Kenya Railways Corporation
Estate Officer
Duties & Responsibilities
The Estates Officer will report to
the Real Estates Manager.
The specific duties will include:
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Effective management of real estate
assets in the specific region for value maximization,
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Oversee the collection of rent,
preparation of tenancy agreements, compliance with lease terms and all
required property notices,
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Co-ordinate with local authorities on
all rating issues and prepare payment schedule for property rates,
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Carrying out rent reviews and letting
in the assigned region,
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Facilitating recovery of outstanding
rent arrears and other dues,
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Monitoring leasing of properties to
ensure that they are being leased in accordance with corporation’s policy and
annual budget,
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Perform regular inspections of
property, and direct alterations, maintenance and reconditioning of property as
necessary,
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Carrying out rental assessment and
valuation of the corporations property,
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Assisting the real estate’s manager
in advising on the best use of properties,
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Advising finance on timely
payments of land rent and land rates plus utility bills,
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Have a basic understanding of budget
preparation and revenue returns,
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Support the planning budgeting and
control of operating expenditures,
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Compiling monthly/quarterly reports.
Requirements
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Bachelor of Arts degree in Land
Economics,
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Must be a registered Member of the
Institution of Surveyors of Kenya,
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5 years experience, 3 of which must
be in supervisory position,
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Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills,
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Be able to demonstrate a sense of
accountability and responsibility,
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Be highly organized and posses good
administrative skills,
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Excellent analytical and
organizational skills;
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Proficiency in standard office
Computer Programs and applications
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Experience working with ERP will be
an added advantage.
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Ability to work under pressure and
meet deadlines
Cartographer
Duties and Responsibilities
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Preparation and compilation of plans
and maps
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Drafting of plans and maps for land
acquisition
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Maintenance of plans and maps for
durable and safe keeping
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Maintaining an inventory of the
ownership data for purposes of compensation and closer.
Requirements
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Diploma in Cartography
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Competency in Cartographic
applications
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3 years experience
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Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills
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Team player
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Computer literacy and familiarity
with standard office computer applications
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Ability to work under pressure and
meet deadlines
GIS Technicians
Duties and Responsibilities
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Maintenance of spatial information
database for the corporation’s infrastructure and landed assets.
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Capturing and Geo-referencing of the
route design plans for purposes of identification of affected properties
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Maintenance of Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) database for the corporation;
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Digitisation of the hard copy maps
and plans
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Capturing and Updating information in
the GIS database;
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Preparation of thematic maps.
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Updating the register for the
acquired land.
Requirements
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Degree in Geospatial analysis or
related field
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Members of the Geospatial chapter of
the ISK
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Competency in GIS applications
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3 years experience
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Excellent analytical skills
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Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills
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Team player
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Ability to work under pressure and
meet deadlines
Assistant Land Surveyors
Duties and Responsibilities
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Carrying out: topographical surveys,
engineering surveys and cadastral surveys for the railway development projects.
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Facilitate in survey and registration
of corporations land
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Preparation of land acquisition plans
for the proposed SGR projects.
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Carry out engineering surveys for the
proposed infrastructure projects;
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Maintenance of land information
system in the spatial database.
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Identification of affected properties
by the proposed projects.
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Mapping out the corporation’s rail
corridor reserve for the proposed railway development projects;
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Monitoring way leaves infringements
and approvals; and
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Pegging out allocated leases.
Requirements
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Bachelors Degree in Surveying/
Geomatics Engineering
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Member of Institution of Surveyors of
Kenya, Land Surveyors
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Training in GIS/GPS/Remote
sensing/Land Administration and Management.
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3 years experience in a busy
environment
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Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills
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Team player
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Competences in GIS applications
software e.g. Arc GIS series,
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Resilient
Financial Accountant
Duties and
Responsibilities
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Manage and lead the day to day
finance activities to ensure effective and efficient financial reporting.
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Assisting in formulating sound
financial policy procedures and control systems;
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Carrying out review of financial
management systems and procedures;
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Ensuring preparation of monthly trial
balance and financial and management statements as per set requirements and
standards;
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Ensuring appropriate maintenance of
the general ledger and balancing and reconciling control accounts;
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Formulating costing and revenue
policies and systems that ensure the accounting of all costs incurred and
revenue collected;
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Preparing special financial reports
e.g. creditors, capital expenditure, specified tax returns and schedules;
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Ensuring the fixed assets register is
appropriately maintained and updated;
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Authorising expenditure up to set
limits;
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Overseeing preparation and management
of the payroll;
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Ensuring all statutory deductions and
payments are made;
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Liaising with external auditors
during audits; and
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Overseeing the maintenance of bank
information and bank reconciliation.
