He/she shall be the Contractor’s Representative in implementation of the Contract. He/she shall be the only signatory to payment of certificates/Monthly statements from the Contractor
- Minimum Qualification :Bachelors
- Experience Level :Senior level
- Experience Length :12 years
Key Qualifications
• The Staff proposed as Operations Manager must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any of Information Technology or Engineering related fields from a recognized University.
• A minimum of Twelve (12) years in relevant work and at least (5) years in a management role in comparable position in the Public Service or in the Private Sector preferably in activities related to weights and measurements.
• The candidate should be of high integrity (provide a current certificate of good conduct).
• He must be well versed with the Laws of Kenya, especially, the Penal Code, the Civil Procedure Code, Company Law, Public Roads Act and the Traffic Act (CAP 403) of the Laws of Kenya and related amendments and the East African Community Vehicle Control Act, 2016 (EACVLCA) and its attendant Regulations.
• Certificate in Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
• Valid Annual Practicing License from recognized professional body.
Detailed Tasks Assigned
• He/she shall be the Contractor’s Representative in implementation of the Contract. He/she shall be the only signatory to payment of certificates/Monthly statements from the Contractor.
• He/She shall be the authorised Contractor’s Representative to receive the correspondences from the Engineer’s Representative.
• He/she shall ensure that the Management, Operation and Maintenance all the weighbridge station facilities are carried out in line with the Terms of Reference (TOR) and the general conditions of the contract.
• He/she shall oversee the day-to-day operations of all the weighbridge clusters stations.
• Supervise all Contractor’s Staff assigned to the Weigh Stations.
• Identify risks affecting cluster weighbridges, carry out the risk’s assessments, classifications and mitigation planning in liaison with the Resident Engineer.
• Continuously engage with the Courts through organized cluster retreats, CUCs, visits to individual Courts, Periodic Stakeholders Meetings, Media Communication Sensitization, drivers, transporters and other stakeholders on compliance with axle load limits.
• Coordinate with other government agencies such as the Courts, KRA, NTSA, KPA, EACC, NPS during the execution of the Contract.
• Compile and Transmit Comprehensive Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Reports to the Resident Engineer.
• Enforce axle load limits in close liaison with the Virtual Weighbridge Stations, Mobile teams and the Axle Load Enforcement Highway Unit (ALEHU).
• Submit reports of incidences to the Engineer recommending action if any.
• Maintaining and operating weighbridge equipment and infrastructure for Business continuity.
• Ensuring adherence to established ICT standards.
• Equipment Risk management.
• Compiling overall systems documentation.
• Supervising installation certifications, repairs and maintenance of the Weighbridge equipment and associated peripherals.
• Recommending Hardware/Software specifications for the weighbridge stations
• Maintaining web-based systems and database servers.
• Maintaining Systems security and Databases.
• Enforcing implementation of ICT policies and procedures at the weighbridge stations.
• Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale.
• Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.
