Assistant Manager, Design, Electrical (KETRACO)

About the role

KETRACO is recruiting one Assistant Manager, Design, Electrical (reference KETRACO/5/1C/40/245/Vol I-B, dated 11/2026) for a permanent and pensionable position reporting to the Manager, Design. The role coordinates quality control of civil design works, including civil works, foundations, support structures and building works, during design and design review, to deliver a reliable and efficient electricity transmission infrastructure. It is a full-time management role based in Nairobi.

Key responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the Division and report on electrical engineering quality control during procurement, design, construction and commissioning of transmission projects.
• Implement strategies, policies, plans, standards and procedures for electrical design, and enforce compliance with relevant acts such as the Energy Act, Procurement Act, Engineers Act, Environmental Act and Health and Safety Act.
• Coordinate electrical design and design reviews with other divisions and stakeholders, and formulate electrical design standards and construction methodology.
• Oversee management of transmission line and substation projects and electrical design consultancy projects from initiation to commissioning or completion.
• Manage staff performance, career development, capacity building and skill deployment; identify and mitigate electrical design risks.
• Prepare and update technical guidelines and standards, monitor local and international design consultants, and implement the annual procurement and work plans.
• Ensure quality assurance, proper interface between electrical and civil designs, and approve technical information shared with contractors and subcontractors.
• Track design and design reviews, manage document control of approved designs and drawings, and supervise design consultants and their outputs.
• Review design changes, technical specifications and approved suppliers, advise on cost implications of changes, and act as intermediate reviewer and approver of departmental budget expenditure in the SAP system.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Electrical and Electrical Communications Engineering, Project Management, Strategic Management, Business Administration or an equivalent recognised qualification.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics or Electrical Communications Engineering or equivalent.
• Registered Professional Engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and a valid practicing licence.
• Full member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya in good standing.
• A leadership course of at least four weeks from a recognised institution.
• Cumulative 12 years of relevant work experience, three of which at the grade of Principal Engineer or a comparable position.

Working conditions involve an office setting with extensive field assignments locally, regionally and internationally, including outside normal office hours, and exposure to high-voltage and work-at-heights risks. Applicants must submit a signed application letter, detailed CV, copies of academic and professional certificates and a copy of their national ID or passport; shortlisted candidates are interviewed and asked to produce originals and Chapter Six clearances.