Senior Topographical/Land Surveyor – 1 post

Tanzania National Roads Agency – Dodoma

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 Dodoma on behalf of the Chief Executive TANROADS is looking for qualified and competent Tanzanians to fill vacant posts available in one project for:

Upgrading of Kongwa Jct – Ngambi – Mpwapwa (32.0Km) and Mpwapwa – Gulwe – Kibakwe (46.9Km) Roads to Bitumen Standard, LOT I: Kongwa Jct – Ngambi – Mpwapwa (32.0Km) Contract No. TRD/HQ/1033/2023/24.

As a measure to strengthen Capacity of discharging TANROADS’ functions effectively, the Regional Manager’s Office TANROADS – Dodoma, on behalf of Chief Executive, seeks to recruit qualified and competent staff to fill vacancy posts on specified contract for the aforementioned roads projects in the following fields.

Position title: Senior Topographical/Land Surveyor (1 post)

(a) Entry qualifications

1. Must be a Tanzanian holder of Bachelor Degree in Land Surveying or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institutions with working experience of at least seven (7) years in related field. Must be registered as a Land Surveyor. Must have served as a Topographical Surveyor on at least Two (2) projects of similar magnitude and complexity within the last 6 years.

Duties and responsibilities

1. The Topographical Surveyor shall be fully responsible for conducting and supervising the survey team.
2. He/She will be responsible for planning of the fieldwork, establish and/or confirm all control points.
3. Perform topographical surveys both pre and post construction, and establish survey control plans for GPS and LPS equipment automation.
4. Responsible for primary layout of all elements of the works to be performed included but not limited to pipe/drainage systems, structures, pavements and earthworks.
5. Lead others in the survey work, keep good daily written records of all performed works and provide calculations and records in support of all survey activities.
6. Inspection to ensure that proper compliance with construction specifications is adhered to. Review construction design to ensure proper quantities dimensions and overall completeness.
7. He/She shall be responsible for searching legal records, look for evidence of previous references survey points (geodetic reference point and national benchmarks) and analyses the data to determine the location of boundary lines and record the results of the survey, verify the accuracy of data, and prepare plans, maps and reports.
8. He/She should have the ability to read and interpret project specifications.

Terms of service

1. The Terms of Employment: Specified Contract for 1 year or more upon completion of the Project.
2. Salary: TANROADS Salary scale as per TANROADS Policy.

Successful applicants must be ready to work for considerable lengths of time in Dodoma Region where the project is located.

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 addressee not later than 16.30 hours on 4th October, 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 – DODOMA,
P. O Box 802, DODOMA.