Senior Stakeholder Coordinator

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

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what's possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Stakeholder Coordinator to join our team

What You'll Be Doing:

• Coordinate with relevant government authorities, utility providers, developers, and project stakeholders to facilitate design approvals, permits, and NOCs.
• Manage and follow up on authority submissions throughout concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages.
• Review engineering drawings, technical submissions, and supporting documentation to ensure alignment with authority requirements before submission.
• Coordinate No Objection Information (NOI) requests, utility data collection, and existing infrastructure verification.
• Support Concept Master Plan, Detailed Master Plan, traffic-related approvals, road geometry, and utility corridor submissions.
• Identify potential design conflicts, utility interface issues, and approval risks, and coordinate their timely resolution with engineering teams.
• Maintain authority approval trackers, submission registers, correspondence records, and stakeholder action logs.
• Attend technical coordination meetings with authorities, clients, consultants, and internal design teams.
• Monitor approval progress, identify potential delays, and escalates critical issues to the Stakeholder Manager.
• Ensure effective coordination between multidisciplinary design teams and external stakeholders to support project milestones.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in Abu Dhabi.
• Proven experience in stakeholder coordination, authority approvals, and NOC management for infrastructure or development projects.
• Strong understanding of Abu Dhabi municipalities, authority procedures, engineering submission requirements, and utility coordination processes.
• Ability to review and understand engineering drawings, utility layouts, road geometry, and service corridor plans.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and resolving technical interface issues.
• Arabic Speaker
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel-based approval trackers, and document management systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with Arabic considered an advantage.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and follow-up skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities independently.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Previous experience with major engineering consultancy firms in Abu Dhabi.
• Familiarity with DMT/ADM, IDAS, NOC, TPD, and utility authority approval processes.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and GIS-based engineering information.
• Experience with master planning, infrastructure design coordination, and complex stakeholder interfaces.
• Ability to anticipate approval risks and recommend practical solutions before they affect project delivery.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest.

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