GRADUATE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DESIGN - KET 6 ONE 1 POSITION REF: KET/5/1C/40/222-B 02/2025 ON PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Reporting to: Senior Engineer, Electrical Design

Job Purpose

This job is responsible for assisting in all substation and transmission line projects with regards to all electrical engineering-related works of transmission system projects for a reliable, efficient, and effective electricity transmission infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks

• Implementing quality control on matters relating to substations and transmission lines during procurement, design, and commissioning of transmission and substation projects.
• Undertaking the designs and design reviews of transmission lines and substation projects in liaison with other relevant divisions and stakeholders to support the timely delivery of quality transmission system projects.
• Assisting in monitoring the implementation of approved design and specifications during the implementation of substation and transmission line project works.
• Assisting in enhancing the quality of substations and transmission line projects by referring to and adopting relevant/applicable standards/manuals/codes and methodologies during the design of power transmission projects to ensure quality design documents.
• Assisting in implementing technical guidelines and standards/manuals for substation and transmission line project designs and the preparation of bidding documents and requests for design proposals.
• Working with local and international design consultants for stand-alone outsourced design services.
• Assisting in preparing periodic design status reports of projects to the Senior Engineer/Manager, Electrical Design as shall be directed.
• Assisting in reviewing technical substation and transmission line engineering information to be shared with contractors and subcontractors to ensure projects comply with all engineering standards, codes, specifications, and design instructions/requirements.
• Assisting in implementing document control and archiving of approved and as-built design documents and drawings, as well as test reports for transmission line and substation projects.
• Assisting in reviewing consultants’ designs to ensure that their designs conform to company standards and international standards.
• Participating in design interface meetings with consultants and contractors, as required.
• Participating in Factory Acceptance Tests, material testing, and final acceptance of transmission lines and substation projects.
• Participating, supervising, and coordinating site testing and acceptance of all related works of substations and transmission lines.
• Complying with relevant acts including the Energy Act, Procurement Act, Engineers Act, Environmental Act, Health and Safety Act, among others.

Qualifications & Skills Required

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field from a recognized institution.
• Registered Graduate Engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya EBK.
• Graduate Member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya IEK.
• A minimum of three 3 years of relevant work experience. Having demonstrable experience in substation or transmission line projects setting will be an added advantage.