40 Architect Positions at Madrid City Council: 2026 Call

Key data

Madrid City Council announces 40 Architect positions through open competitive examination, published in the BOE on September 9, 2026. The positions are part of the Special Administration scale, Technical subscale, and the selection process is governed by the regulatory bases published in the Official Bulletin of Madrid City Council on April 15, 2026.

The most urgent fact: the application submission deadline starts on September 10, 2026 and lasts exactly 20 working days. Anyone who does not submit their application within that period is automatically excluded from the process.

What does this call establish?

The Resolution of August 26, 2026 from Madrid City Council announces, through the open competitive examination system, 40 Architect positions. The positions are classified within the Special Administration scale, Technical subscale, which groups public employees with specific qualifications serving the municipal administration.

The regulatory bases governing the process—including qualification requirements, syllabus, scoring system and participation conditions—were published in the Official Bulletin of Madrid City Council on April 15, 2026. Any candidate must consult those bases to know the complete details of the selection process.

Subsequent announcements of the selection process (lists of admitted candidates, exam dates, results) will be published as provided in the call's own bases, so it is essential to follow the official channels of Madrid City Council.

Economic and operational impact

For candidates, accessing one of these 40 positions means joining Madrid City Council's staff as a career civil servant in the Special Administration scale, Technical subscale. This implies job stability, compensation linked to municipal agreement salary tables and rights inherent to public employment.

For Madrid City Council, the call responds to the need to strengthen technical capacity in architecture within municipal administration, with 40 new hires in open competition adding to the existing staff.

From an operational perspective, candidates must keep in mind that the deadline is short—20 working days—and that any error in submitting the application may result in exclusion from the process. Preparing the documentation certifying qualifications and meeting the requirements established in the April 15, 2026 bases are critical steps that do not allow for delay.

Who does it affect?

• Qualified Architects who wish to access public employment at Madrid City Council.
• Active professionals in the private sector who value the stability of public employment and meet qualification requirements.
• Unemployed Architects seeking stable professional opportunities in local administration.
• Exam candidates with prior preparation in public administration or municipal urban planning matters who want to take advantage of this call.
• Architecture firms and studios that may see some of their professionals pursue this public sector opportunity.

Practical example

A registered architect currently working at a private studio in Madrid decides to apply for the call. The resolution is published in the BOE on September 9, 2026 and the deadline starts the next day, September 10.

He has 20 working days to submit his application, which means he must carefully calculate the deadline excluding Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays. During that period he must gather the documentation required in the regulatory bases published in the BOAM on April 15, 2026: proof of qualifications, compliance with access requirements and submission of the application through the channels enabled by Madrid City Council.

If he does not submit the application within that 20 working day deadline, he is automatically excluded from the process, with no possibility of later correction due to late submission. Subsequent acts of the process—lists of admitted candidates, date of the first exam, results—will be published as provided in the call's own bases.

What should candidates do now?

1. Download and read the regulatory bases published in the Official Bulletin of Madrid City Council on April 15, 2026. There you will find the qualification requirements, syllabus and exact participation conditions.
2. Calculate the application submission deadline: 20 working days from September 10, 2026, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays in Madrid.
3. Prepare the documentation certifying qualifications and other requirements specified in the bases before the deadline expires.
4. Submit the application through the channels enabled by Madrid City Council within the established deadline. An application submitted after the deadline results in automatic exclusion.
5. Set up alerts or monitoring of Madrid City Council's official channels to not miss subsequent announcements of the selection process (lists of admitted candidates, exam dates, results), which will be published as provided in the bases.

Official source

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Notice: This article is purely informational in nature and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-18850