Stakeholder Engagement Lead - Transport & Infrastructure

WSP USA; Dubai; On-site; AED 502,000 - 725,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an experienced Stakeholder Manager to support major transport and infrastructure projects across Dubai and the UAE. The role leads stakeholder engagement, authority coordination, and approvals management throughout the design lifecycle.

You will act as the primary interface with government authorities, utility providers, developers, operators, and other stakeholders to facilitate design development and approvals, ensuring alignment with project strategies and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum 12 years of professional experience in stakeholder management.
• Proven experience on major transport and infrastructure projects.
• Dubai project experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive stakeholder engagement and communications strategies for Dubai projects.
• Identify, analyse, and manage project stakeholders throughout all phases of design delivery.
• Act as the key point of contact for government authorities, utility providers, transportation agencies, and other external stakeholders.
• Lead stakeholder meetings, workshops, technical reviews, and coordination sessions.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with project stakeholders to facilitate timely reviews and approvals.
• Coordinate authority submissions, reviews, comments, and approvals.
• Ensure stakeholder requirements are effectively communicated and incorporated into project designs.
• Collaborate with project managers, design managers, discipline leads, and clients to resolve stakeholder issues.
• Monitor stakeholder commitments, action items, risks, and dependencies.
• Maintain stakeholder registers, approvals trackers, communication records, and engagement reports.
• Manage and resolve stakeholder issues and conflicts while minimizing project impacts.
• Provide regular progress updates to project leadership and clients regarding approvals and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support project risk management by identifying stakeholder-related risks and implementing mitigation measures.
• Ensure compliance with relevant authority requirements, standards, and regulatory processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Project coordination

Bilingual Arabic/English

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Infrastructure Engineering or related field

Job description

WSP USA is seeking an experienced Stakeholder Manager to support major transport and infrastructure projects across Dubai and the UAE. The role leads stakeholder engagement, authority coordination, and approvals management throughout the design lifecycle.

You will act as the primary interface with government authorities, utility providers, developers, operators, and other stakeholders to facilitate design development and approvals, ensuring alignment with project strategies and regulatory