Consultant / Technical Expert (OE) - NATO Support and Procurement Agency (Spain)

About this position

The summary below is published by NATO Support and Procurement Agency on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Manage contracts with multiple prime-contractors operating simultaneously within one project
• Overall construction management of concrete pavements, pre-engineered metal buildings and building refurbishment
• Overall project control within infrastructure projects: Cost, Scope and Schedule
• Communication between project owner, customer and national authorities
• Quality assurance control mechanisms oversight
• Data interpretation from topographic surveys and geotechnical in situ testing

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: University degree or equivalent education
• Experience: 10 years' experience in the civil construction industry
• Languages: English (fluency…), French (beginne…), Spanish (profess…)
• Key skills: Technical report writing, Project control (Cost, Scope, Schedule), Quality assurance control mechanisms, Data interpretation from topographic surveys and geotechnical testing, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Technical drawing package, Microsoft Project or equivalent software (e.g. Primavera), Digital literacy
• Eligibility: Must hold, or be able to obtain, a valid NATO SECRET security clearance. Familiar with Spanish Construction codes and regulations, Spanish Health & Safety regulations, and Spanish Infrastructure commissioning and handover process.

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

• Screening process

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: 12 months.

Working arrangements: Deployable post. The incumbent may be required to deploy or be assigned to a remote location to perform duties inside or outside a theatre/deployment location..

Hiring unit: NSPA.

Position details

Reference

CO27001

Directorate-General

OE-C1

Last Verified

18 October 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Consultant / Technical Expert (OE) at NSPA based in Spain. The vacancy reference is CO27001. It is hosted by OE-C1, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area.

Post No CO27001/ Ref. No 2026_00645

STATEMENT OF WORK

JOB DESCRIPTION (See link to the full job description in the blue box)

- University degree or equivalent education. - 10 years’ experience in the civil construction industry. - Proficiency in technical report writing. - Experience managing contracts with multiple prime-contractors operating simultaneously within one project. - Experience in the overall construction management of concrete pavements, pre-engineered metal buildings and building refurbishment. - Experience in the overall project control within infrastructure projects: Cost, Scope and Schedule. - Experience in communication between project owner, customer and national authorities. - Knowledge of onsite quality assurance control mechanisms. - The incumbent should be familiar with data interpretation from topographic surveys and geotechnical in situ testing. - The incumbent should be familiar with Spanish Construction codes and regulations, with Spanish Health & Safety regulations, as well as with Spanish Infrastructure commissioning and handover process. - Experience related to airfield construction projects would be an asset. - Experience in technical management of NATO projects and/or similar experience would be an asset. - Sound digital literacy with experience in using office automation systems and software applications, e.g. Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), including technical drawing package and familiarity with data interpretation from Microsoft Project or equivalent software (for example Primavera). - The incumbent must hold, or be able to obtain, a valid "NATO SECRET" security clearance. - NATO's two official languages are English and French. The work of this consultancy is mainly conducted in English, therefore fluency in that language is essential and beginner knowledge of French is desirable. - A professional working level knowledge of the Spanish language is required.

POST DETAILS

- This post is deployable. The incumbent of this post may be required to deploy or may be assigned to a remote location, to perform duties (inside or outside a theatre/deployment location) in support of Council approved operations/missions or in support of national or multinational operations/missions authorised by the Agency Supervisory Board of NSPO. - Contract duration:12 months - Level:III - Daily fee per worked day:339 Euro

HOW TO APPLY?

All candidatesshould refer to the FAQs before applying.

Applications sent via e-mail will be automatically rejected.

All application deadlines are based on the Central European Time (CET) zone.

IMPORTANT NOTES

In accordance with the NATO employment regulations, the contract will be established for a 12-month period. The working language will mainly be English. The incumbent of this post may undertake deployments, including duty travel, in direct support of NAC-approved operations/missions.

The Talent Acquisition and Development Office shall let you know in due course the outcome of the screening process.

Moreover, due to the broad interest in NSPA and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.

The Agency would appreciate it if addressee countries could provide their support by submitting candidates whose security clearance can be effected (or confirmed) rapidly and who could report for duty as soon as possible after selection.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS REQUIREMENT FOR CURRENT MILITARY OR ADMINISTRATION POST HOLDERS: Please note that if you currently hold a military or administration post, you will be required to decide, in accordance with your national authorities' regulations, whether to retire or resign from your post, or apply for special leave from your national authorities. If you are invited to a preliminary interview, you will be asked to indicate your preference at that time as well.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your application should be submitted in one go and you will not be able to modify your data once submitted.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 15 October 2026, 3 days ago.

The application deadline is 11 November 2026, 23 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 18 October 2026.

Where to learn more

For headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at NSPA see the NSPA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Spain see our Spain location page.

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