Tender Opened for Head of River Hydraulics Division at Public Works Department

The Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructure has opened a competition to fill the post of Head of River Hydraulics Division, an intermediate management position of the 2nd degree in the Department of Inspection and Hydraulics Services of the Regional Directorate for Social Equipment and Conservation. The procedure, announced in Notice No. 588/2026 published in the Official Gazette of the RAM on 7 November 2026, has an application period of 7 working days from the day after publication in the Second Series of the Official Gazette.

What is on offer#

The post is filled under a seven-year service commission. This is a form of temporary appointment in which the manager holds office for a set period, after which the appointment may be renewed or replaced. The post is provided for in Dispatch No. 375/2026, of 21 September, which defined the flexible organisational structure of the Department of Inspection and Hydraulics Services. According to the notice, the overall objective is to carry out the activities of the Head of River Hydraulics Division set out in Article 8 of that dispatch.

Background#

The notice explains that the dispatch follows Ordinance No. 305/2026, of 10 July, which created the core structure and the competences of the organisational units of the Regional Directorate for Social Equipment and Conservation. This ordinance was approved following Regional Regulatory Decree No. 4/2026/M, of 2 February. Regional regulatory decrees are instruments of the Regional Government that regulate the organisation of the Region's services, while ordinances generally establish the internal structure and competences of those services.

Who can apply#

Candidates may be public service employees hired or appointed on a permanent basis, holding a degree, with technical competence and aptitude for management, coordination and control functions. Candidates must also have four years of professional experience in duties, posts, careers or categories for which a degree is legally required.

The required profile includes:

• A master's degree in Civil Engineering;
• leadership skills, team coordination, planning and a results orientation;
• analytical and decision-making skills, problem-solving ability, as well as good interpersonal skills and teamwork;
• professional experience in river hydraulics, hydrology, water resources or water domain management;
• experience in studies characterising and monitoring river basins, assessing hydrological risk or flood and torrent risk;
• knowledge and experience of public procurement procedures, particularly in drafting tender documents and sitting on tender juries;
• knowledge of the legislation applicable to the water domain and public procurement.

Candidates from the staff maps of the Office of the Regional Secretary and of the Regional Directorates for Social Equipment and Conservation, for Planning, Resources and Management of Public Works, and for Energy are exempt from submitting certain documents, provided these are already in their individual file, and must state this in their application.

Pay and place of work#

The monthly salary is that set by Decree-Law No. 383-A/87, of 23 December, plus the representation allowances corresponding to the post and other benefits applicable to public administration employees. The place of work will be the Department of Inspection and Hydraulics Services, at Rua Dr. Pestana Júnior, No. 6, 9064-506 Funchal.

Selection methods and jury#

Selection will be made through a Curriculum Assessment and a Public Interview. The jury is chaired by João Manuel dos Passos Gouveia Magalhães, Deputy Regional Director of Social Equipment and Conservation. The full members are Nélia Maria Fernandes Vera Cruz, Deputy Regional Director of Roads, who replaces the chair in cases of absence or impediment, and Lúcia Mariana Rodrigues Alves, Director of Inspection and Hydraulics Services. The alternate members are Renato Miguel Loja Silva Nóbrega, Director of Conservation and Efficiency Services, and Maria Helena Azevedo Camacho Silva Lopes, Director of Studies and Projects Services.

How to apply#

Applications must be submitted by a request on A4 paper, addressed to the Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure, dated and signed. The request must include the candidate's full identification, a reference to the number of the Official Gazette in which the notice is published, academic qualifications, professional training, and the category, department, type of employment relationship and seniority in the category, career and public service.

The request must be accompanied, among other documents, by photocopies of academic certificates and of declared professional training, a detailed curriculum vitae, dated and signed, and a declaration from the employee's home service confirming their public service employment. Any other relevant document may also be submitted.

Applications may be delivered to the Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructure, Administrative Department for Correspondence and Archive, at Rua Dr. Pestana Júnior, No. 6, R/C, 9064-506 Funchal, against a receipt. They may also be sent by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, or by email to [email protected]. Applications submitted outside the application period will not be accepted.