Senior Stakeholder & Approvals Lead – Infrastructure

Khatib & Alami; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Khatib & Alami is seeking an experienced Stakeholder Manager – Design in Dubai to lead stakeholder coordination, approvals, NOCs, and interfaces for major infrastructure projects. You will act as the key interface between the design team, client, government authorities, utility providers, developers, contractors, and other external stakeholders.

The role requires coordinating with RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA and other authorities, developing management plans, and ensuring timely submissions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, preferably within UAE infrastructure consultancy/design projects.
• Strong experience in Dubai infrastructure, roads, utilities, transportation, or urban development projects.
• Proven experience dealing with RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, telecom providers, utility agencies, and other Dubai authorities.
• Strong understanding of NOC processes, authority submissions, design approvals, permits, and stakeholder coordination.
• Previous experience working within an engineering consultancy / PMC environment is highly preferred.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and managing authority comments and approvals.
• Strong knowledge of UAE infrastructure standards and authority requirements.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, coordination, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder management and authority coordination throughout the design lifecycle of infrastructure projects.
• Develop and maintain the Stakeholder Management Plan, Stakeholder Register, NOC/Approval Matrix, and approval trackers.
• Coordinate with RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, Dubai Civil Defence, telecom operators, utility providers, master developers, and other relevant authorities.
• Manage the preparation, submission, tracking, and closure of NOC’s, permits, design approvals, and authority clearances.
• Review authority requirements and ensure they are communicated to the relevant design disciplines.
• Coordinate with Civil, Structural, Utilities, Traffic, MEP, Landscape, and other design teams to incorporate stakeholder requirements into deliverables.
• Lead stakeholder meetings, workshops, technical discussions, and design coordination meetings.
• Review authority comments and coordinate timely responses and revisions with the design team.
• Identify stakeholder-related risks, constraints, conflicts, and dependencies and develop mitigation measures.
• Monitor approval timelines and highlight potential delays affecting the project programme.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager, Design Manager, Planning Manager, and discipline leads to ensure timely submissions and approvals.
• Maintain accurate records of stakeholder communications, commitments, comments, approvals, and actions.
• Establish strong professional relationships with government authorities, utilities, clients, and third-party stakeholders.
• Support resolution of technical and interface issues between stakeholders and the project design team.
• Ensure all submissions comply with Dubai authority standards, regulations, guidelines, and project requirements.
• Prepare regular stakeholder and approval status reports for project management and the client.
• Provide leadership and guidance to Stakeholder Engineers/Coordinators within the project team.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Coordination

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Khatib & Alami is seeking an experienced Stakeholder Manager – Design in Dubai to lead stakeholder coordination, approvals, NOCs, and interfaces for major infrastructure projects. You will act as the key interface between the design team, client, government authorities, utility providers, developers, contractors, and other external stakeholders.

The role requires coordinating with RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA and other authorities, developing management plans, and ensuring timely submissions