{"id":94678,"date":"2026-04-20T10:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/design-engineer-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:02:33","slug":"design-engineer-2","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/design-engineer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Main purpose of the position:<\/p>\n<p>\tCollaborate with sales team for scope details of new enquiries and final details of confimed jobs<br \/>\n\tDesign Steel Framed Structures for a diverse range of applications using latest and available Technology in Structural Design &amp; analysis.<br \/>\n\tSpecify in the design process the appropriate materials based on structural specifications and codes of practice.<br \/>\n\tLiaise with detailers in the preparation of drawings for internal &amp; external use<\/p>\n<p>Key Performance Areas:<\/p>\n<p>\tMeet departmental KPIs \u00a0like Material efficiency (Kg\/m2 ), design efficiency (hrs\/design, designs\/day) &amp; design errors (% of order) as required.<br \/>\n\tMeet required design timelines as agreed with the line managers to ensure customer expectations are met.<br \/>\n\tCollaborate with sales team for scope details of new enquiries and final details of confirmed jobs<br \/>\n\tDesign Steel Framed Structures for a diverse range of applications using latest and available Technology in Structural Design &amp; analysis.<br \/>\n\tGenerate accurate bill of materials for pricing purposes.<br \/>\n\tSpecify in the design process the appropriate materials based on structural specifications and codes of practice.<br \/>\n\tGenerate complete design calculations\/analysis reports for all confirmed jobs.<br \/>\n\tLiaise with detailers in the preparation of drawings for internal &amp; external use.<br \/>\n\tCheck details on drawings to ensure compliance with all design specifications.<br \/>\n\tDo random quality checks\/inspection for jobs under fabrication whenever required<br \/>\n\tTake part in the coaching and training of the new recruits in the department to ensure continuous improvement.<br \/>\n\tAny other related\/relevant duties as shall be assigned.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications and experience required:<\/p>\n<p>\tDegree in Civil Engineering or equivalent from a reputable institution.<br \/>\n\tComputer Literacy (MS Office)<br \/>\n\tExperience in the functional use of design spreadsheets and \u00a0Computer Aided Design Software e.g AutoCad, Prokon, Materseries &amp; StaadPro.<br \/>\n\t2 \u2013 3 years of working experience in Structural Designs and related projects.<\/p>\n<p>Key competencies and skills:<\/p>\n<p>\tStrong oral &amp; written communication skills<br \/>\n\tExcellent analytical skills<br \/>\n\tGood business understanding<br \/>\n\tCustomer Centric<br \/>\n\tGood work ethics<br \/>\n\tAbility to work under pressure<br \/>\n\tAbility to work in a team<br \/>\n\tGood organization and problem-solving skills<\/p>\n<p>Apply Through:<\/p>\n<p>safal.mcidirecthire.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/safal.mcidirecthire.com","_company_name":"","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[692],"job-categories":[716,693,756],"job-types":[687],"class_list":{"0":"post-94678","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/94678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=94678"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=94678"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=94678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}