The responsibility of a resident engineer differs according to the type of organization for which he is appointed. For instance, if we take the case of a construction firm, the responsibility of a resident engineer will be to handle one or more construction projects and he will also be required to report the progress of the job to the organization.

In the case of Government organizations in India, resident engineers are appointed both under contract basis and under permanent employment basis. Pay scale for a resident engineer appointed on contract basis in government organizations in India is a consolidated monthly pay of Rs. 25000. As far as resident engineer appointed on permanent employment basis, the pay scale is Rs. 8000-13500.

Recent job notifications for the position of Resident Engineer:

Recently the following government organizations recruited candidates for the position of Resident Engineer:

Contract Basis:

• Uttarakhand State Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (USIDCL)

• Projects & Development India Limited

Permanent Employment basis:

• Uttarakhand State Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited

• Electronics Corporation of India Limited

Educational Qualification required for the position of Resident Engineer:

Normally as the name of the position implies, candidates must be engineering graduates with B.E/B. Tech in engineering on any branch of Engineering as invited by the concerned government organizations. For instance, USIDCL called for applications civil, electrical and mechanical engineering graduates for the position of Resident Engineer.

Age Requirement:

The age requirement for the position of Resident engineer in government organization is that candidates must not be more than 35 years of age.

Scope of Resident Engineer position:

In the case of candidates appointed on contract basis for the position of resident engineer, it will more advantageous since on completion of the contract period they can go for private jobs with the experience gained from the government organization and since they might have worked for specified period to a government organization, it will add weightage to their resume. Even candidates appointed on permanent employment basis can enjoy further promotions.