Overview: Designing HVAC for offices and retail space is never just about cold air; it’s about predicting how real people will feel in real rooms, under real loads. In this role, you become the engineer who turns architectural sketches into environments that stay comfortable at 2 p.m. on a packed shopping day and at 7 a.m. when only cleaners are around. Loads, selections, duct routes, hydronics, you own the technical backbone that makes a building breathe properly. On the sharper days, you’re deep in HAP models, testing assumptions, and balancing efficiency against capex. Other days you’re in ceiling voids, troubleshooting controls logic, explaining static pressure realities to contractors, and smoothing out the commissioning plan so TAB goes cleanly the first time. Your decisions ripple into utility bills, tenant satisfaction, and even future retrofit costs, so precision matters. Expect constant negotiation with architects and the broader MEP team, finding space for ducts that magically weren’t in the render, adjusting pipe runs, and keeping the acoustic footprint civilized. When commissioning time comes, you lead the dance: witness tests, trend logs, set-point policies, and the quiet pride of watching a system hit its comfort targets without energy waste. If you enjoy the blend of design discipline, field practicality, and the diplomacy needed to make multiple parties align, this role puts you right in that sweet spot. The growth path is clear: Senior HVAC Engineer → MEP Design Lead → Building Services Manager. Key Responsibilities: - Cooling/heating load calcs; equipment selection and schedules. - Ductwork/hydronic design; static balancing and controls logic. - Commissioning plans; TAB; witness tests; snag clearance. - Energy efficiency tweaks and set-point policies. - Produce as-builts, O&M manuals, client training. Education & Experience: - BSc Mechanical/Building Services; 3–5 yrs HVAC design & commissioning. Skills: - HAP/Carrier, AutoCAD/Revit, psychrometrics, TAB instruments. KPIs: - Comfort compliance, energy intensity, snag closure, and handover quality. Compensation: KES 160,000–250,000 + annual bonus. Client estimates vary with the portfolio. Benefits: - Medical, phone/data, CPD, professional fees. Growth Path: - Senior HVAC Eng → MEP Design Lead → Building Services Manager. Ideal promotion cycle.
K sh 160,000 – 250,000 gross / month
Overview: The CAD/BIM Technicians sit at the heart of design delivery, turning engineering concepts for structures and MEP systems into drawings that contractors can build without guesswork. Your week revolves around maintaining clean models, disciplined file structures, and sheet sets that reflect current design intent with zero ambiguity. When engineers iterate, you update fast, document changes cleanly, and keep the CDE spotless. You’ll run coordination views across trades, flag clashes early, and push timely RFIs that prevent downstream rework. Redlines are processed with precision, from line weights to annotations to tagging consistency. You’ll manage families, templates, and libraries so that modelling stays efficient and standards remain unbroken from project start to handover. This role blends production speed with quality control; you’ll own naming conventions, sheet versioning, transmittal logs, and the small details that keep project teams aligned. Measured by sheet quality audits, RFI rates, and reissue cycles, your work directly influences how smoothly the site team executes. Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years in consultancy or contractor design offices, strong Revit/AutoCAD/ Navisworks capability, and the discipline to follow (and improve) BEP and CDE rules. Growth follows a clear path: Senior BIM Technician, BIM Coordinator, and ultimately Digital Delivery Lead. Key Responsibilities: - Draft structural/MEP drawings; maintain Revit/AutoCAD models. - Run coordination views; mark up clashes for engineers. - Manage sheets, tags, and families; follow BEP/CDE rules. - Process redlines quickly; issue transmittals with logs. - Keep libraries and templates tidy; train juniors. Education & Experience: - Diploma in CAD/BIM/Eng Tech; 3–5 yrs consultancy/contractor office. Skills: - Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, CDEs, sheet standards. KPIs: - RFI rate, reissue cycles, sheet quality audits, and on-time submissions. Compensation: KES 100,000–170,000 + annual bonus. Client estimates vary with software mastery. Benefits: - Medical, CPD, software license access, flexible days. Growth Path: - Senior BIM Tech → BIM Coordinator → Digital Delivery Lead. Ideal promotion cycle.
