Senior Stakeholder & Approvals Lead

Parsons; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Stakeholder Coordinator to align engineering submissions with authorities, secure permits, and manage NOI/NOC processes across project stages.

You'll coordinate with government authorities, utilities, developers, and clients, review submissions for compliance, and maintain trackers and logs. This role requires strong English; Arabic is a plus, with extensive Abu Dhabi experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in Abu Dhabi.
• Experience in stakeholder coordination, authority approvals, and NOC management.
• Knowledge of Abu Dhabi municipalities and utility coordination processes.
• Proficient in MS Office and Excel-based approval trackers, and document management systems.
• Arabic language ability is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with government authorities, utilities, developers, and project stakeholders to facilitate design approvals, permits, and NOCs.
• Manage and follow up on authority submissions through concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages.
• Review engineering drawings and submissions to ensure alignment with authority requirements before submission.
• Coordinate NOI requests, utility data collection, and verification of existing infrastructure.
• Support master planning and road/utility corridor submissions and approvals.
• Identify design conflicts and approval risks and coordinate resolution with engineering teams.
• Maintain authority approval trackers, submission records, and stakeholder action logs.
• Attend coordination meetings with authorities, clients, consultants, and internal teams.

Job description

Parsons in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Stakeholder Coordinator to align engineering submissions with authorities, secure permits, and manage NOI/NOC processes across project stages.

You'll coordinate with government authorities, utilities, developers, and clients, review submissions for compliance, and maintain trackers and logs. This role requires strong English; Arabic is a plus, with extensive Abu Dhabi experience.