Permitting Governance Specialist - Compliance

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 179,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Permitting Governance Specialist - Compliance to oversee permitting frameworks, regulatory coordination, and governance records. The role focuses on monitoring KPIs, ensuring compliance, and improving turnaround times across permitting workflows.

The candidate will coordinate with Engineering, Planning, PMO, Commercial, and Operations teams, maintain governance documentation, and support audits and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in a relevant discipline.
• 6–10 years of permitting, governance, regulatory compliance, or PMO experience.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders within regulatory/approval processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate implementation and monitoring of the Permitting Governance Framework.
• Maintain records of permits, licenses, approvals, and conditions.
• Track permitting activities against timelines and governance requirements.
• Maintain KPI and SLA trackers for permit processing and approvals.
• Prepare governance reports, dashboards, and management summaries.
• Liaise with government entities and internal teams to support timely submissions.

Skills

Permitting governance

Regulatory compliance

KPI reporting

Workflow coordination

Governance documentation

Stakeholder coordination

PMO coordination

Power BI

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering / Urban Planning / Architecture / Business Administration / Information Systems)

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Job description

Permitting Governance Specialist - Compliance Job Snapshot

Role: Permitting Governance Specialist - Compliance

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Government Relations

Function: Project-Program Management

Experience: 6-10 years

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview Permitting Governance Specialist - Compliance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Government Relations opportunity with Parsons Corporation focused on permitting governance, regulatory coordination, compliance monitoring, approvals tracking, and performance reporting. The role is hiring an experienced professional to support permit and license processes, maintain governance records, coordinate with government entities and internal stakeholders, monitor KPIs and SLAs, and strengthen the consistency and efficiency of permitting workflows.

Job Details Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Government Relations Function: Project-Program Management Salary: 16000-24000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context The Permitting Governance Specialist will support the effective operation of the Permitting Governance Framework by maintaining control over procedures, approvals, compliance requirements, records, performance indicators, and stakeholder actions. The position will help create greater visibility across permits and regulatory processes, enabling project teams and management to identify delays, unresolved issues, compliance gaps, and improvement opportunities before they affect delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate implementation and ongoing monitoring of the Permitting Governance Framework.
• Support permitting procedures, approval workflows, governance requirements, and compliance controls.
• Maintain accurate records of permits, licenses, approvals, conditions, renewals, and regulatory documentation.
• Track permitting activities against defined timelines, service expectations, and governance requirements.
• Maintain KPI and SLA trackers covering permit processing, outstanding actions, approval progress, and stakeholder performance.
• Monitor risks, issues, dependencies, and action items associated with regulatory and permitting processes.
• Prepare periodic governance reports, dashboards, management summaries, and status updates.
• Provide clear visibility of pending permits, delayed responses, approaching deadlines, and unresolved compliance matters.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Planning, Project Management, Commercial, Operations, and other internal teams on permitting requirements.
• Liaise with Consultants, Contractors, and government entities to support timely submissions, responses, approvals, and issue resolution.
• Maintain permitting registers, governance logs, compliance trackers, action lists, and supporting records.
• Ensure documentation remains complete, current, traceable, and accessible to authorized stakeholders.
• Support audits and governance reviews by providing required records, evidence, approvals, correspondence, and status information.
• Assist in identifying control weaknesses, recurring delays, process bottlenecks, and documentation gaps.
• Support corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives arising from governance reviews and audits.
• Maintain SharePoint repositories and ensure approved governance documentation is correctly filed and organized.
• Support standardization of permitting templates, registers, reporting formats, workflows, and procedural documents.
• Help define clear responsibilities and escalation routes for permitting and regulatory activities.
• Monitor compliance with internal governance procedures and external regulatory requirements.
• Track action closure and follow up with responsible stakeholders on overdue items.
• Support management in reviewing permit performance trends and identifying areas requiring intervention.
• Assist with preparation of presentations and governance packs for project and senior management meetings.
• Use Microsoft 365 tools to coordinate records, reporting, communication, and workflow activities.
• Support Power BI-based reporting and dashboard development where required.
• Participate in permitting coordination meetings, compliance reviews, and stakeholder workshops.
• Maintain accurate decision records, approval histories, correspondence, and supporting evidence.
• Promote disciplined document control and consistent application of permitting procedures across project teams.
• Support process mapping and workflow refinement to improve transparency, accountability, and turnaround time.
• Assist in maintaining governance requirements through changing project phases, regulatory conditions, and stakeholder priorities.
• Contribute to lessons learned and process improvement initiatives related to permitting and regulatory coordination.

Ideal Profile

The position requires a Bachelor 's Degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Architecture, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Candidates should have approximately 6 to 10 years of relevant experience in permitting, governance, regulatory compliance, PMO, project controls, or a closely related environment. Practical experience coordinating several stakeholders across structured regulatory or approval processes is important. The successful candidate should understand how permits, licenses, approvals, conditions, actions, risks, and supporting documentation are tracked within formal governance frameworks. Strong capability in reporting, document management, workflow coordination, and governance record keeping is required. Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint is essential. Experience developing KPI reports, management dashboards, action trackers, and process documentation will be particularly valuable. PMP, CAPM, Lean Six Sigma, Business Process Management, or Power BI Fundamentals certification would provide an advantage.

Skills Set

Permitting Governance Regulatory Compliance Permit Tracking License Management Approval Coordination Governance Frameworks Process Management Workflow Management KPI Reporting SLA Monitoring Performance Reporting Risk Tracking Issue Management Action Tracking Stakeholder Coordination Government Coordination Regulatory Processes Governance Reporting Management Dashboards Document Management SharePoint Microsoft 365 Power BI Permitting Registers Compliance Registers Approval Records Governance Documentation Audit Support Continuous Improvement Process Mapping Business Process Management PMO Coordination Project Controls PMP CAPM Lean Six Sigma Problem Solving Technical Reporting

Why Join Us

Riyadh 's expanding development programs require increasingly structured coordination between project teams, regulatory authorities, Consultants, and government stakeholders. This role offers the opportunity to strengthen permitting governance at program level by improving approval visibility, reporting, workflow consistency, and compliance controls. It provides a strong platform for professionals seeking deeper experience in regulatory coordination, governance, PMO processes, and major-project delivery.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, program management, and technical advisory services for major developments in Saudi Arabia and international markets. Its multidisciplinary teams support complex projects through structured governance, stakeholder coordination, regulatory management, reporting, and project controls that help maintain compliant and efficient delivery.