NHIT-linked road companies recruit Maintenance Engineers; apply by 25 October

What this maintenance vacancy covers

The Maintenance Engineer role concerns operating roads and associated highway facilities after they are built. NHIT-linked special purpose vehicles need engineers who can translate inspection findings into practical repairs and planned work. The published listing describes two positions at project sites across India, with 25 October 2026 as the closing date. Employment is with the relevant road company; this advertisement is not a general government-service examination.

Education and the two experience routes

The employer gives two routes: BE/BTech in Civil Engineering with five years of experience, or a regular polytechnic diploma in Civil Engineering with eight years. Experience must relate to road construction and operations and maintenance. A different engineering discipline, a short certificate or a less relevant construction background should not be assumed equivalent. The notice also names MS Office and AutoCAD as the software knowledge expected.

Planning inspections and preventive work

The engineer works with the Maintenance Manager on plans and schedules reflecting road type, traffic, weather and the urgency of repairs. Inspections help establish which defects need attention first. Preventive work aims to address minor deterioration before it becomes a larger problem. This combination means applicants should be comfortable with both the field evidence behind a decision and the records used to plan and follow up the work.

Repairs, emergencies and materials

The published duties include pothole repairs, crack sealing, resurfacing, signs and pavement markings. There is also an emergency-response component covering incidents, road accidents and urgent restoration. Procurement coordination supports the availability of tools, equipment and materials. The role therefore combines scheduled maintenance with changing site priorities; it is useful to consider your willingness to work in that operating environment before applying.

Stakeholder and execution skills

NHIT's profile emphasises accountable use of resources, teamwork, adaptability and timely execution. It also refers to relationships with NHAI, local communities, contractors and vendors. These are meaningful parts of a highway operating role: a technically correct repair still needs coordination, permissions and delivery. Applicants should describe their own responsibility accurately rather than attributing every project outcome to themselves or listing only the road length involved.

Location, salary and terms to clarify

The listing is for project sites anywhere in India and does not identify a final posting for each successful applicant. Numerical salary, detailed benefits and a full employment-term breakdown are not published in the material reviewed. Confirm the employing SPV, project location, reporting arrangement and remuneration with the recruiter. Do not treat the association with a highway infrastructure trust as a promise of a government pay level or permanent civil-service status.

How to apply through the employer

Use the Maintenance Engineer requisition 5471 on the HRStop careers board linked from NHIT's official work-for-us page. Review the role, then use its application action rather than sending details to an unrelated vacancy aggregator. Complete the form before the displayed deadline and keep a copy of the submission. The job description does not establish a particular written test, interview sequence or application fee, so those should not be inferred from other NHIT recruitments.

Application guidance for road-maintenance candidates

For your résumé, select examples showing how you identified a defect, prioritised the response, organised resources and checked the result. You can separate preventive, corrective and emergency work to make the relevant experience easier to assess. Briefly explain the AutoCAD drawings or maintenance reports you actually produced. These are suggestions for presenting your experience, not employer-mandated documents or a requirement to share sensitive client or site information.

Relevant skills

• Road maintenance
• Civil engineering
• AutoCAD
• MS Office