(1 FTE, 4 days on-site/ 1 day remote)
About 5* Ecoresort Portobali
At 5* Ecoresort Portobali, we want to develop the most sustainable tourism accommodation in Iberia, while meeting high luxury standards, based on the following 2 commitments and beliefs:
• The target to reduce energy by 40%.
• What is good for people is good for the planet.
Located in the municipality of Felgueiras, 40 minutes from Porto, we offer a work environment where personal and business growth needs to be aligned with our ambition to continuously extend boundaries within the hospitality industry.
Your Mission
This role exists because legal, regulatory, and safety compliance must be establish-hed before site mobilization, not retrofitted once work is underway. You will act as the Developer's independent, on-site legal and regulatory authority, verifying compliance at every contractual hold point from contract award through to final as-built handover.
Your reports and inspections are the primary data source ESG/BREEAM relies on to audit HEEF energy performance, and your sign-offs are leading. This role is institutional and safety-critical: independence from the contractor, procedural rigour, and zero tolerance for undocumented risk. Reports to the Developer (Dono de Obra).
Key Responsibilities
• Review baseline design and specifications for legal and regulatory compliance before site supervision begins, and
flag legislative ambiguity in a preventive way.
• Verify legal site setup before recording possession and issue the first and all subsequent weekly/monthly on-site
reports using the ESG/BREEAM template.
• Review shop drawings and material submittals for legal and code compliance (structural, fire, accessibility),
escalating code conflicts to the Developer PM.
• Carry out legally mandated hold-point inspections and capture the agreed HEEF data fields within the recurring
on-site report.
• Independently measure physical progress and certify against legal and contractual completion; your sign-off is
what makes a payment certificate payable.
Requirements / Qualifications
• 8–15 years of experience in construction site supervision, Fiscalização, ideally on hospitality or large-scale mixed-
use developments in Portugal.
• Working legal knowledge of Portuguese construction regulation, including DL n.º 555/99 and related building-
licensing legislation.
• Certification or demonstrable eligibility to act as Coordenador de Segurança em Obra under Decreto-Lei n.º
273/2003, including familiarity with the Plano de Segurança e Saúde (PSS) and Comunicação Prévia obligations to
the ACT.
• Experience producing structured, recurring on-site reports usable by a third-party certification body (e.g.
BREEAM) for energy or sustainability auditing.
• Strong stakeholder communication and escalation judgement, with the ability to hold a position independently
against contractor pressure at payment or completion milestones.
• Fluency in Portuguese required, working proficiency in English for coordination.
Nice-to-Haves
• Prior Fiscalização experience on a BREEAM- or Green Key-certified project.
• Experience acting as Coordenador de Segurança on a project with two or more speciality project authors (as
applies on 5* Ecoresort Portobali).
• Familiarity with funding-scheme audit requirements linked to construction milestones.
• Experience in a sustainable/ energy efficient real estate development.
How to Apply
• Apply via [email protected], including a motivation letter and your CV, directly to the hiring manager: Marianne van Groeningen (Co-founder).
• We respond to all applicants within 2 weeks.