Requirements
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Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting or
Finance or a Business related degree
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CPA (K)
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7 years relevant experience with
computerised computing systems, 3 of which must have been in a management
level.
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Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills
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High integrity
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Team player
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Computer literacy and familiarity
with standard office computer applications
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Ability to work under pressure and
meet deadlines
Electrical Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities
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Focal point for railway power supply
throughout the system with respect to ICT interventions designs, installations
and testing.
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Focal point for electricity supply
required during construction and commissioning phases paying particular
attention to manufacturing facilities and labour camps.
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Focal point for electricity supply
network design and commissioning of maintenance facilities.
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Focal point for training (including
induction and capacity building) for all cadre of staff in all electricity
supply interventions.
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Participating in setting and
monitoring implementation schemes and milestones
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Preparing monthly progress reports
and other reports for Management.
Requirement
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Bachelor degree in Electrical
Engineering (provide copy of practicing certificate)
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Fifteen (15) years of professional
experience and ten (10) years experience in the design or operation or
construction or maintenance of electrical power supply systems ranging
transmission (up to 66 KV) to distribution (11 KV and 415 volts)
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Knowledge of electric traction for
railways and electrical machines an added advantage.
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Demonstrate understanding of
electricity consumption and tariffs application.
Communications and ICT Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities
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Responsible for railway
communications and ICT interventions design, manufacture, procurement and
commissioning.
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Responsible for communication and ICT
support required during the construction and commissioning of the railway.
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Focal point for railway
communications and ICT interventions design and commissioning of maintenance
facilities.
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Focal point for training (including
induction and capacity building) for all cadre of staff in all railway
requirement for communication and ICT interventions.
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Participating in setting and
monitoring implementation schemes and milestones
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Preparing monthly progress reports
and other reports for Management.
Requirements
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Bachelor degree in Electrical
Engineering (provide copy of practicing certificate).
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Fifteen (15) years professional
experience and ten (10) years experience in design and installation of
telecommunications and ICT facilities.
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Knowledge of modern communications
and ICT interventions for railway operations an added advantage
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Demonstrate understanding of both
software and hardware requirements for modern communications and ICT
interventions.
Signal Engineer
Duties and responsibilities
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Responsible for railway signalling
and trains’ control design, manufacture, procurement and commissioning of
maintenance facilities.
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Focal point for training including
induction and capacity building for all staff in all railway signalling and
trains control issues.
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Participating in setting and
monitoring implementation schemes and milestones
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Preparing monthly progress reports
and other reports for Management.
Requirements
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Bachelor degree in Electrical
Engineering (provide copy of practicing certificate).
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Fifteen (15) years professional
experience and ten (10) years experience in design, operation and maintenance
of automatic railway signalling
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Knowledge of modern railway
signalling design and operations and trains control an added advantage
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Demonstrate understanding of mixed
traffic railway operations.
Rolling Stock Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities
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Responsible for railway passenger
coaches and freight wagons design, manufacture, procurement and commissioning.
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Dealing with design, construction and
commissioning of railway passenger coaches and freight wagons maintenance.
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Training including induction and
capacity building for all cadre of staff in all railway passenger coaches and
freight wagons issues
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Participating in setting and
monitoring implementation schemes and milestones
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Preparing monthly progress reports
and other reports for Management.
Requirements
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Bachelor degree in Mechanical or
Electrical Engineering (provide copy of practicing certificate).
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Twenty (20) years of professional
experience and fifteen (15) years experience in railway passenger coaches and
freight wagons design or manufacture or maintenance.
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Knowledge of passenger coaches and
freight wagons design used in standard gauge railways an added advantage
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Demonstrate understanding of general
railway operations and maintenance.
Locomotives Engineer
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Focal point for locomotives design,
manufacture, procurement and commissioning.
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Focal point for design, construction
and commissioning of locomotives maintenance and fuelling facilities
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Focal point for training including
induction and capacity building for all cadre of staff in all locomotives
issues
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Participating in setting and
monitoring implementation schemes and milestones
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Preparing monthly progress reports
and other reports for Management.
Requirements
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Bachelor degree in Mechanical or
Electrical Engineering (provide practicing certificate).
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At least fifteen (15) years of
professional engineering experience including eight (10) years in locomotives
design or manufacture or maintenance.
