The Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad has opened 54 contract posts across 35 positions for its Capital Rescue project, inviting applications from qualified professionals in engineering, management, information technology, finance and procurement. The advertisement was published in newspapers on 9 November 2026 under reference PID(I)4301/26, and applications must be submitted online only through the CDA's official jobs portal.

The authority's own jobs portal, cda.gov.pk/jobs, currently lists 35 open positions, confirming the recruitment is live. The posts are offered on contract for an initial period of two years, extendable if required, and fall under Project Pay Scales PPS-7 to PPS-11.

What posts are open

The senior roles in the round include Chief Digital Officer, General Manager of the Integrated Project Management Unit (IPMU) at PPS-11, Director One Window Operations and Principal Staff Officer. The remaining posts cover delivery leads, site delivery engineers, civil and structural engineers, architects, urban planners, procurement specialists, finance officers and IT specialists.

The General Manager IPMU post, for example, asks for a master's degree in civil engineering, project management, construction engineering or engineering management, with 15 years of post-qualification experience and a maximum age of 55. Each post carries its own qualification, experience and age requirements, which candidates must check on the portal before applying.

The advertisement does not state salary figures for the posts. Pay is set under the Project Pay Scales, from PPS-7 to PPS-11, rather than the regular Basic Pay Scales used for permanent government posts.

How to apply

Applications are accepted online only at cda.gov.pk/jobs. Candidates must select the post they want and complete the online form, paying a processing fee of Rs 5,000 for each post applied for. The advertisement asks for applications within 20 days of its publication on 9 November, which puts the closing date at 29 November 2026. Applicants should confirm the exact closing date for their post on the portal, as one listing gives 30 November.

CDA says incomplete applications will be rejected and that only online submissions will be considered. The authority also reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of vacancies, or to cancel the advertisement, without giving a reason.

About the Capital Rescue project

The Capital Development Authority is the public body responsible for development and municipal services in the Islamabad Capital Territory, and its headquarters are in Sector G-7/4, Islamabad. The Capital Rescue project is its programme for strengthening project management and delivery teams across the capital, which is why the recruitment spans engineering, architecture, planning, digital services, finance and procurement rather than a single department.

For candidates, the attraction is a senior contract role in the federal capital with a defined two-year term. For the authority, the hiring round is part of a wider effort to bring in specialist project staff on market-linked project pay scales instead of through the regular civil service route.

Sources: Capital Development Authority and Parho Pakistan