Principal Engineer (Agriculture) - 1 Position At Agricultural Development Corporation (Adc)

Duties and responsibilities will entail:
Overseeing and implementing engineering programmes.
Conducting feasibility studies and investigation on agricultural engineering works;
Carrying out data analysis for design of agricultural engineering works;
Carrying out detailed design and preparation of bill of quantities of agricultural engineering works;
Carrying out specialized repair and maintenance of agricultural engineering works;
Verifying and validating agricultural engineering designs in accordance with set standards;
Implementing agricultural engineering design works;
Training farm staff in agricultural engineering technologies;
Conducting trainings, on-farm trials and demonstrations; and
Preparing of technical reports.

Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
Cumulative service period of nine (9) years in relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been the grade of Senior Engineer(Agriculture) or in comparable positions;
Bachelors degree in any of the following fields; Agricultural Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
Registered with the Engineers Board of Kenya as a Graduate Engineer;
Current valid annual Practicing License from the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya;
Membership with the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK); proficiency in computer application