Surveyor - 3 Posts

The Lake Victoria North Water Services Board (LVNWSB) is one of the eight Water Services Boards established under the Water Act 2002 section 51(2), mandated to ensure efficient and economical provision of water and sewerage services within its area of jurisdiction.

This role, available in three posts, involves executing precise land and hydrographic surveys crucial for the development and maintenance of water infrastructure projects undertaken by the Board.

Roles and Responsibility

• Conduct land surveys to establish precise boundaries, contours, and features of the land where water infrastructure will be built.
• Perform hydrographic surveys to map underwater features, depths, and topography of rivers and other water bodies.
• Use specialized equipment, including GPS, total stations etc to collect accurate field data.
• Prepare detailed survey plans, maps, and digital models.
• Assist in the review of project plans and specifications, providing critical surveying input to ensure accurate implementation.
• Establish control points and benchmarks to serve as reference points for the entire project.
• Provide construction staking, marking the designed locations for future construction features like pipelines and canals.
• Monitor and verify the accuracy of the construction layout, identifying and resolving discrepancies with the design plans.
• Conduct ongoing checks to ensure the quality and accuracy of data collection at specified intervals.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of all survey data, field notes, and reports.
• Ensure all surveying activities comply with relevant standards, regulations, and quality control procedures.
• Communicate findings and issues to project stakeholders, including engineers, contractors, and government agencies.
• Conduct utility surveys to locate underground pipes and cables, preventing damage during construction by mapping their type and depth.
• Carry out setting out for structures.
• Control levels during constructions.
• Update topographic levels.
• Undertake engineering surveys for any additional works.
• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following criteria:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Surveying Engineering or its equivalent with at least two (2) years’ work experience.
2. Diploma in Surveying, Geomatics, Surveying Engineering or its equivalent with at least four (4) years’ work experience.

Additional Requirements for Successful Candidates

Successful candidates will be required to bring documentation relating to:

• Tax compliance
• HELB clearance
• CRB clearance
• Good conduct certificate
• EACC clearance