CoPA Deputy Chief Engineer Civil Recruitment 2026

CoPA Deputy Chief Engineer Civil Recruitment 2026: Overview

Cochin Port Authority (CoPA) is recruiting a Deputy Chief Engineer (Civil) for its Civil Engineering Department at Kochi, Kerala. The circular prepares for an upcoming vacancy through absorption under the composite method, a route for serving officers to move into the post. Your current port will have a direct role in forwarding and certifying your application.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Appointment route: This circular uses absorption through the composite method. Read the current circular together with the attached recruitment rules, because the rules also describe fallback recruitment methods that are separate from the route advertised here.
• Commitment after selection: You must agree to accept the appointment and posting if selected. Think through your willingness to move before your office forwards the application, because the circular attaches a specific consequence to withdrawing after selection.
• Withdrawal consequence: If you withdraw after the Services Selection Committee selects you, you may be barred from future Deputy Head of Department selections across all Major Port Authorities for two years. The undertaking attached to this circular records that condition.
• Accuracy of your declaration: The application includes a declaration that your information is true. Incorrect or false information can lead to cancellation of your candidature or termination of your appointment without notice, as stated in the form.
• Employer certification: Your forwarding office must check the authenticity of your university certificates and the recognition of your degree. The circular places this certification responsibility on the office handling your application.
• Administrative clearance: Your parent port must provide the prescribed clearance and report relevant service matters. The attached formats cover integrity, disciplinary and vigilance matters, so your office needs to complete its part of the process.
• Completeness matters: CoPA will reject incomplete applications and applications received late. Sending an advance copy does not remove the need for your parent port to forward the application through the proper channel.

Application Submission Notes

Use the prescribed Annexure II application form and arrange forwarding through your current port with the competent authority's prior approval. The receiving office is Cochin Port Authority, Administrative Office, Willingdon Island, Kochi 682009, Kerala.

If you send an advance copy, your application through the proper channel must still reach CoPA within 15 days of the closing date. This condition does not replace the main deadline, and CoPA will not consider your candidature if the properly forwarded application does not arrive within that period.

• Oversee civil engineering work for port infrastructure.
• Review plans and designs for civil and marine structures.
• Monitor construction quality and progress at work sites.
• Coordinate maintenance of port buildings and civil assets.
• Guide engineering teams on technical work and project priorities.
• Review project records, estimates and technical reports.