K sh 100,000 – 170,000 gross / month
Overview: The Solar PV Engineer designs and delivers reliable C&I solar systems, both rooftop and ground-mount, that meet performance, safety, and economic targets. You’ll turn site surveys and shading data into optimized system layouts, validate production with PVsyst/PV*Sol, and produce clean single-line diagrams and BoQs that make commercial decisions easy. Your work shows up in tidy drawings, accurate models, and installations that are commissioned on schedule. Day-to-day, you’ll assess structural suitability with civil teams, size arrays and inverters, and configure protections, communication, and monitoring portals. You’ll prepare proposals and financial models, LCOE, payback, and sensitivity cases that give clients confidence in long-term returns. During execution, you’ll supervise installations, enforce electrical safety, close snags, and run commissioning tests that prove the system is grid-ready. Once online, you’ll set up O&M plans, dial in monitoring thresholds, and troubleshoot underperformance issues, ensuring actual yield stays tight to modeled outputs. Your work blends engineering rigour with field practicality: fewer surprises, cleaner installations, and predictable energy delivery. This role suits an Electrical/Energy Engineer with 3–5 years in C&I solar and a strong command of PVsyst/PV*Sol, AutoCAD, inverter configuration, and net-metering frameworks. Growth typically moves through Senior PV Engineer, Project Manager (Renewables), and ultimately Head of Engineering (Energy) along the ideal promotion path. Key Responsibilities: - Site surveys, shading analysis, and structural checks with the civil team. - System design (PV*Sol/PVsyst), single lines, inverter settings. - BoQs, proposals, and economic models (LCOE, payback). - Installation supervision, QA/QC, and commissioning tests. - O&M plans, monitoring (SCADA/portal), performance tuning. Education & Experience: - BSc Electrical/Energy Eng; 3–5 yrs C&I solar projects. Skills: - PVsyst/PV*Sol, AutoCAD, single-lines, electrical safety, net-metering. KPIs: - Yield vs model, install cycle time, snag list closure, safety record. Compensation: KES 160,000–260,000 + project bonus. Client estimates vary with MW delivered. Benefits: Medical, PPE, vehicle/per diems, training. Growth Path: Senior PV Engineer → Project Manager (RE) → Head of Engineering (Energy). Ideal promotion cycle.
K sh 160,000 – 260,000 gross / month
Overview: The Water/Wastewater Engineer ensures that industrial effluent treatment plants run reliably, efficiently, and in full regulatory compliance. You’ll design, operate, and tune pre-treatment, DAF, and biological systems so that every sample routine or surprise stands up to NEMA and utility scrutiny. The work is hands-on: stable flows, correct dosing, healthy biology, and predictable sludge handling. Day to day, you’ll interpret lab results, adjust aeration and chemical regimes, and optimize energy use across pumps, blowers, and mixers. You’ll keep critical equipment service-ready, maintain spare part strategies, and coordinate with vendors for calibrations, media, membranes, or chemical supply. Sludge dewatering and compliant disposal will fall squarely within your remit, supported by tight documentation and clear operating logs. You’ll also maintain inspection readiness permits, sampling records, trend charts, and process KPIs that show control rather than reaction. Your role balances cost and performance, constantly reducing chemical consumption per cubic metre treated while protecting uptime and effluent quality. This position fits an engineer with 4–6 years in effluent treatment systems and strong fundamentals in process control, dosing, and biological operations. High performers typically progress to Senior Wastewater Engineer, then Utilities Manager, and ultimately Sustainability/ESG Technical Lead as part of the ideal growth pathway. Key Responsibilities: - Design/operate pre-treatment, DAF, aerobic/anaerobic units. - Monitor lab results; adjust dosing and aeration; optimize energy. - Maintain equipment (pumps, blowers, mixers) and spare kits. - Handle sludge dewatering and disposal compliance. - Keep logs, permits, and inspection readiness. Education & Experience: - BSc Water/Env/Chem Eng; 4–6 yrs effluent treatment plants. Skills: - Process control, dosing, lab interpretation, P&IDs, HAZOP basics. KPIs: - Compliance pass %, energy/m³ treated, chemical cost/m³, downtime. Compensation: KES 170,000–280,000 + annual bonus. Client estimates vary with plant size & compliance track. Benefits: - Medical, PPE, training, phone/data. Growth Path: - Senior WW Engineer → Utilities Manager → Sustainability/ESG Technical Lead. Ideal promotion cycle.
