This role involves managing daily operations of the FSTP and resource-recovery facilities, ensuring compliance with regulations, overseeing process monitoring and quality assurance, and leading business development for resource-recovery products. The manager will supervise staff, enforce safety standards, and support planning and budgeting.
Plant Manager (FSTP, Resource Recovery and Business Development at Malindi Water and Sewerage Company in Nairobi, Kenya
Plant Manager (FSTP, Resource Recovery and Business Development
Malindi Water and Sewerage CompanyNairobi, Kenya
Posted
3 days ago
Apply by
31 Aug
Full Time
On Site
Senior
Engineering & Technical Services
Sales
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Key Responsibilities
- Manage daily operations of the FSTP and resource-recovery facilities.
- Ensure full compliance with EMCA, NEMA, WASREB, and County sanitation regulations.
- Oversee process monitoring, quality assurance, laboratory coordination, and safety compliance.
- Prepare operational reports and support planning and budgeting in coordination with the Director of Sanitation.
- Supervise and train plant operators and production staff.
- Enforce OSHA 2007 safety standards and biosafety practices.
- Lead business development for compost, briquettes, and other resource-recovery products.
- Identify markets, manage customers, coordinate sales, and support product branding and promotion.
- Maintain preventive maintenance schedules and manage asset registers.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental / Water/ Chemical / Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years, experience in wastewater, fecal sludge treatment, resource recovery, or industrial plant operations.
- Proven experience in supervision and team leadership.
- Experience in sales, product marketing, or business development is an added advantage.
- Strong report-writing, planning, and analytical skills.
- Computer literacy.
- Leadership and team coordination
- Strong technical and process-control skills
- Business development and customer-relations ability
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- High integrity and accountability
- Safety-first mindset
Job Details
Job Function
Sales
Minimum Experience
5 years
Education Level
Bachelor’s Degree
Area of Study
Engineering
Field of Study
Environmental Engineering
Languages
English
Additional Information
How to Apply: Visit Malindi Water and Sewerage Company at malindiwater.co.ke to apply.
Show Operational and Commercial Readiness
This role blends technical plant management with business development, so your application must prove you can run a compliant facility and also sell its products. Hiring managers will look for evidence of both operational discipline and commercial drive.
1. Highlight compliance experience: Detail your direct experience with NEMA, WASREB, and OSHA 2007. Give a concrete example of how you ensured compliance in a previous role, such as obtaining permits or passing inspections.
2. Quantify your plant management impact: Use numbers to show your operational results, like throughput, cost savings, or efficiency gains. For instance, mention how you reduced downtime by a certain percentage.
3. Showcase business development wins: If you have sales or marketing experience, describe a product you successfully launched or a market you expanded. Explain the revenue impact.
4. Prepare for technical questions: Expect deep dives into wastewater treatment processes, sludge handling, and resource recovery technologies. Review your knowledge of process control and quality assurance.
5. Demonstrate leadership style: Be ready to discuss how you supervise and train staff. Share an example of resolving a team conflict or improving team performance.
6. Emphasize safety culture: Safety is critical. Talk about how you have enforced safety protocols and promoted a safety-first mindset among your team.
7. Align with the company's mission: Research Malindi Water and Sewerage Company and its sanitation goals. Tailor your answers to show you understand their focus on resource recovery and environmental sustainability.
8. Polish your report-writing skills: Since you'll prepare operational reports, be ready to discuss your experience with data analysis and reporting. Bring samples if possible.
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