
• Valid practicing license;
• Supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Have ten (10) years relevant work experience four (4) of which should be at the supervisory level;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and 
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.

Key Competencies

• Planning skills;
• Communication and reporting skills;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Team player;
• Leadership;
• Mentorship;
• Analytical skills;
• Creativity; and
• Innovation.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Job application procedure

The Director General, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

The application should be placed in a plain envelop clearly marked the position applied for and dropped in the box placed outside the Director General’s Office on 2 nd Floor, Heritage Centre, National Museums of Kenya HQs in Nairobi not later than 20th May, 2025, 5.00pm.

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