Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is autonomous road agency, responsible for the management, development, rehabilitation and maintenance of international trunk roads linking centres of international importance and crossing international boundaries or terminating at international ports(Class A road), national trunk roads linking internationally important centres (Class B roads), and primarily roads linking provicially important centres to each other or two higher-classroads (Class C roads).

Job Purpose

The job holder shall undertake engineering activities in any of the Directorates of Planning, Research & Compliance, Highway Design & Safety, Development, Maintenance and Public Private Partnerships (PPP).

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

• Preparing short, medium and long term road works programmes;
• Preparing engineering design of road works;
• Preparing annual road maintenance work programmes;
• Preparing procurement plans for road work programmes;
• Preparing tender documentation for road works;
• Monitoring supervision of road maintenance works;
• Preparing road investment programs for road networks;
• Preparing Public Private Partnership arrangements;
• Preparing Materials testing and research programs;
• Carrying out traffic surveys and management of traffic data;
• Collecting and collating economic, environmental and social data for road investment programmes and strategies; and
• Undertaking road safety audits during road development.

Person Specifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Registered as a Graduate Engineer by the Engineers Board of Kenya.
• Proficiency in computer applications
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

Key Competencies and Skills

• Technical Skills
• Communication skills
• Inter-personal skills
• Listening skills
• Flexibility
• Reliability