The National Council for Law Reporting is a state corporation
established by the National Council for Law Reporting Act, 1994.
The statutory mandate of the Council is to publish the official
Kenya Law Reports which are compilations of the decisions of the superior
courts of Kenya, and the revision and updating the Laws of Kenya.
The Council is looking for highly organized and self-motivated professionals to serve in the following positions:
Clerk of Works
1 Position
Ref: NCLR/ HR /2013/53
Reporting to: The Project Manager
Reporting to: The Project Manager
Terms of Employment: Three (3) months
contract
Key Tasks
Key Tasks
Duties and responsibilities will entail:-
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Ensure that work is carried out to the standards, specification,
and correct materials, and workmanship meet specifications and work is
completed on schedule.;
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Become familiar with all the relevant drawings and written
instructions, checking them, and using them as a reference when inspecting
work;
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Make visual inspections;
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Take measurements and samples on site to make sure that the work
and materials meet specifications and quality standards;
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Become familiar with legal requirements and ensuring that the
work complies with them;
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Have a working knowledge of health and safety legislation and
bringing any shortfalls observed to the CEO/Editor of the Council ;
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Advise the contractor about certain aspects of the work,
particularly when something has gone wrong but this advice should not be
interpreted as an instruction.
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Responsible for the inspection of the workmanship and practices
of contractors. To witness testing, commissioning and balancing of engineering
installations
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Ensure all variations to the contract are reasonable and cost
effective and be able to agree on monthly valuations of works completed to
date.
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Prepare schedules of defects and to certify rectifications of
snagging items
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Required to keep up to date with changes in construction
methods, statutory legislation and carry out continued professional
development.
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Participate in the arrangement for the feed-back of information
from building projects
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Deliver projects on time and within budget
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Identify technical problems on site, to recommend corrective
action and to issue Clerk of Works directions as authorized.
Person Specifications:
For appointment to this position, a candidate must:-
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Have served for at least two (2) years’ in a similar position;
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Diploma in building and construction, architecture or civil
engineering. .
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Have strong written and communication skills;
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Have an adept to conduct research into project-related issues
and products;
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Have Certificate in computer applications;
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Have good interpersonal, presentation and communication skills;
The National Council for Law Reporting is an equal opportunity
employer. In keeping with its constitutional obligations under The Constitution
of Kenya, 2010 particularly Articles 22(3) and 232(h), the Council encourages
qualified and suitable persons from minority groups, or marginalized
communities and persons with disabilities to apply for this vacancy.
Interested candidates should email a cover letter showing their current or last engagement and earnings and their curriculum vitae to the following address: recruit@kenyalaw.org on or before May 3, 2013.
Candidates who canvass for these positions will be disqualified.
Interested candidates should email a cover letter showing their current or last engagement and earnings and their curriculum vitae to the following address: recruit@kenyalaw.org on or before May 3, 2013.
Candidates who canvass for these positions will be disqualified.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.