Vice President Engineering

volunteer-driven nonprofit focused on transforming rural education in India by building and upgrading schools in underserved communities. Has built more than 100 schools across India and this financial year ( 26-27) we plan to build more than 30 schools.

#Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Engineering team responsible for school construction projects across India.
• Oversee the complete construction lifecycle assessment, planning, design, estimation, tendering/vendor selection, construction, quality control and handover.
• Build a national vendor ecosystem identify, qualify, empanel and manage contractors, architects, structural consultants, PMC/engineering partners and specialist vendors across India.
• Establish and enforce standards for quality, safety, sustainability, cost efficiency and timelines.
• Monitor project schedules, quality and risks and take corrective action when required.
• Cost Management: planning, estimating, budgeting, and controlling expenses throughout the project lifecycle. Coordinating with contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve problems, including work procedures, complaints, and construction or design issues.
• Develop standard practices that can be replicated across projects.
• Authenticate the accuracy of the bills certified by PMC or any other engineer/architect and ensure that Payments are made on time.
• Establish engineering dashboards and reporting mechanisms covering project progress, cost, quality, safety, risks, vendor performance and delays.
• Use technology and data to improve project monitoring and decision-making across geographically dispersed projects.
• Develop a structured mechanism to capture lessons learned, recurring defects, cost trends, vendor performance and construction innovations.
• continuously improve engineering processes based on project experience and evidence.
• Work closely with Operations, Outreach, Finance, Procurement and Post-Intervention teams to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Work closely with the Outreach team to prepare technically sound project proposals, scopes, budgets, timelines and implementation plans within agreed timelines.
• Ensure that engineering inputs are available early enough to support donor proposals and project commitments.
• Work with the post-intervention team to incorporate lessons from completed schools into future designs, specifications and construction practices.

Ideal Candidate

• Civil Engineering degree with significant experience in construction/project management.
• Typically 15-20+ years of relevant experience, preferably with experience managing multiple projects across different geographies.
• Strong experience in institutional/public building construction and contractor management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cost, quality, safety and timelines simultaneously.
• Strong strategic and problem-solving skills with the ability to build processes and teams.
• Comfortable with extensive travel and working in rural and challenging project
• environments.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.
• High integrity and strong commitment to transparency and accountability.
• Remuneration will be in line with the social sector norms.

The objective is not simply to build schools. It is to build the best possible learning environment for a child—responsibly, sustainably and cost-effectively. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate himself possesses the inclination to serve the society through children's education and wants to build his career in the NGO sector.