Field Surveyor (Amritsar, Taran, Ferozepur, Bhatinda, Mansa)

Appsierra Group; Amritsar; On-site; INR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Varaha is seeking a Field Surveyor to perform ground-level data collection, engage with farmers, and monitor project implementation in Punjab clusters. The role requires traveling across Amritsar, Taran, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Mansa, and surrounding areas.

You will register land details, capture crop management practices, and ensure accurate data and timely reporting while using smartphone tools for location tagging and data entry.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Interact with local farmers to register land details and capture DSR adoption metrics.
• Ensure high data quality and timely submission of daily field reports; assist in mapping.

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: Amritsar, Taran, Ferozepur, Bhatinda, Mansa

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