Director of Physical Planning at Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education

Duties

• The Director of Physical Planning shall be the Chief Physical Planning Officer of the University and shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor and the University Governing Council for strategic physical development planning and development control.

Duties shall include

• Preparation, review, and implementation of the University Campus Master Plan and physical development policies.
• Conceptual planning, feasibility studies, space planning, and development appraisal of proposed capital projects.
• Development control, including vetting of drawings, compliance with planning standards, and coordination of approvals.
• Advising Management on land use, zoning, expansion proposals, sustainability, and long-term infrastructure planning.
• Liaising with relevant government agencies and professional bodies on physical planning matters.
• Monitoring conformity of executed projects with approved plans and specifications (without undertaking routine maintenance).
• Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the Vice-Chancellor in liaison with the University Governing Council from time to time.

Qualifications
Candidates must:

• Possess a good honours Degree in any of the following courses: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Quantity Surveying, Estate Management, Building, or Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Have at least fifteen (15) years post-qualification cognate experience, with demonstrable experience in campus or large-estate physical planning and development control.
• Not be below the rank of Deputy Director of Physical Planning in a University or similar institution.
• Not be more than 59 years of age as at the time of application.
• Be registered with relevant professional bodies such as ARCON, NITP, NIQS, NIOB, NIESV, COREN, as applicable.
• Possession of a postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline shall be an added advantage.

Tenure

• The post is a tenured appointment for a single term of five (5) years.

Conditions of Service:

• The appointment shall be on CONTISS 15 and subject to conditions of service applicable to Federal Universities in Nigeria.
• Candidates must not exceed the statutory retirement age before the end of the five-year tenure.