GIS Officer at Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company Limited (ELDOWAS)

Position Details

• Job Reference: ELDOWAS/HR/2025/GISO/02
• Number of Posts: 1
• Reports to: Planning, Design and Construction Manager
• Department: Technical
• Terms of Engagement: Permanent & Pensionable
• Job Grade: 7

Purpose of the Role

To work with the scientific, technological and artistic aspects of developing and producing maps for water and wastewater systems at ELDOWAS.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Mapping and GIS Operations

• Map water reticulation systems with appurtenances in GIS as required
• Map trunk sewers in GIS as required
• Design, maintain and manipulate geographical information (GI) databases
• Work with geographical information systems (GIS) to view, model and analyse landscape features
• Develop new sewer profiles, layouts and standard manhole details for new sewer connections

Data Management and Analysis

• Collate data provided by remote sensing techniques (spatial and environmental data acquired by sensors in satellites and aircraft)
• Provide GPS data for customer meter points with their attributes
• Research, select and evaluate map source data for preparation or revision of maps and charts at various scales
• Analyze and evaluate mappable information

Cartographic Design and Production

• Design maps, graphics, illustrations and layouts for specialist and general users
• Communicate information through the use of colour, symbols, style and other visual means
• Provide thematic maps in both digital and hard copy formats to management and users
• Operate plotting instruments and Digital Photogrammetric Workstations (DPW)
• Use desktop publishing packages to edit zone and route maps
• Ensure safe storage of hard copy maps for reference purposes

Coordination and Liaison

• Liaise with Ardhi House, surveyors, designers and other legal authorities for cadastral maps updates