Job Description
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BUILDING SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE – ONE
(1) POST – V/NO. 131 /2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.102,860 – Ksh.172,350 p.m. (CSG 6)
House Allowance: Ksh.20,000 p.m. – Ksh.50,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.16,000 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 Assistant Director,
Built Environment Services, CSG 7 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, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Quantity Survey, Building Economics or equivalent qualification from a university
recognized in Kenya;
(iii) registered by a relevant professional body; and
(iv) demonstrated professional competence and managerial skills as reflected in work
performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level may be deployed either at the Headquarters or in the Regional
Office. At the headquarters, an officer at this level may be deployed in any of the
following functional areas. Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Built Environment Safety Testing
(i) working in collaboration with relevant stakeholders in reviewing and ensuring
implementation of safety testing policies, strategies, procedures, programmes
and guidelines;
(ii) supervising 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;