Interface Manager - Stakeholder Coordination

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh is seeking an Interface Manager – Stakeholder Coordination to lead external stakeholder engagement for a major transportation infrastructure program. The role requires diplomatic judgment, public sector awareness, and the ability to manage complex relationships with government entities, service providers, and community stakeholders to protect project momentum.

You will build trusted relationships, resolve interface issues, and support approvals while coordinating with traffic

Qualifications

• Saudi national candidate required.
• Minimum 15 years of related experience.
• Experience leading stakeholder engagement on large infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to influence, negotiate and build relationships with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with government entities, public authorities, industry partners, service providers, transport operators, and senior decision-makers.
• Lead stakeholder engagement activities that support project delivery, regulatory alignment, interface resolution, and client objectives.
• Establish clear communication channels with external stakeholders and public sector representatives.
• Coordinate with traffic authorities, public safety bodies, police, civil defense, and relevant agencies to support traffic management and project execution.
• Assist with land acquisition coordination, access planning, and approvals affecting schedules.
• Prepare stakeholder reports, engagement plans, risk summaries, and management briefings.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Public Relations

Government coordination

Public authority engagement

Transportation stakeholder

Utility interface management

Power coordination

Water coordination

Traffic authority coordination

Public safety coordination

Education

Technical degree or higher

Job description

Interface Manager – Stakeholder Coordination

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Transportation‑Trucking‑Railroad
Function: Public Relations
Experience: Minimum 15 years
Job Type: Full‑time

This role supports project delivery by building trusted relationships, resolving external interface issues, managing approvals, and helping the client maintain alignment with government entities, service providers, transport operators, public safety authorities, and community stakeholders.

Job Details

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• City: Riyadh
• Industry: Transportation‑Trucking‑Railroad
• Function: Public Relations
• Salary: 40,000‑60,000

Context

The Interface Manager will lead external stakeholder engagement and interface support for a major transportation infrastructure program in Riyadh. The role requires strong diplomatic judgment, public sector awareness, negotiation capability, and the ability to manage complex relationships that can affect project access, approvals, utilities, traffic management, land acquisition, and delivery schedules. By maintaining transparent communication and resolving stakeholder concerns early, the position helps protect project momentum, reduce delivery risk, and strengthen the public image of the program.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with government entities, public authorities, industry partners, service providers, transport operators, and senior decision‑makers.
• Lead stakeholder engagement activities that support project delivery, regulatory alignment, interface resolution, and client objectives.
• Establish clear communication channels with external stakeholders, industry peers, and public sector representatives.
• Facilitate coordination with government authorities on transportation policy matters, approvals, permits, access requirements, and project‑related decisions.
• Manage critical interface issues between project infrastructure and existing utility networks, including power, water, telecommunications, drainage, and other service providers.
• Support the client in promoting an integrated public transportation network through coordination with transport stakeholders, operators, and related authorities.
• Coordinate with traffic authorities, public safety bodies, police, civil defense, and relevant agencies to support traffic management and safe project execution.
• Assist with land acquisition coordination, stakeholder approvals, access planning, site constraints, and third‑party requirements that may affect project schedules.
• Monitor emerging stakeholder concerns, political developments, regulatory changes, public sector priorities, and industry trends that may influence project strategy.
• Support community engagement initiatives, public outreach activities, stakeholder briefings, and communication programs that improve project understanding.
• Provide strategic stakeholder management advice to the client and project leadership team.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops, coordination sessions, and issue‑resolution discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare stakeholder reports, engagement plans, interface updates, risk summaries, approval trackers, action logs, and management briefings.
• Identify stakeholder‑related risks early and recommend practical mitigation strategies to protect project objectives.
• Resolve conflicts between project teams, authorities, utility providers, landowners, public agencies, and community representatives.
• Coordinate across technical, commercial, legal, construction, traffic, interface, and communications teams to support joined‑up stakeholder responses.
• Maintain records of stakeholder commitments, approvals, correspondence, meeting outcomes, decisions, and follow‑up actions.
• Promote transparency, professionalism, and trust in all stakeholder interactions.

Ideal Profile

• Saudi National candidate required.
• Minimum 15 years of related experience with a technical degree or higher.
• Strong experience leading stakeholder engagement activities on large‑scale infrastructure, transportation, rail, metro, public sector, or urban development projects.
• Proven ability to influence, negotiate, and build relationships with senior stakeholders, government representatives, public authorities, service providers, and decision‑makers.
• Demonstrated experience working across diverse internal and external stakeholder groups in complex project environments.
• Experience managing teams, leading major projects, or coordinating multiple concurrent stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong understanding of public sector stakeholder management, government coordination, community engagement, utility interfaces, and approval processes.
• Experience supporting transportation, rail, metro, public transport, or public sector programs is preferred.
• Previous experience within a government entity or large‑scale infrastructure project environment is advantageous.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure while managing competing priorities, sensitive issues, and changing project conditions.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem‑solving, decision‑making, diplomacy, and conflict‑resolution capability.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Experience working in a multicultural environment is preferred.
• Strong ability to prepare clear reports, stakeholder updates, meeting records, and executive briefings.
• Professional approach with sound judgment, discretion, patience, and credibility when dealing with high‑pressure stakeholder matters.

Skills Set

• Stakeholder management
• Public Relations
• Government coordination
• Public authority engagement
• Transportation stakeholder coordination
• Utility interface management
• Power utility coordination
• Water utility coordination
• Telecommunications coordination
• Traffic authority coordination
• Public safety coordination
• Land acquisition support
• Access approvals
• Stakeholder approvals
• Community engagement
• Public outreach
• Interface management
• Conflict resolution
• Negotiation
• Strategic communication
• Relationship management
• Government relations
• Public sector coordination
• Transport operator coordination
• Regulatory monitoring
• Political awareness
• Stakeholder reporting
• Engagement plans
• Approval trackers
• Action logs
• Risk mitigation
• Executive briefings
• Multicultural coordination
• Infrastructure projects
• Rail projects
• Metro projects
• Public transportation