Duties and Responsibilities.
Help in identifying and exploiting local untapped mechanisms in addressing water issues within the County;
Help in development of water financing mechanism and infrastructure in the County;
Assist in coordinating and management of the water works in the department;
Help to ensure that all deadlines on water and sanitation infrastructure development and provision are met;
Assist in formulating water control guidelines in accordance with the provisions of the Water Act;
Work with different water stakeholders WRUAs, WARMA, NEMA, WASREB, Water Trust
Fund among others to Develop water sector in the County;
Help to prepare, implement, monitor and evaluate water programs in the county;
Help in data collection and making water related decisions through scenario planning, GIS,
and multi criteria decisions among other tools;
Support the department in other management tasks related climate, environment and energy as directed by County Executive Member or Chief Officer;
When required represent the County in water technical meetings and perform other duties as assigned by seniors.
Perform hydraulic modelling and pipeline design.
Requirements for appointment
Bachelor's degree in Water engineering, Structural Engineering, Civil engineering, Environmental Science or any other relevant degree.
Master's Degree in a relevant field e.g. Environment Planning / Engineering, Water, Environment, Natural Resources, Rural and Urban planning will be an added advantage
Experience in the water sector.
Technical knowledge in Water Financing, Reforms and other related issues;
Extensive knowledge in database management, analysis and reporting;
Good communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to lay audiences;
Excellent organizational skills in GIS usage, management of multi stakeholders and partnerships;
Fluency in spoken and written English;
Experience working with/for local authorities and diversity of teams;
Good knowledge of County's and Country's policies and regulations in the field of water sector.
Fulfills the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.