Public Service Commission Kenya Secretary- National Building Inspectorate Jobs

Public Service Commission Kenya Secretary- National Building Inspectorate Jobs; The secretary will head the national buildings inspectorate and will be responsible to the principal secretary for providing strategic leadership and policy direction on matters of national built environment services.

Duties and responsibilities will include;

(i) formulating and reviewing of national built environment policies, strategies, procedures, programmes, guidelines and regulations in consultation with major stakeholders in the built environment sector;

(ii) overseeing preparations of standard built environment manuals and templates for use by relevant agencies;

(iii) working in collaborating with national and county government agencies and other stakeholders in ensuring all built environments structures conform to established standard guidelines and regulations;

(iv) promoting collaborating with relevant stakeholders in ensuring continuous and periodic inspection of built environment structures;

(v) facilitating coordination of multispectral agencies in enforcing remedial measures in built environment structures;

(vi) advising the cabinet secretary responsible for built environment function in respect to gazettement of renewal zone areas;

(vii) facilitating promotion of public private partnership programmes in the management of built environment structures;

(viii) overseeing accreditation of checkers, establishment of vetting committees, verification of enforcement notices and issuance of compliance inspection certificate in consultation with relevant stakeholders;

(ix) spearheading research work and facilitating promotion of benchmark studies with other reputable institutions to keep a breast with emerging trends in built environment issues;

(x) ensuring effective management of built environment database;

(xi) overseeing mobilization of resources, performance management, mentoring and development of staff.


For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;

(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Director, Building Inspection and Audit or Director Building Safety, Testing and Quality Assurance
Services CSG 5;

(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines:-Architecture, Mechanical
Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Quantity Survey, Survey, Design, Urban and Regional Planning, Building Economics or its equivalent qualification from a recognized university in Kenya;

(iii) a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:-Architecture, Mechanical

(iv) Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Quantity Survey, Survey, Design, Urban and Regional Planning, Building
Economics, Project Management or its equivalent from a recognized university in Kenya;

(v) registered by a relevant and recognized professional body;

(vi) good understanding of the role of built environment
functions and ability to
translate them into national development goals; and
(vii) demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in the general organization and management of the Built Environ-ment Function.

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