Irrigation Engineer
Job Location : UAE
Responsibilities :
• Establish and manage field experiments, calculate crop water requirements, and maintain the main irrigation infrastructure system
• Conduct field measurements of soil salinity, soil sampling, groundwater table depths, irrigation measurements etc.
• Data collection and analysis of irrigation and salinity water * Work with relevant computer packages to prepare shop drawings, etc.
• Support in conducting field surveys
• Manage, maintain and oversee irrigation automatic systems like SCADA system, and sensors for soil, water and weather.
• Assist the principle investigator in other related work
Qualifications and Experience Essential :
• MSc in Agricultural Engineering/agronomy/water management or relevant field
• 2-3 years field experience in a reputed organization.
• 2-3 years of field experience in design and supervising irrigation networks and irrigation technologies (drip/sprinkler/surface), hydroponic, etc
• Relevant skills in computer packages to prepare shop drawings, etc.
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of GIS/RS and monitoring