The Kenya Urban Roads Authority
(KURA) is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Transport and
Infrastructure established by the Kenya Roads Act, 2007 with the core mandate
of management, development, rehabilitation and maintenance of all public roads
in the cities and municipalities in Kenya except where those roads are national
roads.
Senior Electrical Engineer
Ref: KURA/P & E/SEE/15/01
JG 7
(1 Post)
The successful candidate will report
to the General Manager/Planning & Environment.
Job Summary: The job holder will be responsible for all
electrical requirements related to road construction and maintenance
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare electrical designs for various
projects as required by the Authority
- Analyze complex electrical engineering
problems and offer effective resolutions
- Creation and management of the electrical
scope of work for the Authority
- Sizing of overall electrical system
- Specification, selection and purchase of all
electrical equipment to meet the Authority requirements
- Oversee development of detailed design
drawings including one line diagrams, plans, details, wiring diagrams and
fabrication drawings
- Develop and maintain labour and material
estimates for projects.
- Preparation of bills of quantities for various
electrical appliances and other related projects
- Design and implement strategies for continuous
operational efficiency and Sustainability power infrastructural facilities
Qualifications & Skills
Appointment to this position will be
made from persons who:
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical
Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized university
- Have Six (6) years relevant working
experience.
- Have been registered by Engineers Board of
Kenya as a Professional Engineer.
- Able to work effectively with a wide spectrum
of people
- Have good communication and interpersonal
skills and
- Are proficient in ICT use
Senior Engineer (Roads)
Ref: KURA/MNT/SE/15/02
JG 7
[7 Posts]
The successful candidates will report
to the Respective Manager/Regional Manager.
Job Summary: The job holder will be responsible for entire roads
project life cycle to include design, construction, maintenance and project
completion
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in undertaking works in the fields of
quality assurance, Axle Load Control, Planning, design, construction,
maintenance and structures.
- Prepare engineering analysis of urban road
projects to include: feasibility studies, detailed design, life cycle,
cost and equipment selection.
- Perform all functions related to new projects
design/ development, focusing on emerging priority urban needs.
- Prepare and interpret blueprints, drawings,
layouts and other visual aids.
- Prepare construction specifications.
- Perform engineering duties surrounding the
following; roads, public works, sub- divisions, drainage, traffic, tunnel,
bridge and environmental management systems.
- Preparation of Road Works documents.
- Management of project issues, budgets and
programmes.
- Assist in the review and critique of proposed
changes to urban road engineering standards, policies or details.
- Review project/ programme performance in terms
of achieving physical and financial targets and attainment of projects/
programme target goals.
- Assist in the review of development plans for
compliance with adopted road engineering standards and best engineering
practices.
- Prepare detailed scopes of work for technical
assistance and training needs for the department and explore various
options for procurement of such services.
- Meet with the general public and/or
developers, landowners, and interest groups concerning zoning, subdivision
of projects, building projects, and engineering regulations, standards, or
policies.
- Assist in coordinating the activities of the
design and construction teams.
Qualifications and Competencies
- Degree in Civil Engineering or its equivalent
from a recognized institution.
- Registered Engineer with Engineers Board of
Kenya.
- Be a member of Institution of Engineers of
Kenya (IEK).
- Six (6) years’ experience, in road design,
construction and/or maintenance.
- Demonstrable knowledge in planning, design,
construction and maintenance of roads.
- Demonstrable knowledge of public procurement
systems and processes as used by the Government of Kenya, multilateral and
bilateral development partners.
- Ability to manage staff and provide good
leadership.
- Working ICT knowledge for road management
system.
- Experience in the Ministry of Local
Government, Local Authorities and/or Ministry of Roads will be an added
advantage.
- Strong interpersonal relations and good
communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build cohesive teams
and achieve set targets through team work.
Assistant Engineer
Ref: KURA/MNT/AE/15/03
JG 5
(5 Posts)
The successful candidate will report
to the Engineer.
Job Summary: Assist in construction and maintenance of road
works, project contract documentation and management.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Preparing Engineering Analysis of urban roads
projects to include: preliminary design, life cycle cost and equipment selection;
- Conducting surveys to gather field data;
- Preparing and interpreting blueprints,
drawings, layouts and other visual aids;
- Preparing construction specifications;
- Performing engineering duties surrounding the
following; roads, public works, sub-divisions, drainage, traffic, tunnel,
bridge and environmental management systems;
- Preparing of road work documents;
- Managing project issues, budgets and
schedules;
- Assisting in the review and critique of
proposed changes to urban roads engineering standards, policies or
details;
- Assisting in the review of development plans
for compliance with adopted roads engineering standards and good
engineering practices;
- Meeting with the general public and or
developers, landowners and interest groups concerning zoning, subdivision
projects, building projects and engineering regulations, standards or
policies.
- Assisting in coordinating the activities of
the design and construction teams; and
- Performance of any other duties as may be
assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
Appointment to the position will be
made from persons who:
- Have a Degree in civil engineering or its
equivalent from a recognized University;
- Are registered as graduate engineers with
Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK);
- At least a minimum of One (1) year post
registration (graduate Engineer) experience
- Good communication skills as well as
interpersonal skills; and
- Basic ICT knowledge.
Superintendent (Electrical)
Ref:
KURA/P & E/SUPT.E/15/02
JG 4
(1 Post)
The successful candidate will report
to the Senior Electrical Engineer.
Job Summary: The
job holder will assist in ensuring all electrical requirements pertaining to
Road Construction and maintenance have been met.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assisting in utilization of funds allocated in
the assigned region;
- Supervision of all electrical installations
and maintenance works on roads infrastructure
- Preparation of work programs as pertaining to
electrical installations on roads and
- Performance of any other lawful duty as may be
assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
Appointment to the position will be
made from persons who:
- Have a Diploma in Electrical Engineering or
its equivalent from a recognized institution;
- Have an Electricians license issued by Energy
Regulatory Commission class C2.
- Have satisfactorily worked as an electrician
for at least Five (5) years.
- Demonstrated competence and ability in
interpretation of electrical drawings and supervision of electrical
installations and maintenance services;
- Have good communication skills as well as interpersonal
skills; and
- Have proficiency in computer applications.
How to Apply
The successful candidates may be
required to work either at the Headquarter Offices or any of the Regional
Offices as the case may be.
Interested candidates are expected to
fulfill the requirements of chapter six (6) of Kenya Constitution.
Specifically they must obtain and
submit with their application copies of clearance certificate from the
following organizations;
- Kenya Revenue Authority
- Higher Education Loans Board
- Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission
- Criminal Investigation Department (Certificate
of Good Conduct)
Only candidates who meet the above
criteria should submit applications in writing for the positions as well as
filling the job application form (CLICK
HERE to download) together with their updated CVs
including details of their day time contacts, current and expected
remuneration, notice period required to take up appointment where successful,
names and contacts of three referees, while at the same time attaching copies
of all certificates and testimonials to be hand delivered or mailed so as to
reach the Director General at the address below not later than 8th September,
2015.
All envelopes/applications should
have the respective job reference numbers clearly marked.
The Director General
Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)
IKM Building, Bishops Road
P.O. Box 41727-00100, GPO,
Nairobi
info@kura.go.ke
Website: www.kura.go.ke
Only short listed candidates will be
contacted.
Kenya Urban Roads Authority is an
equal opportunity employer.
KURA IS ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED