Stakeholder Coodinator

Coordinator

Job Description:

The Coordinator is responsible for facilitating all project-level stakeholder permitting and approvals required for various projects within the program. Stakeholders include government and semi-government entities, other operating entities, and contractors.

Key Responsibilities:

Regulatory Coordination & Approvals:

• Apply for and follow up on necessary project-related approvals, permits, and licenses from relevant government entities and authorities.
• Monitor the status of all submissions and ensure timely processing and closure of requirements using platforms such as MEPS and TAMM.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary liaison between the organization, regulatory bodies, and other project-related stakeholders to ensure alignment on compliance and approval requirements.
• Coordinate with internal departments, project managers, and executive leadership to gather, prepare, and submit classification documents and applications as required.

Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure all documentation submitted to authorities complies with applicable regulations and standards.
• Maintain accurate records of submissions, approvals, correspondence, and status updates related to stakeholder engagement.
• Good knowledge of planning processes required to coordinate with the government and semi-government entities and for clarifications, justifications, and permitting by statutory authorities.

Project Support

• Work collaboratively with project teams to ensure external dependencies (e.g., permits, licenses, stakeholder inputs) do not impact project timelines or deliverables.
• Proactively identify potential risks or delays in approval processes and escalate as necessary with recommendations for resolution.
• Ensures project teams deliver required documents on schedule and in accordance with any stakeholder requirements.

Stakeholder Relationship Management:

• Responsible for developing stakeholder relationships as a face of the client.
• Represents the client's interests on all matters related to stakeholder permitting and approvals.
• Coordinates stakeholder expectations, dialogue, and other forms of engagement to understand key common interests.

Coordination and Facilitation:

• Supports and facilitates the client's Element Teams, design consultants, and contractors with the overall permitting process to enable them to secure required approvals, NOCs, and permits for the various projects.
• Coordinates with all stakeholders regarding project submissions, revisions, clarifications, approvals, justifications, and approvals by statutory authorities.

Monitoring and Risk Management:

• Notifies the project's leadership of any potential risks in the permitting process that could impact the schedule and updates the status of projects via dashboards periodically.

Qualifications:

• Applicants would ideally come from an Engineering/Project Management background, with at least 5 years of experience in Abu Dhabi projects.
• The successful candidate will ideally need to have Abu Dhabi specific experience and knowledge of procedures and government processes.
• Command of the Arabic language would be advantageous.

Please Note: Answering the Deal Breaker & Pre-Screening Questions is required for your application to be considered.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have working in the construction field within the UAE? (Minimum required 3 years)
• What is your expected monthly salary (AED)?
• Do you hold a UAE equivalency certificate for your civil engineering degree? Yes / No
• Do you have a valid UAE driving license? Yes / No