Director, Physical Planning and Development (PP&D) at the Federal Polytechnic, Bida

Job Title: Director, Physical Planning and Development (PP&D)

Duties

• The Director of Physical Planning is responsible to the Rector for the physical development, master plan, evaluation and implementation, assessment, implementation of projects, preparation of estimates and returns on projects to Government, other funding agencies for grants as well as perform other duties assigned by the Rector.

Requirements

• Applicant must possess good Bachelor’s Degree/HND (minimum of second class lower/lower credit) in the relevant fields of Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Building Technology, Urban & Regional Planning and Engineering and must have at least Eighteen (18) years post-qualification cognate experience or Master’s Degree plus Fifteen (15) years or Doctorate Degree plus Twelve (12) years post qualification cognate experience.
• In addition, applicant must have been a Chief Physical Planning/Chief Architect or equivalent on CONTEDISS 14 for at least five (5) years in a Polytechnic or a similar Institution of higher learning.

Terms of Appointment and Conditions of Service
The appointment is for a single tenure of five (5) years only. Salary and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of Director in all Nigerian Federal Polytechnics and as may be determined from time to time by the Federal Government. The person appointed shall be required to carry out official duties including promoting the Polytechnic policy on good character and quality of staff and students’ conduct.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is on 23rd July, 2025. Therefore qualified and interested candidates should send twenty (20) typewritten copies of their Curriculum Vitae, giving the details in the following order:

• Full Name
• Place and Date of Birth
• State of Origin/Local Government Area
• Nationality
• Current Postal Address
• E-Mail Address and Phone Number
• Marital Status
• Educational Institutions attended with dates
• Academic Qualifications obtained with dates
• Membership of Professional bodies with dates
• Present employer
• Positions held and dates
• Extra-curricular activities
• A statement of his or her own vision for the Polytechnic in the 21st Century.
• Names and addresses of three referees (Employer, Educational and Personal) who should be able to attest to the candidate’s claim to high academics, managerial, leadership capabilities, and their notable uprightness.

Applications are to be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked “Application for the post of Director, Physical Planning and Development (PP&D)” to:
The Registrar,
The Federal Polytechnic, Bida,
P. M. B. 55,
Niger State.