Assistant Project Officer (Clerk of Works)-Water & Construction supervising water infrastructure construction, monitoring work quality, and ensuring contractor compliance, requiring a Civil Engineering or Building Construction Degree/Diploma and 3+ years experience.
Responsibilities
Construction
Supervision & Quality Control
- Ensure
all works are executed according to the approved drawings, technical
specifications, contract requirements, and industry standards.
- Inspect
all construction materials delivered to site and verify compliance with
specifications.
- Ensure
corrective actions are implemented promptly where defects are identified.
- Supervise
are verify the testing and commissioning of completed facilities and
systems before acceptance.
- Review
contractor work plans and construction schedules.
- Monitor
compliance with contractual obligations.
- Assist
in site inspections and work measurement to facilitate the processing of
contractors’ payment requests.
- Ensure
contractors adhere to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements.
- Ensure
compliance with environmental and social safeguarding policies.
Stakeholder
Engagement
- Coordinate
with local authorities, project staff, contractors, and community
representatives.
- Support
community sensitization relating to construction activities where
required.
- Prepare
daily site inspection notes and records.
Technical
Reporting
- Prepare
monthly technical progress reports for project management.
- Provide
updates on variations, delays, claims, risks, and quality concerns.
- Support
preparation of completion reports and handover documentation.
- Maintain
accurate geo-referenced and photographic evidence of construction
progress.
- Compile
documentation required for donor accountability, audits, and project
evaluations.
Qualifications
- Diploma
in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Irrigation Engineering,
Agricultural Engineering (Water and Soil Option), Construction
Engineering.
- Registration
with KETRB, or other relevant professional body will be an added
advantage.
- Minimum
2 years’ demonstrable experience in construction supervision and
inspection of water infrastructure, pumping systems, pipelines, or similar
civil engineering projects.
- Proven
experience in quality control, measurement and verification of works and
processing of Contractor’s Payment Applications.
- Experience
working on donor-funded, NGO, government, or community-based
infrastructure projects involving rural water supply, irrigation, climate
resilience, or natural resource management programmes is highly desirable.
- Practical
knowledge of occupational health and safety (OHS) standards, environmental
and social safeguards, and construction quality assurance procedures.
- Ability
to interpret and review engineering drawings, Bills of Quantities (BoQs),
technical specifications, and construction schedules.
- Proficiency
in preparing site inspection reports, progress reports, quantity
verification records, and project documentation.
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