Coria announces a vacancy for Municipal Architect via open competitive examination

The Coria City Council has announced selective tests to permanently fill a position for Municipal Architect through an open competitive examination system. The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres (BOP), no. 0191, dated October 6, 2026, with official reference BOP-2026-4661. The rules were issued by resolution of the Mayor’s Office and are dated September 30, 2026.

The resolution is adopted by virtue of the powers of Article 41 of the Regulation on Organization, Operation, and Legal Regime of Local Entities, approved by Royal Decree 2568/1986, of November 28, in accordance with Article 24 of Royal Legislative Decree 781/1986, of April 18, and Article 21 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, Regulating the Bases of the Local Regime. The process also complies with Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of October 30, of the Basic Statute of the Public Employee; Royal Decree 364/1995, of March 10, and Royal Decree 896/1991, of June 7.

The rules are published in full in the BOP, on the notice board of the municipal electronic headquarters, and on the Transparency Portal, and subsequent announcements of the process will be disseminated solely by electronic means. The document is signed by Luis Felipe Rueda Luis, Delegate Secretary General of the Coria City Council.

Characteristics of the announced position

Annex I of the rules details the conditions of the position, categorized within the superior technical scale of the Special Administration:

• Designation: Municipal Architect.
• Group A1, level 24; Special Administration scale, Technical sub-scale, Higher Technicians class.
• Full-time workday and a single position.
• Selection procedure: open competitive examination.
• Required qualification: Architect or Degree in Architecture with an enabling Master’s degree.
• RPT file number: 55.
• Functions: those in the Functions Manual of the Job Position Relationship of the Coria City Council and those assigned in the future within the scope of the qualification.

Three eliminatory exercises and 39 euros in fees

The selection process consists of three mandatory and eliminatory exercises, with a syllabus of 90 topics divided between Annex II (common) and Annex III (specific):

• First exercise: 50 multiple-choice questions plus 5 reserve questions, 60 minutes, graded from 0 to 10 points with a minimum of 5 to pass. Each correct answer is worth 0.20 points and each error penalizes 0.050.
• Second exercise: written development of 2 topics randomly selected from Annex III, 120 minutes, from 0 to 10 points with a minimum of 5.
• Third exercise: practical exercise on cases related to Annex III, 120 minutes, from 0 to 20 points with a minimum of 10, with special valuation of urban and sectoral regulations.
• Examination fees: €39, paid into the municipal account ES90-2100-2772-59-0200015026.

The specific syllabus includes blocks on urban planning, licenses, urban discipline, valuations, the Technical Building Code, accessibility, and heritage protection, with topics dedicated to assets declared Assets of Cultural Interest within the municipality of Coria and the Special Plan.

Deadlines, tribunal, and planned calendar

• Submission of applications: 20 business days from the day following the publication of the announcement in the BOP, via the electronic office or in the registries provided for in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015.
• Provisional list of admitted and excluded candidates: approved by resolution of the Mayor’s Office, with 10 business days for correction.
• Qualifying Tribunal: an odd number of members, not fewer than five, all career civil servants with a qualification equal to or higher than the one required.
• Holding of the exercises: predictably during the fourth quarter of 2027.
• Appointment and taking office: 10 days from the notification of the resolution.
• Waiting list with persons who pass the process without a vacancy, valid for a maximum of 5 years.

On the same day, October 6, the BOP includes another announcement from the Coria City Council, the provisional list of admitted and excluded candidates for the internal promotion process for 3 1st Class Sports Officers (BOP-2026-4662), which confirms the council’s selection activity.

The call reinforces a key technical position for urban processing in a municipality with a protected historical center, as the practical exercise and the syllabus require proof of proficiency in Extremaduran urban regulations, heritage protection, and special planning. Applicants have a tight deadline to submit their requests and must document their claimed merits within that same period.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres, no. 0191, of October 6, 2026, Section I - Local Administration (official reference: BOP-2026-4661).