Vihiga County whose headquarters is in Mbale is Located in the Western Region of Kenya. It boarders Nandi to the East, Kisumu County to the South, Siaya County to the West and KAKAMEGA County to the North. It is one of the four Counties in the former Western Province. Vihiga County has five Constituencies; Luanda, Emuhaya, Hamisi, Sabatia and Vihiga. The County’s population stands at 612,000.

Duties and Responsibilities

• This is the entry grade for this cadre. An Engineer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior engineer.
• Planning and carrying out scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance on roads, building and other civil structures;
• Ensuring housekeeping and maintenance of work areas adhere to set safety standards;
• Making sure the equipment and tools are serviced and maintained to operating standards;
• Raising purchase requests in the plant maintenance and management system; coming up with technical drawings as per work request;
• Verifying accuracy of materials and equipment; and
• Maintaining tools and equipment inventory.

Requirements and skills for appointment

• Diploma in Civil Engineering or related field;
• Excellent knowledge of design and visualizations software such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D or similar;
• Knowledge in sketching out drawings;
• Supervision skills will be an added advantage;
• Basic computer literacy
•  A candidate with work experience shall be an added advantage.
• Salary scale: The salary, allowances and other benefits attached to this position will be as determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.