Nafasi ya kazi :- Highway Engineer Job at TANROADS – March 2026

Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) Job Vacancy

The Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) is vested with the responsibility of Maintenance and Development of the Trunk and Regional Roads Network in Tanzania Mainland. It is also responsible in conducting Axle Load Control Operations using weighbridge scales.

The Regional Manager TANROADS Kilimanjaro on behalf of the Chief Executive TANROADS is looking for qualified and competent Tanzanians to fill vacant posts available for the Project for Upgrading of Same – Kisiwani – Mkomazi (100.5 km) Road to Bitumen Standard; Lot 2: Ndungu – Mkomazi Section (36 km) in Kilimanjaro Region.

Position Title: Highway Engineer – 1 Post

(a) Entry Qualifications:

Must be a Tanzanian Citizen who is a holder of Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering, or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution. Must be registered with ERB as Professional Engineer and have a current practicing license. Postgraduate qualification in Highway Engineering will be an added advantage.

Must have a cumulative working experience of at least seven (7) years in road construction designs and/or supervision. Must have served as the Highway Engineer designs or equivalent supervision capacity in at least two (2) road and bridges construction projects of similar nature and magnitude in the last 10 years. Proficiency in written and spoken Swahili and English is mandatory.

(b) Duties and Responsibilities:

• To supervise conformity of contract conditions and specifications;
• To review existing design and identify any shortfalls and advise to the Resident Engineer appropriately during the construction period;
• To control geometric design conformity in the construction works, with considerations of best practice depending on site conditions.
• To inspect completed works in order to ensure compliance with technical specification requirements;
• To prepare control charts of the main activities and a project master schedule, indicating both past performance and forecasts for completion including time involved in each case;
• To measure quantities of works satisfactorily carried out;
• To prepare and submit detailed progress report with updated cost of the civil works to the Resident Engineer; and
• To perform such other related duties as may be assigned by the Project Manager (PM).

All interested and qualified Tanzanians are invited to submit their applications enclosing their detailed and signed Curriculum Vitae, Certified Copies of relevant Education and Professional Certificates with names of two reputable referees and their contact addresses, telephone number(s) and e-mail addresses, so as to reach the below mentioned address not later than 16.30 hours on 4th April, 2026.

Late Applications will not be considered for evaluation under this recruitment. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Those applicants who will not be contacted for interview should consider themselves unsuccessful.

Applications should be submitted to:

The Regional Manager, TANROADS, P O Box 3051, KILIMANJARO.