Kenya Roads Board (KRB), was
established by an Act of Parliament in 1999. The mandate of KRB includes
managing the Road Maintenance Levy Fund and other funds used in the
maintenance, rehabilitation and development of Kenya’s road network.
1 Post
To enhance its operations, the Board
is seeking to appoint experienced employees to undertake various assignments to
further its mandate.
Deputy Manager, Legal Affairs
KRB Grade 8-9
Key duties and responsibilities
include the following:
Reporting to General Manager, Legal
and Corporate Affairs the successful applicant will perform duties in the Legal
function including the following;
i. Ensure all laws and regulations
that govern the operations of the Board are complied with at all times;
ii. Continuously Review KRB legal
operating environment and provide legal counsel
iii. Assist in preparation and
circulation of Agenda and facilitate smooth running of Board Meetings,
preparing minutes in a timely manner (Company secretarial duties);
iv. Develop and manage the Board’s
litigation cases in liaison with Attorney General or other Board’s external
lawyers;
v. Vet all contracts or agreements
proposed to be entered into between the Board and a third party;
vi. Assist in managing corporate
planning and Quality Management Systems of the Board
Qualifications and Experience
i. Degree in Law
ii. An advocate of the High Court of
Kenya;
iii. Member of Law Society of Kenya
in good standing;
iv. Have a minimum of 5 years post
qualification experience; exposure to the public sector will be an added
advantage;
v. Exposure to a computerized
environment;
vi. Excellent business communication
and report writing skills;
vii. Good appreciation of strategic
planning processes; and
viii. Meet the requirements of
Chapter six of the Kenya Constitution 2010 on Leadership and integrity.
Deputy Manager /
Engineer Planning & Programming
KRB Grade 8-9
1 Post
Reporting to the Manager, Planning
& Programming the successful applicant will perform duties in Planning
& Programming function including the following;
Key duties and
responsibilities include the following:
i. Reviewing of all work programmes
presented to KRB by the Road Agencies;
ii. Monitoring the implementation of
delivery of works programmes;
iii. Review and formulation of
appropriate rules, guidelines and procedures required for implementation of
road works;
iv. Prepare status reports on Road
Agencies compliance with KRB’s APRP planning and reporting guidelines;
v. Support the review of Road
classification systems and road register
Qualifications
and Experience
i. Have a degree in civil engineering
or equivalent from a recognized university;
ii. Be a registered Engineer with
Engineers Board of Kenya;
iii. Have a minimum of six (6) years
practical experience in road planning, design, construction and maintenance;
iv. Have exposure to procurement
systems and processes used by Government of Kenya;
v. Should have superior communication
and interpersonal skills; and
vi. Meet the requirements of Chapter
six of the Kenya Constitution 2010 on Leadership and integrity
Deputy Manager / Engineer – Technical
Compliance
KRB Grade 8-9
2 Posts
Key duties and responsibilities
include the following:
Reporting to the Manager, Technical
Compliance the successful applicant will perform duties in Technical Compliance
function including the following;
i. Carrying out technical performance
audits in roads works funded by Kenya Roads Board;
ii. Supervision of consultants
carrying out audit inspections;
iii. Auditing road agencies’
processes and work policies and procedures and make recommendations or
improvement;
iv. Perform post technical audit
compliance reviews;
v. Ensuring analysis of
organizational performance is achieved.
Qualifications and Experience
i. Have a degree in civil engineering
or equivalent from a recognized university;
ii. Be registered by the Engineers
Board of Kenya;
iii. Have a minimum of six (6) years
practical experience in road planning, design, construction and maintenance;
iv. Have exposure to procurement
systems and processes used by Government of Kenya;
v. Should have superior
communication and interpersonal skills; and
vi. Meet the requirements of Chapter
six of the Kenya Constitution 2010 on Leadership and integrity
Manager / Civil
Engineer (Planning & Programming)
KRB Grade 10-11
(2 Posts)
Reporting to the General Manager, the
successful applicant will perform duties in Planning and Programming function
including the following;
Key duties and
responsibilities include the following:
i. Developing Work plans, Monitoring
implementation and Evaluation of on-going works
ii. Review of Annual Road Works
Programmes prepared by Road Agencies and recommend for approval
iii. Monitor Implementation of the
Annual Road Works Programme;
iv. Support the Development of tools
for Road Planning & Management;
v. Manage the Road Management
Information System;
vi. Formulation and implementation of
appropriate policies and programmes to enhance delivery of road maintenance
works in the country;
vii. Evaluating Road Agencies’
processes, procedures and work programmes to determine their appropriateness
and efficiency and suggest improvements to Road Agencies;
viii. Review of Road Classification
Systems and maintain the road register;
ix. Undertake periodic road inventory
and condition surveys in the country;
x. Participate in the development and
implementation of the departmental Budget.