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Knowledge of locomotives used in
standard gauge railways an added advantage
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Demonstrate understanding of general
railway operations and maintenance
Architect
Duties and Responsibilities
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Responsible for all architectural
interventions including designs and finishing works.
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Training including induction and
capacity building for all staff in architectural interventions and finishing
work section
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Participating in setting and
monitoring implementation schemes and milestones
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Preparing monthly progress reports
and other reports for Management.
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In general, the Architect will assess
the suitability of contractor’s designs of all the building and landscaping
works and monitor quality control during construction of the buildings.
Requirements
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Bachelor degree in Architecture
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Fifteen (15) years professional
experience and ten (10) years of in an active design office or construction
sites.
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Familiar with Kenyan building code
and regulations.
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Participation as a lead architect in
at least 2 projects with at least one project completed, in the last 3 years
Civil Engineer (General)
Duties and Responsibilities
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Handling miscellaneous civil
engineering structures design and construction works including supply chain,
materials testing and commissioning.
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Training including induction and capacity
building of staff in miscellaneous civil engineering structures design and
construction
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Setting and monitoring implementation
schemes and milestones
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Preparing monthly progress reports
and other reports for Management.
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Setting up safety, health and
environmental sustenance rules and regulation at all working places and labour
camps;
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Monitoring safety etc at working
places and labour camps.
Requirements
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Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering
(provide practicing certificate)
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Fifteen (15) years professional
experience and ten (10) years in general civil engineering designs and
construction including roads, buildings, water supply, wastes disposal (solid
and liquid), etc.
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Fluent in spoken and written English
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Good writing and speaking skills in
English.
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Demonstrate understanding of standard
gauge railway design, construction and general railway operations
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Be a team player
Railway Track Engineer I
Duties and responsibilities
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Will deputize for the Project Manager
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Focal point for all railway track
infrastructure development issues including components manufacture, supply,
testing and commissioning
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Focal point for all cadre of staff
induction, training and capacity building in railway tack infrastructure
development
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Setting and monitoring implementation
schemes and milestones
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Preparing monthly progress reports
and other reports for Management.
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Setting up safety, health and
environmental sustenance rules and regulation at all working places and labour
camps ; monitoring safety etc at working places and labour camps.
Requirements
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Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering
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Twenty (20) years professional
experience in civil engineering and 15 years (15) experience in railway track
design or construction/maintenance
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Knowledge of railway operations will
be an added advantage
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Fluent in spoken and written English
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Demonstrate understanding general
railway operations
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Be a team player
Railway Track Engineer II
Duties and Responsibilities
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Handling Railway corridor development
issues including, supply chain, materials testing, machinery deployment
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Training including induction and
capacity building for all staff in railway corridor development
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Setting and monitoring implementation
schemes and milestones
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Preparing monthly progress reports
and other reports for Management.
·
Setting up safety, health and
environmental sustenance rules and regulation at all working places and labour
camps;
·
Monitoring safety at working places
and labour camps.
Requirements
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Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering
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Fifteen (15) years professional experience
and ten (10) years experience in transport infrastructure design or
construction or maintenance
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Familiar with structures designs and
construction
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Good knowledge of geotechnical
investigations
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Fluent in spoken and written English
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Demonstrate understanding of general
railway operations
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Be a team player
Vacancy: Project Manager
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief Executive
Officer for the following:
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The focal point in KR for Standard
Gauge Railway (SGR) development issues and head of the Project Implementation
Department (PID).
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Provide a link between the
Supervision Consultant and EPC Contractor;
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Provide secretariat duties for all KR
and Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure SGR consultations and meetings
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Custodian of all SGR related
correspondence
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Focal point for SGR development in
the region
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Responsible for monitoring the
project and approving project expenditure.
Requirements
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Bachelor degree in Engineering
(provide practicing certificate);
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Twenty (20) years professional
railway experience and eight (8) years in management position;
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Knowledge of SGR development
requirement in the Country and the Region and particularly Mombasa – Nairobi
SGR Project with respect to engineering, financing, human resource requirement
among others;
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Fluent in spoken and written English
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Good writing and speaking skills.
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Demonstrate understanding of general
railway operations
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Understanding of railway
electrification will be an added advantage
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Team player
Terms of Offer: An
attractive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and
responsibilities of the position will be negotiated with the right candidate.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates
MUST complete the Kenya Railways application form (click here to download), attach
their testimonials and certificates and address their applications to the:
Managing Director
Kenya Railways Corporation
P.O. Box 30121, 00100,
Nairobi
to be received by Friday 6th
June, 2014.
Note: Those who had applied for these positions
previously need not apply.