Dubai Authority Liaison Engineer & Permits Expert

Mirage; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 279,000 - 424,000; Full time

Job summary

Mirage is seeking an Authority Liaison Officer/Engineer to manage submissions and approvals with Dubai authorities. The role requires a track record in liaison work, familiarity with UAE building codes, and strong documentation skills.

You will coordinate with DM, DDA, Trakhees, and project teams to keep submissions moving and maintain trackers. Ideal candidates will have 10 years of experience in architecture/engineering consultancy, with excellent Arabic/English communication and the ability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in construction, consultancy, or design & build projects.
• Experience in authority liaison, NOC submissions, permits and approvals.
• Knowledge of DM, DDA, Trakhees and authority procedures.
• Experience with Dubai authority portals and online submission systems.
• Ability to maintain NOC/authority trackers.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Help manage workload related to authority submissions, NOCs, document control, and coordination with DM, DDA, Trakhees, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain good professional relationships with local authority staff at all levels.
• Establish clear processes to expedite approvals and minimize delays.
• Assist project teams to prepare design submissions for local authorities.
• Review submissions for compliance with local authority requirements.
• Work with design teams to address comments and re-work submissions.
• Regularly review local authority portals and upload submissions.
• Update design teams on changes in submission requirements.
• Keep authority submission requirements up to date and inform design teams.
• Interface with project design teams to address authority comments.
• Prepare and follow up correspondence with local authorities and related departments.
• Prepare Arabic correspondence and coordinate with authorities and teams.
• Organize and attend meetings with local authority engineers to expedite reviews.
• Make project submissions to Authorities to obtain NOCs.
• Follow up on NOCs and permits for building and design.
• Provide responses for queries on local standards and updated requirements.
• Maintain authority registration and prequalification logs on portals.
• Prepare NOC trackers and coordinate with project leads on progress.
• Update NOC trackers weekly and notify leads of upcoming submissions.
• Coordinate with project managers to define NOC strategy at project start.

Skills

Strong communication

Coordination

Follow-up

Organizational skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Mirage is seeking an Authority Liaison Officer/Engineer to manage submissions and approvals with Dubai authorities. The role requires a track record in liaison work, familiarity with UAE building codes, and strong documentation skills.

You will coordinate with DM, DDA, Trakhees, and project teams to keep submissions moving and maintain trackers. Ideal candidates will have 10 years of experience in architecture/engineering consultancy, with excellent Arabic/English communication and the ability