K sh 170,000 – 280,000 gross / month
Overview: Structures don’t design themselves and neither do elegant, buildable mid-rise buildings. As a Structural Engineer, you’ll be the bridge between concept and reality, crafting frames, slabs, and foundations that are safe, economical, and ready for the site to execute without a hitch. Your calculations and bar bending schedules become the quiet backbone of every floor poured. Expect a mix of desk and dialogue: reviewing designs with architects and MEP teams, answering RFIs, and running value-engineering sessions that keep budgets lean without cutting corners. Every drawing checked, every load path verified, is a small victory against construction headaches yet to come. Precision matters, but so does responsiveness. You’ll scrutinize shop drawings, maintain design risk registers, and ensure compliance with Eurocode, BS, or local bylaws, turning abstract numbers into structures that don’t just stand they endure. In this role, your craft builds trust. Every milestone brings you closer to Senior Structural Engineer, then Associate, and eventually Design Lead, shaping not just buildings but the standards for others to follow. Key Responsibilities: - Analyze & design RC frames, foundations, retaining structures. - Prepare calcs, drawings, and BBS; coordinate with draughting. - Check shop drawings; answer RFIs; conduct site inspections. - Perform design reviews/VE with QS & architects. - Ensure compliance (Eurocode/BS, local bylaws). - Maintain design risk registers and change logs. Education & Experience: - BSc Civil/Structural; 3–6 yrs consulting/design office. Skills: - ETABS/SAFE/Prokon, AutoCAD/Revit, Excel, codes & detailing. KPIs: - First-time approval rate, clash/RFI rate, cost per m² vs benchmark. Compensation: KES 180,000–280,000 + annual bonus. Client estimates vary with portfolio & chartership progress. Benefits: - Medical, CPD, professional fees, flexible work days. Growth Path: - Senior Structural Engineer → Associate → Design Lead. Ideal promotion cycle.
K sh 180,000 – 280,000 gross / month
Overview: Construction rarely follows the neat lines on a drawing, and that’s where you come in. As a Civil Site Engineer, you’ll translate plans into reality on urban roads and stormwater works, turning surveys, levels, and crews into visible progress. Every culvert set, every lane paved, and every approval ticked off is a small victory against chaos. Your days are a blend of hands-on supervision and meticulous documentation ITPs, RFIs, NCRs, and site diaries are your alphabet. You’ll coordinate materials testing, track compaction and concrete quality, and ensure every subcontractor and labourer is where they need to be, doing what they’re supposed to. Safety and traffic management aren’t afterthoughts, they’re your baseline. You’ll enforce HSE plans, liaise with utilities, and keep residents and marshals in the loop, making sure progress doesn’t come at the cost of people or community goodwill. In essence, this role is about turning civil engineering theory into tangible, on-the-ground results. With every milestone met, you’re building both infrastructure and credibility, setting yourself up for the next rung: Senior Site Engineer, Section Engineer, and eventually Project Engineer. Key Responsibilities: - Set out works (roads, drains, culverts); manage levels & QA checks. - Coordinate materials testing (CBR, compaction, concrete). - Issue RFIs; manage NCRs and close-out with evidence. - Plan daily resources; supervise subcontractors and labour. - Keep as-built records; update progress vs program. - Enforce HSE and traffic management plans. Education & Experience: - BSc Civil/Construction Engineering; 3–5 yrs urban roadworks. Skills: - Total station/levels, AutoCAD/Civil 3D basics, MS Project/Primavera, QA docs. KPIs: - Progress vs program, rework %, test pass rates, HSE incidents. Compensation: KES 150,000–240,000 + site allowance. Client estimates vary with scope & certifications. Benefits: - Medical, PPE, per diems, phone/data. Growth Path: - Senior Site Engineer → Section Engineer → Project Engineer. Ideal promotion cycle.
