Team Leader -Municipal market buildings expert (with missions to Portugal)

SIMAB – Municipal Markets in Portugal 

The support delivered by the Service Provider will complement SIMAB in the preparation of the operational program in those areas where external expertise is needed:

i)     Design of a funding and financing solution that enable easy access by municipalities to the necessary financial resources to undertake the modernisation of municipal markets.

ii)    Design of state-of-the-art interventions in the fields of mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and urban integration of the market buildings and surrounding public space areas.

iii)  Analysis of state-of-the-art alternative business models for investment, operation and management of municipal markets, feasible for the characteristics of the Portuguese municipal market sector.

iv)  Design and implementation of a pilot project including a set of municipal markets suitable and ready for investment, including the preparation of feasibility studies and investment plans for a set of selected municipal markets suitable and ready for investment.

Team Leader -Municipal market buildings expert (home-based with missions to Portugal)

Qualifications: At least a Bachelor’s Degree in civil engineering, architecture or related field (Minimum requirement).

General professional experience: At least 15 years’ professional experience in property development

supporting urban renewal (Minimum requirement).

Specific professional experience:

·         At least 12 years of advisory or project delivery experience in property development supporting urban renewal, e.g. trade fairs, congress centres, office development, shopping centres, market buildings (Minimum requirement).

·         Specific knowledge and experience of market building design, planning and business models, as demonstrated by the expert’s involvement in at least 3 relevant projects, highlighting the expert’s role and the outcomes achieved (Minimum requirement).

·         Significant experience in project planning, design, and implementation phases, demonstrating an ability to lead and deliver complex projects as demonstrated by the expert’s involvement in at least 5 relevant projects (Minimum requirement).

·         Experience on inclusion of climate change (mitigation and adaptation) features in urban projects (Advantage).

·         Knowledge of the EU institutions, including EU policies/legislation relevant to in property development supporting urban renewal, and participation in EU funded projects (Advantage).

·         Experience in facilitating group/stakeholder discussions (Advantage).

Language and other Skills: Working command of English language (CEFR C1) (Minimum requirement). Knowledge of Portuguese language will be considered an asset.