Job Description
SENIOR PRINCIPAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT OFFICER – NINE (9) POSTS –
V/NO. 132/2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.90,200 – Ksh.124,630 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh.16,800 p.m.- Ksh.45,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.12,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal, Built
Environment Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the
wider public service;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Architecture, Mechanical
Engineering, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Quality, Building
Economics or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) registered by a relevant and recognized body; and
(iv) demonstrated professional competence as reflected in work performance and
results.
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following areas. Specific duties
and responsibilities include:
Built Environment Inspection
(i) working in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders in reviewing and
implementing national built environment inspection policies, strategies, programs,
procedure, guidelines and regulations;
(ii) planning preparations of standard inspection manuals and templates for use by
relevant agencies;
(iii) working with multi-sectoral agencies in conducting pre-inspection, inspection and
post inspection of built environment structures;
(iv) engaging relevant agencies in conducting continuous and periodic safety inspection
built environment;
(v) working with relevant stakeholders involved in search, rescue and evacuation
missions;
(vi) conducting research and undertaking benchmark studies with other institutions to
keep abreast with emerging trends in built environment inspection issues; and
(vii) maintaining the national built environment inspection electronic database.
Built Environment Audit
(i) working in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders in reviewing and
implementing Built Environment Audit policies, strategies, procedures and
programmes, guidelines and regulations;
(ii) planning preparations of standard inspection manuals and templates for use by
relevant agencies;
(iii) working in consultation with Multi-Sectoral Agencies in promoting built
environment audit inspection in compliance with required safety health audit
inspection of built environment audit inspections in compliance with required
guidelines and standards;
(iv) liaising with relevant agencies in conducting continuous periodic safety health
audit inspection of built environment;
(v) liaising with relevant stakeholders in mapping of built environment audit
inspection;
(vi) conducting research and undertaking benchmark studies with other institutions to
keep abreast with emerging trends in built environment audit issues; and
(vii) maintaining the national built environment audit electronic database.
Built Environment Safety Testing
(i) working in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders in implementing national
built environment safety testing policies, strategies, procedures, programmes,
guidelines;
(ii) planning preparations of standard safety testing manuals and templates for use
by relevant agencies;
(iii) working in liaison with multi-sectoral agencies in conducting scientific test on
built environment structures;
(iv) collaborating with relevant agencies in facilitating provision of laboratory tests to
stakeholders;
(v) working in consultations with multi-sectoral agencies in conducting destruction
and non-destructive tests on built environment structures;
(vi) engaging stakeholders in conducting pre-construction testing of built
environment structures;
(vii) working with relevant stakeholders in analysing construction material samples
to establish conformity to prescribed standard;
(viii) conducting research and undertaking benchmark studies with other institutions
to keep abreast with emerging trends in built environment safety testing issues;
and
(ix) maintaining the national built environment safety testing electronics database.