K sh 150,000 – 240,000 gross / month
Overview: Production waits for no one, and neither will your control systems. As an Electrical & Automation Engineer, you’ll be the guardian of PLC logic, VFD tuning, and SCADA dashboards, ensuring lines hum and utilities stay stable. Expect hands-on wiring, clean panels, and kaizen-style problem-solving with operators, the kind of work where every trip avoided saves both time and cash. You’ll implement safety interlocks, e-stops, and guards that protect people and machines alike, while digitizing downtime codes that finance can actually trust. Calibrating instruments, maintaining historian tags, and keeping panels spotless aren’t just chores; they’re part of the rhythm that makes the plant predictable and resilient. In short, this is a role where your technical chops meet strategic impact. You’ll drive unplanned-trip reductions, faster repairs, and data-driven decisions while coaching cross-functional teams to treat automation not as a black box, but as a tool for reliability, efficiency, and safe production. Key Responsibilities: - Maintain PLCs (Siemens/Allen-Bradley), HMIs, SCADA & historian tags. - Tune VFDs/servos; protect motors; manage harmonics/power quality. - Implement safety interlocks, e-stops, guards; own change control. - Capture/digitize downtime reasons; publish loss trees and fixes. - Calibrate instruments (flow/temp/level/pressure). - Manage drawings, panel hygiene, and critical spares. Education & Experience: - BSc Electrical/Mechatronics; 4–7 yrs automation in process/discrete plants. Skills: - PLC/HMI, SCADA, networks, instrumentation, and electrical safety. KPIs: - Unplanned trips ↓, downtime captured, safety incidents, and mean time to repair. Compensation: KES 200,000–340,000 + annual bonus. Figures are client estimates and vary with stack & scale. Benefits: - Medical, pension, on-call allowance, training (OEM courses). Growth Path: - Senior E&A Engineer → Automation Lead → Head of Engineering. Ideal promotion cycle.
K sh 200,000 – 340,000 gross / month
Overview: Machines don’t take coffee breaks, and neither will you, but you’ll make sure they run like clockwork. As a Mechanical Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of an FMCG plant, keeping compressors, boilers, chillers, and high-speed packaging lines humming. Daily gemba walks, root-cause problem-solving, and weekend shutdowns planned to perfection are your rhythm. Clean documentation and calm troubleshooting are just as important as getting your hands on a wrench. You’ll lead preventive and predictive maintenance programs, run RCAs that end with actionable SOPs, and optimize spare parts so downtime is minimal and costs are controlled. Collaboration with Production, QA, and vendors is constant, and your dashboards will make OEE, MTBF, and MTTR numbers come alive for leadership. Safety is non-negotiable. LOTO, permits, and disciplined work practices are your baseline. In short, this role isn’t just about keeping equipment running; it’s about building reliability, coaching technicians, and creating a culture where engineering excellence drives efficiency, quality, and cost control. If you enjoy structure, strategy, and tangible impact, this is the place to engineer both machines and outcomes. Key Responsibilities: - Maintain utilities (steam, air, refrigeration) and packaging/mech equipment. - Lead preventive & predictive maintenance; plan shutdowns with CMMS. - Run RCAs (5-Why/Fishbone), implement countermeasures & SOP updates. - Optimize spares (ABC/criticality); vendor management and service contracts. - Track OEE, MTBF/MTTR; publish weekly reliability dashboards. - Coach technicians; enforce safety LOTO and permit-to-work. Education & Experience: - BSc Mechanical/Mechatronics (JKUAT, TUK, UoN, MMU); 4–6 yrs in FMCG/packaging. Skills: - CMMS (e.g., SAP PM), vibration/thermal basics, drawings, TPM/5S. KPIs: - OEE %, MTBF ↑, MTTR ↓, energy/ton, maintenance cost/ton, audit scores. Compensation: KES 180,000–300,000 + annual performance bonus. Figures are estimates from our clients and vary with your experience, certifications, and interview performance. Benefits: - Medical, pension, shift meal, PPE, training budget. Growth Path: - Senior Mechanical Engineer → Maintenance Manager → Plant Engineering Manager. Ideal hierarchy and expected promotion cycle.
K sh 180,000 – 300,000 gross / month