Híjar announces a vacancy for head of works and water brigade

The Híjar City Council has opened the process to fill a civil servant position as Head of the Works and Water Services Brigade, through a competitive examination system. The call is approved by Mayoral Resolution No. 405, of October 19, 2026, and published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Teruel No. 203, of October 22, 2026, under announcement number 2026-3067. Interested parties will have 20 business days to submit their application.

The call derives from the Public Employment Offer approved by mayoral resolution on June 30, 2023, and published in the Official Gazette of Aragon on July 11, 2023. The rules are issued in compliance with Article 91 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the bases of the local regime, and Article 70 of the revised text of the Law of the Basic Statute of the Public Employee, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015, of October 30.

Position Characteristics

The position, included in the civil servant staff list, has the following conditions:

• Designation: Head of the Works and Water Services Brigade.
• Position number in the RPT: 0501.
• Unit: special administration, special services, trade personnel.
• Professional category C2, level 16.
• Required qualification: Graduate in Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO), first-grade Vocational Training (FP), or equivalent.
• One vacancy, full-time.
• Applicable agreement: Personnel Agreement and Labor Agreement of the Híjar City Council.

Functions include the organization and supervision of the brigade personnel, responsibility for safety and hygiene, coordination of the water service and network maintenance, the municipal cemetery service, and the control and inventory of materials and machinery.

Deadline, Requirements, and Fee

Applications shall be addressed to the Mayor’s Office and submitted to the General Entry Registry or through any of the channels specified in Article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, within twenty business days starting from the day following the publication of the call announcement in the Official State Gazette, according to the text of the rules. The rules are also published in the Official Gazette of the Province and on the municipal notice board, and remain available to interested parties on the electronic headquarters.

Applicants must meet, among other requirements:

• Spanish nationality, nationality of a European Union member state, or legal residence in Spain.
• Be at least 16 years old and not exceed the maximum compulsory retirement age.
• Possess the ESO title, first-grade Vocational Training (FP), or equivalent.
• Hold a class B driver’s license.
• Pay a fee of 10 euros at Ibercaja, Caja Rural, or Banco Santander.

Along with the application, the ID (DNI), qualification, driver’s license, documents accrediting merits, the employment history report, and proof of payment of the fee shall be provided. Failure to pay shall result in exclusion without the possibility of rectification.

Tests, tribunal, and employment pool

The competitive examination phase is worth a maximum of 60 points and is eliminatory: a 30-question test with four alternative answers in 30 minutes (30 points, minimum 15) and a practical case study on works, maintenance, and water services (30 points, minimum 15). The merit phase adds up to 40 points: 25 for professional experience (0.75 points per month in local administration and 0.25 per month in regional or state administration) and 15 for academic merits and training (up to 3 points for qualifications and 0.10 points per course hour, with a maximum of 12). The final score may not exceed 100 points.

The tribunal will consist of five members appointed by the Mayor’s Office, in accordance with Article 60 of Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015. Those who do not pass the process will be added to an employment pool to cover vacancies and temporary substitutions, provided they reach a minimum score of 6 points; the pool is open and rotating, with notifications via telephone or email and 24 hours to formalize the contract.

The appointment must occur within 10 calendar days and be published in the Official Provincial Gazette; the assumption of office will take place in the following month. Against the rules, which exhaust the administrative route, a motion for reconsideration may be filed within one month before the Mayor’s Office or a contentious-administrative appeal within two months before the Contentious-Administrative Court of Teruel.

The call for applications reinforces the municipal staff in a critical area for a small municipality, as the position assumes both the maintenance of infrastructure and public spaces as well as the management of the water service and the cemetery. The creation of an employment pool also adds a means of temporary coverage for future vacancies in the service.

Source: Official Provincial Gazette of Teruel, no. 203, of October 22, 2026, section I, page 45 (official reference: 2026-3067).