MAINTENANCE PLANNING ENGINEER (GRADE RA6) — ROADS AUTHORITY (RA)

📍 Location: Regional Office, Mzuzu
🧭 Reports To: Regional Manager

ABOUT THE ROADS AUTHORITY
The Roads Authority (RA) was created by the Roads Act No. 3 of 2006 to ensure that public roads are constructed, maintained, or rehabilitated at all times, and to advise the Minister (and where appropriate, the Minister responsible for Local Government) on the preparation and efficient, effective implementation of the Annual National Roads Programme.

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Roads Authority is inviting applications from suitably qualified Malawians to fill the vacant position of Maintenance Planning Engineer, tenable at its Regional Office in Mzuzu. The role is responsible for maintenance planning and asset management functions in the region.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Maintenance Planning Engineer reports to the Regional Manager and is specifically responsible for:
👉 Facilitating and participating in the preparation of regional annual road maintenance programs
👉 Managing road infrastructure data collection and management functions in the regions
👉 Coordinating the annual review of road infrastructure asset management plans and asset valuations with relevant internal stakeholders, to meet current and future asset management service needs
👉 Accessing, analysing, and evaluating the implications of asset data trends and developments, advising appropriately in a timely manner
👉 Maintaining records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance-related matters
👉 Producing reports from existing systems in developed formats when required
👉 Ensuring environmental and social impact assessments are accurately conducted and monitored on all projects
👉 Ensuring monitoring and evaluation is carried out on all planned and implemented works projects
👉 Preparing periodic reports

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
👉 Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university
👉 5 years of working experience in construction contracts management in RA
👉 Must be a registered graduate engineer
👉 Knowledge and understanding of asset management principles, systems, and techniques, including data interpretation and analysis for asset planning
👉 Excellent written and oral communication skills, including with a range of stakeholders
👉 Demonstrated ability to identify asset condition and formulate/implement improvement plans for asset service delivery
👉 Demonstrated analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills, with initiative and flexibility to respond effectively to change
👉 High-level skills in computer software for project management, asset management, and data analysis
👉 Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to role model values and behaviours
👉 Strong organisational skills
👉 Demonstrated ability to act with integrity at all times, with all stakeholders

HOW TO APPLY
Submit applications under confidential cover, together with a detailed and updated CV clearly stipulating the applicant's date of birth, names of three traceable referees, and copies of certificates, to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Roads Authority
Private Bag B346, Lilongwe 3

⏰ Deadline: Monday, September 28, 2026
Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.