Guadalajara opens the legal head position of Urbanism for free appointment

The Guadalajara City Council has approved the guidelines to fill, via free appointment open to inter-administrative mobility, the vacant position of Head of the Urban Planning Legal Service. The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Guadalajara No. 188, dated October 2, 2026, and stems from the decree of September 29, 2026, which approved the guidelines. The position is reserved for subgroup A1, level 28, and career civil servants from other public administrations may apply.

An A1 level 28 position with a 28,156.10 euro supplement

The position appears in the Job Position List with the file FN.A1.063 and code 1.1.252.1, classified under the General Administration Scale, Technical Subscale, Superior Category, Subgroup A1. The required specialization is specific training in urban planning matters, and the required qualification is a Degree, Engineering, Architecture, or Bachelor’s degree, in accordance with Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of October 30.

The assigned specific supplement amounts to 28,156.10 euros paid in fourteen installments. The responsibilities of the position include directing and coordinating the legal and administrative tasks of the department, organizing and controlling the urban planning disciplinary work of the Urban Planning Area, and monitoring and controlling planning, management, and urban execution files.

Open to civil servants from other administrations

Career civil servants from the Guadalajara City Council and those from other public administrations who meet the requirements of Annex I may participate, regardless of their administrative status except in the case of suspension of duties, provided that their Body, Scale, or Specialty is equivalent to that of the announced position.

The filling of the position is governed by Article 70 of Law 4/2011, of March 10, on Public Employment of Castilla-La Mancha, and by Article 45 A) point 2 of the Economic and Social Agreement between the Corporation and the Civil Service Personnel (2021-2024).

Applicants must include the following documentation in their application:

• Simple photocopy of the National Identity Document or a valid passport.
• Certificate from the certifying body regarding the Body or Scale, Group or Subgroup, administration of origin, and current administrative status, in the case of civil servants from other administrations.
• Simple photocopy of the degree required for entry into bodies or scales of subgroup A1.
• Curriculum vitae including academic degrees, years of service, positions held, courses completed, and other merits.

Deadlines, interviews, and taking office

Applications must be submitted exclusively and mandatorily electronically via the portal https://guadalajara.convoca.online/, within a period of fifteen business days starting from the day following the publication of the summary of the call in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado). The City Council will provide assistance in the use of electronic means at its Information and Registry Offices, by appointment via telephone at 949887070.

The appointment must be made within a maximum period of two months from the end of the application period, extendable for up to one more month, and may be declared void. Interviews will be held with applicants whose professional profile is the most closely aligned, and the appointment will require a prior report from the competent body of the service or unit, in addition to a descriptive report of merits submitted by the Human Resources Service.

The assigned destination shall be non-waivable. The assumption of office shall be three days if the position is located in the same town and one month if it involves a change of residence or reentry into active service. Officials assigned by free designation may be removed from the position at the discretion of the authority.

Appeal and signature of the rules

Against the resolution, which ends the administrative route, an optional appeal for reversal (recurso de reposición) may be filed within one month, or a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed within two months before the competent judicial body. The rules bear the signature of the Delegated Councilor for Human Resources, Isabel Nogueroles Viñes, and are dated in Guadalajara on September 30, 2026.

The call opens the legal leadership of urban planning in the Alcarreño capital to career civil servants from all over Spain, a management position of level 28 with a specific supplement exceeding 28,000 euros per year and leadership capacity over municipal urban planning discipline.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Guadalajara, No. 188, Friday, October 2, 2026, Section I (Announcements), pp. 1-5 (official reference: 2026_2554).