Senior Transit Stakeholder Liaison

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 312,480 - 468,720; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation seeks a Stakeholder Interface Officer – Transit in Riyadh to coordinate regulatory interfaces, engage with public authorities and utilities, and support rail and transit project delivery. You will manage stakeholder expectations, prepare reports, and help resolve issues across government entities, utilities, and transportation agencies.

The role emphasizes strong communication, diplomacy, and problem-solving in a fast-paced environment with Saudi authorities and industry

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Saudi National candidate required.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in stakeholder coordination, infrastructure delivery, public sector liaison, utility coordination, or transportation project support.
• At least 5 years of professional experience within a rail, metro, transit, or public transportation development environment.
• Strong knowledge of Riyadh's government, utility, transport, traffic, and stakeholder landscape.
• Established relationships across relevant authorities and organizations preferred.
• Experience managing or supporting stakeholder engagement activities on major infrastructure projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate with public authorities, utility providers, government agencies, transportation organizations, consultants, contractors, and client representatives.
• Strong understanding of utility coordination, land acquisition support, access planning, right-of-way requirements, and government stakeholder processes.
• Experience working with Saudi public authorities, utility providers, and transportation agencies preferred.
• Strong communication, negotiation, facilitation, diplomacy, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence, persuade, and communicate effectively with senior-level stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Experience working in complex, fast-paced project environments with demanding schedules and sensitive stakeholder issues.
• Excellent judgment, conflict resolution, decision-making, and relationship-management capability.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills in both languages.
• Experience working in multicultural and multidisciplinary project environments.
• Ability to manage critical stakeholder issues calmly and respond effectively in a dynamic delivery environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with industry partners, public authorities, government entities, utility providers, transport stakeholders, and key decision-makers.
• Facilitate communication with external stakeholders and industry partners to support project objectives, approvals, coordination needs, and stakeholder alignment.
• Support engagement with government authorities, including the Ministry of Transport, on matters related to transportation infrastructure and public transportation development.
• Coordinate with utility providers including Saudi Electricity Company, ARAMCO, National Water Company, and telecommunications operators to help resolve utility and infrastructure interface issues.
• Support integration of transportation networks through coordination with airports, regional transportation facilities, public transport operators, and related mobility stakeholders.
• Collaborate with traffic and public safety stakeholders including Civil Defense, Riyadh Municipality, and the Ministry of Interior to support traffic coordination and project implementation.
• Assist with land acquisition coordination, access requirements, right-of-way matters, stakeholder approvals, and project-related site access activities.
• Monitor stakeholder issues, regulatory developments, legal precedents, and changes in the political, social, environmental, and industrial environment that may affect project delivery.
• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies that address emerging issues and support successful project outcomes.
• Support community engagement initiatives and contribute to improving the project's public image through proactive communication and expectation management.
• Prepare stakeholder reports, meeting minutes, presentations, coordination documents, action trackers, and issue logs.
• Support timely resolution of stakeholder concerns, coordination conflicts, authority comments, and project-related issues.
• Maintain accurate records of stakeholder commitments, correspondence, approvals, decisions, risks, and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate with internal project teams to ensure stakeholder requirements are reflected in project planning, construction sequencing, access arrangements, and delivery activities.
• Escalate critical stakeholder issues to the Stakeholder Manager and project leadership with clear background, risk assessment, and recommended actions.
• Promote professional, transparent, and respectful communication across government, utility, community, and project stakeholder groups.

Skills

Stakeholder coordination

Public relations

Government stakeholder management

Public authority engagement

Utility coordination

Transportation stakeholder support

Rail project coordination

Metro project coordination

Transit development

Community engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or related

Job description

Parsons Corporation seeks a Stakeholder Interface Officer – Transit in Riyadh to coordinate regulatory interfaces, engage with public authorities and utilities, and support rail and transit project delivery. You will manage stakeholder expectations, prepare reports, and help resolve issues across government entities, utilities, and transportation agencies.

The role emphasizes strong communication, diplomacy, and problem-solving in a fast-paced environment with Saudi authorities and industry