Stakeholder Manager

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About the role:

The role of the Stakeholder Manager is to manage and coordinate the approval of the design with all the project stakeholders and manage their expectations.

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below:

• Be able to clearly coordinate and manage the stakeholder and authorities’ requirements within the design team and similarly communicate the design team requirements and objectives with the specific statutory authority/stakeholders;
• Monitor and report on the status of reviews and approvals in line with the project deliverable dates with the client;
• Ensure that the correct procedures and processes are applied when making submissions to the statutory authority/stakeholder;
• Able to coordinate and communicate with the client, stakeholders and contractors to ensure that statutory authority/stakeholder requirements are incorporated where required;
• Be able to meet and negotiate with the individual statutory authority/stakeholder
• Well versed in the authority requirements in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi for buildings,  infrastructure and Master planning. 
• Preparation of NOC trackers for various design stages.
• Familiar with the registration process with various authorities, including but not limited to Dubai Municipality, DDA, Trakhees and DCD. 

Candidate Specification:

• Bachelors’ degree in Civil Engineering or any relevant engineering discipline 
• An organised and methodical individual in their approach in dealing with the specific statutory authority/stakeholder and subsequently file and store information
• Able to confidently and clearly communicate in both English and Arabic
• Have knowledge and experience in dealing with the approval process for buildings, roads, and utility designs with the specific statutory authority/stakeholder in the UAE, specifically Dubai.
• Have strong leadership qualities and a track record of delivery

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• 90 calendar days paid maternity leave
• Competitive annual leave
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance