Job Description
PRINCIPAL PHYSICAL PLANNER – JOB GROUP CPSB 06 (1 POST)
Job Ref: KCPSB/P/PP/02/11/11/21
Terms of Service: Permanent & Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
The Principal Physical Planner will be answerable to the Director Physical
Planning and will be responsible for the following tasks;
-Leading planning teams to prepare county, metropolitan, regional, urban,
rural physical development plans; participating in the preparation of intercounty physical and land use development;
-Providing guidance on data requirements for the various categories of
physical development plans;
-Implementing physical planning policies, strategies, standards and
programmes;
-Management of physical planning data;
-Initiating, preparing and monitoring the implementation of county and local
physical development plans;
-Preparing action plans for specific projects such as residential housing
schemes, shopping centers, industrial estates and recreational facilities;
-Providing advice to government and private agencies on development
proposals and plans;
-Implementing and providing feedback on physical planning guidelines and
standards; undertaking thematic regional studies on matters relating to
physical planning;
-Setting agenda and convening physical planning liaison committee meetings,
keeping record of deliberations and communicate decisions of the physical
planning liaison committees;
-Providing advice on development application and development control
matters;
-Carrying out public education on physical planning matters; and preparing
annual state of physical planning reports on county and local physical
development plans;
-Ensure proper execution of physical development control and preservation
orders;
-Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county and local
physical development;
-Prepare Annual Sectional Work Plans; procurement plan; revenue and AIA
returns; expenditure returns;
-Monitoring and evaluation of the Departmental programmes;
-Guidance, supervision and development of staff;
Requirements for appointment
-Be a Kenyan Citizen,
-Have a Bachelor's Degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban and
Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning from a recognized
institution;
-Have at least three years’ post-qualification professional experience in
physical and land use planning; and
-Be registered as a corporate member of Kenya Institute of Planners or
Architectural Association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
-Have attended a Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4)
weeks from a recognized institution;
-Have demonstrated merit and shown ability as reflected in work performance
and results.
-Demonstrate a thorough understanding of devolution, the county
development objectives and vision 2030.
-Satisfy the requirement of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on
leadership and integrity;
-MUST be computer literate.