Technician/Engineering Assistant

North Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency (NRVWWDA) was established by the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation vide Gazette Notice No. 4 of 7th February, 2020 pursuant to the Water Act 2016. The Agency was established to undertake the development, maintenance and management of the National Public Water Works within its area of jurisdiction which includes; Uasin Gishu, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet and Turkana Counties. The Agency invites qualified and experienced persons to fill the following positions to be deployed at the North Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency Headquarters in Eldoret.

TECHNICIANS/ENGINEERING ASSISTANT NRV 8 (1 POST)

Reference No.: NRV/EA/08/2026

Terms: Permanent & Pensionable

The successful candidate will be reporting to Engineer and perform planning, designing, developing, managing and maintenance of Water and Sanitation infrastructure. The appointment will be on permanent terms, subject to satisfactory performance.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities are;

• Collecting baseline data for water and sanitation planning;
• Identifying sites for water and sanitation structures;
• Conducting preliminary topographic, hydrological, socio economic surveys;
• data collection for water and sanitation demand estimation;
• preparing of Feasibility Study Reports;
• Participating in site inspections;
• Preparing of payment certificates;
• Participating in implementation of projects;
• Participating in the development of departmental budgets and annual work plans;
• Preparing project progress reports;
• Participating in stakeholder consultative forums;
• Participating in assessment of water and sanitation facilities;
• Developing project proposals;
• Participating in commissioning of completed projects;
• preparing of project designs.

Qualifications and Work experience

The successful candidate must have/be: –

• Diploma in Civil/Water/Electrical/Mechanical/Building Engineering or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Be registered as Engineering Technician by the Kenya Engineering Technology Registration Board (KETRB);
• Proficiency in relevant computer applications;
• Proficiency in Auto-CAD/Civil 3D/Sewer CAD/Water CAD and other draughting computer applications;
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010