Deputy Project Manager

Advertisement Number: P.Rect./R&D/2025/180

Applications are invited for temporary & contractual post of Deputy Project Manager in Mechanical Engineering Department IIT Kanpur

Minimum Qualification: - Post graduate degree + 5 years of relevant experience or Graduate degree + 8 years of relevant experience at appropriate level.

Desirable experience: Handling of Accounts / Purchase / Import in jobs held earlier; Exposure in a professional setting of: procurement and accounts.

Direct experience of 8 years or more in project management in an academic / education institution, administration, accounting, procurement of materials, stores, purchase procedures under GFR 2017.

Job Description:

• Managing Purchases, direct and through Institute by tendering process, Gem-Government e-marketplace.
• Handling all aspects of purchase including payment to vendors, book-keeping of purchased items, ensuring proper handover of equipment and consumables to right person in the Centre, and maintaining files equipment.
• Maintaining information files for equipment and providing all logistic level support for sending equipment for repair and maintenance.
• Dealing with departments (Audit/R&D/Central Stores/ Accounts/IWD-Pingala) and operating units in resolving day-to-day operational problems.
• Experience in handling of PG and BT-MT students academics records.
• Knowledge of PG manual & GFR.

Term of Appointment-: The appointment will be purely on temporary and· contractual basis

initially for a period of three years or end of the project, whichever is earlier.

Salary: Rs. 23000-2000-59000

Application Instructions:

Please send the following documents at achaubey@iitk.ac.in

The application must be submitted strictly through email. Applications through any other mode will not be accepted.

Last date to apply: On or before 22nd August 2025 (11:59 PM IST)
Only shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. Short-listed candidates will be informed by email. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualification and work experience criterion will not be called for the interview.

Contact:
Dr. Ashish Dutta Dept of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur - 208016, India