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GDC Opens Multiple Senior Job Vacancies as Kenya’s Geothermal Sector Expands

GDC Announces Multiple High-Level Job Vacancies: A Major Opportunity for Kenya’s Geothermal Talent

Kenya’s geothermal sector continues to surge forward—and once again, the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) is opening its doors to top professionals ready to shape the future of clean energy. GDC has officially announced multiple senior and principal-level job openings, signaling the company’s commitment to strengthening its technical, administrative, and governance capacity.

These new roles come at a time when Kenya is accelerating geothermal development to meet national energy demands and support the transition to sustainable, reliable baseload power.


🔥 Positions Now Open at GDC

GDC is inviting qualified candidates to apply for the following key roles:

1. Manager, Geothermal Resource Management

A strategic leadership position responsible for managing resource assessment, reservoir monitoring, geoscientific planning, and supporting field development. This role is central to ensuring Kenya’s geothermal fields are sustainably utilized and optimized for power generation.

2. Manager, Administration & Property Management

A critical role overseeing GDC’s administrative functions, asset management, facilities, logistics, and support services. The ideal candidate will ensure operational efficiency and resource optimization across the organization.

3. Principal Legal Services Officer

This senior position involves providing high-level legal support, ensuring compliance, preparing contracts, managing regulatory matters, and guiding the company on governance and policy issues critical to its operations.

4. Principal Insurance Officer

Responsible for risk assessment, insurance portfolio management, claims oversight, and ensuring GDC’s assets and operations are adequately covered. This role strengthens the company's resilience and business continuity practices.


🌍 Why These Roles Matter

GDC plays a foundational role in Kenya’s geothermal ecosystem—drilling wells, derisking resources, opening steam fields, and enabling IPPs and major national utilities to generate clean energy. Strengthening leadership in resource management, legal governance, administration, and risk protection is essential as Kenya pushes forward with projects in:

  • Menengai
  • Baringo–Silali
  • Suswa
  • Longonot
  • Paka, Korosi & Chepchuk

These hires will directly support Kenya’s energy security and the expansion of geothermal power capacity.


🌱 A Growing Career Field in a Growing Sector

The geothermal industry remains one of the most promising technical and professional landscapes in Kenya. With increasing demand for specialized skills across geology, drilling, engineering, administration, policy, legal, and corporate services—this recruitment cycle presents a rare chance to join a major force in the clean energy transition.


📌 How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official Geothermal Development Company (GDC) website or its designated career portal for full job descriptions, requirements, and application procedures.

Applicants are encouraged to apply before the stated deadline and ensure that all required documents—CV, academic certificates, professional testimonials, and compliance certificates—are properly attached.

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🚀 Final Thoughts

These openings highlight GDC’s forward momentum and Kenya’s ongoing leadership in geothermal innovation. Whether you’re a skilled resource manager, a seasoned administrator, a legal expert, or an insurance professional, this could be your moment to contribute to one of Africa’s most dynamic energy sectors.


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