Director of Works and Maintenance at Akwa Ibom State University

Job Description

• The Director of Works and Maintenance is the Chief Technical Officer of the University and is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day running and maintenance of University Buildings, Roads, Boreholes, Electrical Installations, Equipment and other properties as well as the provision of service and utilities for the well-being of the University.

Responsibilities

• The candidates for the post must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness, and demonstrable integrity for the running of a Directorate of Works and Maintenance of a University;
• Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT with demonstrable competence in computer aided designs and controls.

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess the basic qualification of First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC), WASC/NECO/GCE with five (5) Credit Passes including English Language and Mathematics.
• Candidates for the Post of Director of Works and Maintenance must have good honours degree in Engineering, Building, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Estate Management, Urban and Regional Planning plus at least 18 (eighteen) years of relevant experience especially in works and maintenance;
• Candidates must not be below the rank of a Deputy Director of Works and Maintenance in a University or similar Institution with at least four (4) years experience;
• Possession of a Postgraduate Degree will be an advantage;
• In addition, candidates must be registered members of relevant Professional bodies such as the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (CO.REN), ARCON (for architects), QSRBN (for Quantity Surveyors), MOB (for Builders), NIESV for Estate Surveyors and Valuers). etc.

Conditions of Service/Tenure
The successful candidate shall be placed on salary CONTISS 15. He shall hold office for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of appointment and may or may not be re-appointed on such terms and conditions applicable in Universities in Nigeria and as maybe determined by the Governing Council of the University.