Qualifications
and Experience
i. Have a Bachelor of science degree
in Civil Engineering or in other relevant field
ii. Be registered by the Engineers
Board of Kenya with at least four (4) years post registration experience
iii. Have served in the grade of
Deputy Manager or in an equivalent position for not less than three (3) years;
iv. Have experience in road design,
construction and maintenance of road works;
v. Experience in contract management,
Road Management Systems and supervision of projects and work’s programming;
vi. Knowledge of procurement
procedures;
vii. A Master’s degree in highway
engineering or a relevant field will be an added advantage;
viii. Computer Knowledge needed to
interpret technical data.
ix. Meet the requirements of Chapter
six of the Kenya Constitution 2010 on Leadership and integrity;
Manager / Civil
Engineer (Technical Compliance)
KRB Grade 10 –
11
(1 Posts)
Reporting to the General Manager, the
successful applicant will perform duties in Technical Compliance functions of
the Board including the following;
Key duties and
responsibilities include the following:
i. Developing audit procedure
guidelines, methodology for technical compliance and financial audits with
detailed checklist and audit questionnaires;
ii. Carrying out technical
performance and financial audits on road works funded by the Board to check
compliance with the set standards, guidelines and procedures in order to ensure
quality of works;
iii. Monitoring consultants and
carrying out audit inspections to ensure adherence to KRB audit guide lines and
procedures;
iv. Evaluating Road Agencies’
processes, procedures and work programmes to determine their appropriateness
and efficiency and suggest improvements to Road Agencies/KRB;
v. Conducting post audit reviews and
compile performance data from road agencies in order to report on implementing
agencies compliance with prior audit recommendations and report to the Board
accordingly;
vi. Follow up complaints relating to
technical audits and ensure their satisfactory conclusion;
vii. Participating in the development
of the departmental strategic plan to cover audits of Annual Work Programme and
achieve its implementation;
viii. Participate in the development
and implementation of the departmental Budget.
Qualifications
and Experience
i. Have a Bachelor of science degree
in Civil Engineering or in other relevant field
ii. Be registered by the Engineers
Board of Kenya with at least four (4) years post registration experience;
iii. Have served in the grade of
Deputy Manager or an equivalent position for not less than three (3) years;
iv. Have experience in road design,
construction and maintenance of road works;
v. Experience in Auditing, control
and supervision of projects and work’s programming;
vi. Knowledge of procurement
procedures;
vii. A Master’s degree in highway
engineering or a relevant field will be an added advantage;
viii.Computer Knowledge needed to
interpret technical data.
ix. Meet the requirements of Chapter
six of the Kenya Constitution 2010 on Leadership and integrity;
How to Apply
Successful applicants will serve on
permanent and pensionable terms and on a contributory pension.
A competitive remuneration will be
paid.
Canvasing in any form will lead to
automatic disqualification.
Kenya Roads Board is an equal
opportunity Employer and selects candidates on merit through fair and open
competition from the widest range of eligible candidates.
Persons with disabilities are
encouraged to apply.
Applications together with Curriculum
vitae, names of three referees, telephone contacts, email address and copies of
certificates and testimonials should be clearly marked with the reference
number and addressed to the address below:
The Executive Director
Kenya Roads Board
3rd Floor, Kenya Re Towers, Upper hill
P.O. Box 73718-00200
Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya Roads Board
3rd Floor, Kenya Re Towers, Upper hill
P.O. Box 73718-00200
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: jobs@krb.go.ke
Website: www.krb.go.ke
All Applications Should Reach the
Board NOT LATER THAN 5 P.M. on 9th March, 2018