Senior Officer-Senior Engineer (Civil)
ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic Indian nationals as Senior Officer - Engineer (Civil) in Farm & Engineering Services under Corporate Services. This position will be based at ICRISATโs Headquarters in Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.
ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit - www.icrisat.org
Responsibilities:
Manage, develop and maintain all physical infrastructure at ICRISAT campus
Ensure timely & quality delivery of various works/ projects (maintenance, upgrades & new developments)
Plan, estimation, construction supervision, quantity measurements and billings.
Supervise and lead the maintenance, upgrade and new construction projects for research & non-research activity.
Collaborate with various stakeholders both internal & external for effective implementation of the jobs.
Advise management on critical Capital replacement plans based on organizational priorities and suggest cost-saving measures.
Should have the aptitude to work with inter-disciplinary teams in multicultural environment.
Coordination between various agencies and disciplines for efficient and timely delivery of services.
Implement good quality standards, cost-efficiency in all the works
ย ย Essential criteria:
Bachelorโs degree in civil engineering or similar from reputed university
Minimum of 7 - 10 yearsโ experience in civil construction and maintenance having worked with reputed organizations.
Thorough knowledge of building construction and good maintenance practices.
Knowledge in use of MS-Projects will be an added advantage
General:
This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years), renewable based on the performance of the incumbent and the instituteโs continuing need for the position.
How to apply:
The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified. Shortlisting will start from 5 June 2025.ย All Applicants should apply with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer