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About the Job:
The company is looking for an amazingly talented Stakeholder Manager to join our team! In this role, you will manage relationships with stakeholders and liaise with all relevant agencies, authorities, and the client team to obtain necessary approvals and NOCs.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Manage relationships with stakeholders and liaise with all relevant agencies, authorities, and the client team to obtain necessary approvals and NOCs.
- Establish a communication plan with all regulatory and client organizations with clearly defined levels of escalation as per the matrix of responsibility to ensure timely approval processes.
- Stay fully abreast of all regulatory agency requirements such as, but not limited to, RTA, DEWA, DM, Etisalat, Du, DUSUP, GHD, SRTA, SEWA, FEWA, RAKWA, RAK Municipality, and MOEI.
- Set up a stakeholder management plan, communicate the plan, implement it, and monitor to ensure success.
- Establish NOC trackers to track NOC status and ensure timely intervention for approvals.
- Support project team in seeking timely approvals.
- Monitor progress of drawings and documentation for NOCs.
- Support project team in seeking approvals.
- Coordinate with client dealings (both internal and external) and liaise with all government offices and service authorities in the UAE for technical queries and issues.
- Track utilities NOCs and ensure all of them are completed on time.
- Monitor project schedules regularly to determine any delays or deviations related to NOC progress.
- Track project progress and ensure all project activities are completed on time, in terms of NOC process.
- Participate in project design meetings and recommend improvements if needed.
- Coordinate and collect information from relevant agencies, third party consultants, and contractors for all technical queries and issues to prepare weekly and monthly reports, as well as design drawings for management and clients.
- Attend project meetings and follow up with outstanding tasks.
- Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction-related field.
- Strong background in utilities, cross sections, and relevant standards/authority requirements.
- Minimum 7-12 years of experience in a stakeholder/NOC coordination position, liaising with authorities in Dubai.
- Proven experience in dealing with and liaising with government authorities in Dubai and understanding their NOC system.
- Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills in English; Arabic would be an advantage.
- Must have a UAE driving license and car, as this position requires traveling to government offices and service authorities on a daily basis.
- Familiarity with:
- EDMS – Electronic Document Management System
- DMCS – Document and Material Control System
- Working knowledge/awareness of CAD operations
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Requires comprehensive knowledge of engineering and construction-related processes, as well as industry practices. This also requires excellent written and oral communication skills, familiarity with CAD and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering and construction, and the proven ability to perform in a supervisory capacity on a project.
- Master’s degree is preferred.
The company equally employs representation at all job levels regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
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