Authorities Coordinator

Careers at UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 223,200 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Individual athletic sponsorship

Study assistance sponsorship

Employee referral rewards

Job summary

Careers at UAE is looking for an Authorities Coordinator in Abu Dhabi. This key role involves obtaining approvals and no objection certificates from relevant authorities. Responsibilities include developing strategies, maintaining permits, and ensuring compliance with government regulations.

Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience, a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, and preferred bilingual skills in English and Arabic. The role supports various project teams in navigating authority approval processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of work experience in regulatory approvals.
• Experience in large-scale building projects in Abu Dhabi.
• Strong strategic development skills.

Responsibilities

• Obtain approvals and no objection certificates from authorities.
• Develop the Statutory Authority and Approvals strategy.
• Execute and maintain Authority Approvals / Permits register.

Skills

Bilingual communication skills in English and Arabic

Relationship management

Monitoring and updating approvals

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related course

Job description

Authorities Coordinator

In addition to your competitive package and benefits, you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, and employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Authorities Coordinator to join our team based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This position is responsible for obtaining approvals and no objection certificates (NOC’s) from concerned regulatory authorities and stakeholders of the project.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Developing a Statutory Authority and Approvals strategy whilst ensuring authority approval requirements are included in the Master Schedule
• Executing monitoring and updating the Authority Approvals / Permits register and works with regulatory authorities to ensure that the required approvals are in place in a timely manner
• Developing relationships with key stakeholders to ensure all necessary permits are in place as required
• Maintaining systems to ensure that permits in use are current and valid for the relevant activity
• Coordinating permit processes and related issues between Planning, Engineering & Building divisions.
• Tracking the status of approvals and ensuring government compliance
• Supporting the Project Managers, Design Consultants and Contractors in resolving authority approval and permit interface issues as necessary together with the wider project team, develop systems to ensure that permits are current and valid for the activity being undertaken
• Advising and informing appropriate staff and department of document and plan submittal requirements for new projects

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum of 5 years of work experience partnered with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related course.

Bilingual communication skills in both English and Arabic are desirable; experience gained from working on large-scale building projects in Abu Dhabi is being looked for.

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