Job Description
Principal Superintending Architect, Job Group “Q”- 1 post (Advert No. 8/2022)
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level may be deployed as a head of a section at County headquarters or as a sub-County works officer or as a County architect. Duties and responsibilities at the County level will entail:
i) Monitoring of expenditure on a county building development programme and delays on project:
ii) Preparing of the annual budget, development estimates for the department and checking of sketches/ schemes designs done by commissioned consultants and make recommendations for payments.
iii) In charge of data collection and collation in the County.
iv) Handling correspondence, reports and papers on policy matters;
v) Monitoring and coordination of departmental resources and activities.
vi) Performing any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.
As the Sub- County works officer, the officer will be in charge of
i) All architectural, engineering and quantity surveying services in the sub-county.
ii) Specific duties and responsibilities will include
iii) Design and supervision of construction and maintenance of County buildings, civil and other public works.
iv) In addition, the officer will be responsible for research activities, administration and supervision of all staff working under him/her.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this cadre, an officer must have
i) Served in the grade of chief superintending architect or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service for at least three (3) years or seven (7) years in a comparable position in the private sector;
ii) A bachelor’s degree in architecture from a recognized institution in Kenya;
iii) Been registered by the board of registration of architects and quantity surveyors
iv) Corporate membership with the architectural association of Kenya (AAK) attended a project development and management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
v) Project development and management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage
vi) Management course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
vii) Strategic leadership development course or related course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
viii) Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of structural programmes including supervision of professional and technical staff; and shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results