Director of Physical Planning and Development at FUTO - Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Job Description

• The Director of Physical Planning and Development is the Chief Physical Planning Officer of the University responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for all aspects of Physical Planning and Infrastructural Development of the University as well as advising the University on the formulation, execution and review of policies affecting the Physical Planning and Development Section.

The Person

• The candidates for the position of Director of Physical Planning and Development must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness and demonstrable integrity for the running of the Department of Procurement and Directorate of Physical and Development Unit respectively of a University.
• Prospective candidates must be proficient in ICT particularly in Computer Aided Designs and Controls.
• The candidate must not be more than fifty-nine (59) years of age at the time of appointment and must be in good health to be able to endure the rigours of the duty of Director of Physical Planning and Development of a fast growing specialized University of Technology.

Qualifications

• The candidates must have a good honours Degree either in Engineering, Architecture or Quantity Surveying and similar professions from a recognized University and at least fifteen (15) years of relevant post qualification service experience at University/equivalent level.
• Candidates should be officers of not below the rank of a Deputy Director of Physical Planning in a University or a similar institution.
• Possession of a higher degree will be added advantage, while membership of relevant professional body(ies) of the candidate's discipline is mandatory.

Conditions of Service

• The appointment is for a period of five (5) years and is pensionable. The basic salary attached to the post is CONTISS (II) 15.
• Other allowances and fringe benefits are as currently applicable to similar positions in the Nigerian University System and as may be determined by the Federal Government and the Governing Council from time to time.