Field Surveyor (Ambala, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar)

Varaha Systems Inc.; Ambala; On-site; INR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Varaha is a climate tech venture focused on carbon removal solutions. Varaha seeks a Field Surveyor to collect field data, engage farmers, and monitor practices across clusters in Punjab, with extensive travel across Punjab and Haryana.

You will register land details, map locations, and track DSR adoption while ensuring data quality and timely reporting. This field role requires familiarity with smartphone survey tools, local languages (Punjabi and Hindi), and willingness to travel daily.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in agricultural field surveying, carbon projects, or rural field execution is preferred.
• Basic understanding of DSR (Direct Seeded Rice) practices.
• Familiarity with smartphone applications for location tagging, survey forms, and data entry.
• Strong communication skills in local languages (Punjab i for Punjabi/ Hindi).
• Willingness to travel extensively across assigned field clusters in Punjab and Haryana.

Responsibilities

• Interact with local farmers to register land details, draw KML, capture crop management practices, and DSR adoption metrics.
• Ensure high data quality, timely submission of daily field reports, and accuracy in mapping.

Skills

Field surveying

Carbon projects experience

Rural field execution

DSR knowledge

Smartphone apps

Location tagging

Data entry

Communication in local languages

Tools

GPS & mapping apps

Survey forms apps

Data entry apps

Job description

Company Introduction

Varaha is a global, leading, climate tech venture focused on carbon removal solutions such as - regenerative agriculture, afforestation, biochar, and enhanced rock weathering - that support smallholder land stewards at scale. In just the third year of operation, we are removing and avoiding more than 1 million tons of CO2 and distributing the majority of the revenues to more than 100,000 smallholder land stewards in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Backed by leading global investors, our founding and management team comes with a stellar track record of successfully scaling projects and products to millions of smallholder land stewards at leading Agriculture and tech businesses.

Position

Field Surveyor

Location

Ambala, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar

Role Overview

The Field Surveyor will be responsible for ground-level field data collection, farmer engagement, and monitoring implementation practices for Varaha’s project across targeted clusters in Punjab

Key Responsibilities

• Interact with local farmers to register land details, draw KML, capture crop management practices, and DSR adoption metrics.
• Ensure high data quality, timely submission of daily field reports, and accuracy in mapping.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Prior experience in agricultural field surveying, carbon projects, or rural field execution is preferred
• Basic understanding of DSR (Direct Seeded Rice) practices
• Familiarity with smartphone applications for location tagging, survey forms, and data entry
• Strong communication skills in local languages (Punjabifor Punjab/ Hindi).
• Willingness to travel extensively across assigned field clusters in Punjab and Haryana.

Mandatory

• 1) The candidate must own Bike/ Scooty/ any 2 wheeler for field travel (Petrol reimbursement will be given)
• 2 The candidate must know Punjabi, Hindi and Basic English
• 3) This is a field role candidate must be willing to travel everyday