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An officer at this level will report to Chief Officer Transport and Infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Standardize procurement procedures for transport and hired equipment
- Generate revenue through leasing and hiring of plant and equipment;
- Schedule of drivers for the various assignment.
- Repair and maintain vehicles, plant and equipment
- Develop procedure manual for disposal of motor vehicles
- Monitor utilization, analyze and generate fuel consumption reports for all vehicles of vehicles, plant and equipment, in the County;.
- Coordinate the department’s technical consultancy services for motor vehicles and plant equipment with other public and private sectors;
- In charge of transport logistics and coordinate all aspects of driver management.
- Prepare income and expenditure forecasts.
- Review the vehicle movement logs on a minimum monthly basis (including surprise checks) to ensure that the logs are recorded in a real time, accurate and comprehensive manner and any deficiencies addressed formally
- Review manuals for hired plant and equipment
- Keep inventory of motor vehicles, plant and equipment in counties;
- Plan and organize the maintenance of all county vehicles, ensuring that service and inspection intervals are adhered to;
- Organize highest standards and regular inspections of County vehicles ;
- Deal with all aspects of the county’s obligations to the Ministry of Transport including vehicle annual tests, record keeping and fleet inspections;
- Manage and maintain a balanced team to cover the workload and ensure that you have adequate breakdown cover at all times outside the working day;
- Ensures that Drivers’ Defect notices are dealt with correctly and all completed defect notes are stored properly;
- Advise the chief officer on vehicle replacement and purchasing policies, displaying a sound knowledge of new vehicle types and vehicle related products and;
- Develop and implement standard operational standards to maintain vehicles by advocating best practices in industry.
Qualifications
- Be a Kenyan Citizen;
- Have vast knowledge and relevant work experience of 8 years’ in the relevant field, 3 years of which should have served as Fleet Management officer I or in a comparable position either in the Public Service or Private Sector;
- A bachelor’s degree social sciences or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Higher/ Advanced Diploma in automotive / Fleet Management or related field will be added advantage;
- Valid Class BCE Driving License;
- Experience of fleet/logistics systems a distinct advantage;
- Ability to prioritize workload and demonstrate outcomes on strict deadlines;
- Fulfilled all the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010;
- Leadership/ Management Course lasting not less than 4 weeks from a recognized institution;
- Proven communication and proficiency in computer applications;
- Demonstrate thorough understanding of County development objectives of vision 2030;
- Have ability to work in a multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity;
- Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the National, Values and Principles of Governance as outlined in Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010; and
- Demonstrated high degree of professional competence and management capability.
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