Job Description

Coordinator

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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