Join the Crew

We design ambitious buildings — then we go out and build them. If you want real responsibility on site, not paperwork in a back office, this is your team.

IMPIC Class 4 Contractor
36 Projects Delivered
3 International Studios
1 Team — Design to Handover
You are not a subcontractor to our drawings. You are part of the team that makes them real.

More than a contractor.
A crew that builds.

01

Design-build, not design-then-blame

Architects and site engineers sit at the same table. When something is hard to build, we change it together — before it hits the crew on Friday afternoon.

02

Own projects, not only client sites

We develop and build our own residential projects — so site teams see a job through from groundbreaking to keys, with pride in the finished product.

03

Real authority on site

Encarregados and engineers who speak up, solve problems and protect quality. We hire people who want to lead — not wait for instructions from Lisbon.

04

International backbone

Beirut, Lisbon and London studios. You work in Portugal with a crew that thinks globally — exposure to methods, details and standards from across Europe and the Middle East.

05

Safety is non-negotiable

Proper PSS, SST culture and respect for the team on the ground. We want zero shortcuts — and people who help us keep it that way.

06

Room to grow with the company

We are building our contracting arm. Early crew members shape how we deliver — programme, QA, subcontractor relationships, the lot.

Real projects. Real sites.

These are not renderings on a wall — our crew delivers them in concrete, steel and tile.

Sound like you?

  • You have mud on your boots and standards in your head.
  • You read drawings — and ask when they do not make sense.
  • You respect the trades, the programme and the person next to you.
  • You want to point at a building and say: we built that.

Based in Lisboa under Hala Cipher, Lda. — IMPIC Alvará — Class 4.

We are looking for

Engineers, encarregados and SST professionals who want to be on site — not on the sidelines.

Direção de Obra / Site Engineer

Engenheiro — Direção de Obra

Run the site. Own the programme, the quality conversations and the relationship with trades — with backup from the design office when you need it.

  • OE registration
  • Direção de obra qualification (Lei 40/2015)
  • Residential / multi-unit experience valued

Technical Site Engineer

Engenheiro Técnico de Obra

The engineer who is always on site — RFIs, surveys, as-builts, measurements and keeping the paper trail honest.

  • OET when applicable
  • Strong drawing literacy
  • Coordination mindset

Site Foreman / Encarregado

Encarregado / Mestre de Obras

Lead the crew day to day. Sequence trades, hold the line on quality and safety, and keep the site moving.

  • Proven foreman track record
  • Structure & finishes knowledge
  • SST training
  • Portuguese essential · English a plus

Health & Safety (SST)

Técnico(a) de Segurança

Make sure everyone goes home safe. PSS implementation, inductions, inspections — partner to the site lead, not a checkbox.

  • TST / TSST
  • Construction site experience
  • Coordenação de segurança — bonus

QA & Site Documentation

Controlo de qualidade

Snagging, records, BIM coordination — bridge between what was designed and what was built.

  • Site or PM background
  • Revit / BIM familiarity valued

Come build with us

Even when a role is listed as talent pool, we read every application — strong people get called before we publish the next hire.

Site Engineer / Direção de Obra

We are assembling a core site team for design-build and own developments. Strong candidates join before the next project wave — not after it.

Lisboa & Grande Lisboa Full-time Building the crew
I want in

Encarregado de Obra / Site Foreman

Lead residential crews on active Cipher sites. Experience beats certificates on paper — show us what you have built.

Lisboa & Grande Lisboa Full-time Building the crew
I want in

Engenheiro Técnico de Obra

Site-facing technical engineer for measurements, coordination and quality — the glue between drawing and execution.

Portugal Full-time Building the crew
I want in

Técnico(a) de Segurança — Estaleiro

Help us run tight, safe sites on IMPIC-licensed works — culture matters as much as compliance.

Portugal Full-time or project-based Building the crew
I want in

CV in PDF · OE/OET if applicable · tell us what you have built, not only where you worked.

Bring your hard hat
and your standards.

Apply to join the crew

Join the Cipher crew

Tell us what you have built, what role you want, and when you can start. Our Lisbon team reads every application personally.

Employer
Hala Cipher, Lda.
Lisboa, Portugal
Email
Portugal — compliance checklist for applicants

Professional registration

Engenheiros civis e engenheiros técnicos: inscrição válida na OE ou OET. Direção de obra: certificado nos termos da Lei n.º 40/2015.

Right to work in Portugal

Autorização legal para trabalhar em Portugal (UE/EEE, autorização de residência, ou equivalente).

Segurança Social & SST

Contratação em regime laboral português (NISS). Formação de segurança em estaleiro conforme aplicável. DL 273/2003.

Employer

Hala Cipher, Lda. — empreiteiro IMPIC Class 4 (Lei n.º 41/2015).