Stakeholder Manager

SYSTRA; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA, a leading engineering and consultancy group in public transport, seeks a Stakeholder Manager for a Saudi Arabia bid. You will develop strategies, map stakeholders, and ensure alignment with project objectives across regulatory and client interfaces.

You will collaborate with government bodies, regulators, utilities, contractors and consultants, manage risks, and drive engagement plans throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in large-scale rail or infrastructure projects, especially in a PMC/consultancy setting.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and stakeholder landscape in Saudi Arabia.
• Experience coordinating with client authorities, regulators, contractors and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, implementation and continuous improvement of stakeholder management processes across the project lifecycle.
• Identify, map and analyse stakeholder groups and assess their influence, interest and impact on the project.
• Develop, implement and maintain the stakeholder management strategy and engagement plan.
• Map internal and external stakeholders and assess their influence and project impact.
• Build and maintain relationships with client authorities, regulatory agencies, utilities, contractors and consultants.
• Coordinate with relevant entities to support project approvals, permits, interfaces and access requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Regulatory liaison

Risk identification & mitigation

Job description

SYSTRA is one of the world s leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility With over 10 300 employees SYSTRA s mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment education and leisure throughout the world For 65 years the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems throughout the life cycle of their projects SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing deployment and maintenance phases The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74 of its turnover internationally With its new services SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital ecological and energy transition in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

This requirement is for a bid opportunity only at this stage Any engagement will be subject to successful project award and final client approval In compliance with local nationalisation policy and applicable government regulations this position is reserved for candidates holding a valid Saudi National ID.

The Stakeholder Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing stakeholder management strategies to support project delivery maintain effective engagement with key parties and ensure alignment between project objectives and stakeholder expectations.

The role will require close coordination with the client government and regulatory entities contractors consultants operators utility providers and other external stakeholders.

This position is well suited to a candidate with extensive experience in large-scale rail transport or infrastructure projects particularly within a PMC or consultancy environment and with a sound understanding of the regulatory and stakeholder landscape in Saudi Arabia.

Missions Main Duties

The successful candidate will lead the planning implementation and continuous improvement of stakeholder management processes across the project lifecycle They will identify map and analyse stakeholder groups assessing their level of influence interest and impact on the project Develop implement and maintain the stakeholder management strategy and stakeholder engagement plan for the project Identify and map internal and external stakeholders and assess their influence interest and project impact Build and maintain effective working relationships with the client authorities regulatory agencies utility providers contractors consultants and other project stakeholders Coordinate with relevant entities to support project approvals permits interfaces access requirements and other external dependencies Organize and lead stakeholder meetings workshops briefings and consultation sessions as required Prepare high-quality stakeholder correspondence reports presentations meeting minutes and action trackers Monitor stakeholder concerns commitments and expectations ensuring timely follow-up and resolution of issues Manage stakeholder-related risks and escal ate critical matters to project leadership when required Maintain up-to-date stakeholder registers communication plans contact databases and records of engagement activities Liaise with internal project teams including engineering construction interface planning communications and commercial functions to ensure coordinated stakeholder responses Support the client and senior management in managing sensitive relationships and high-priority external issues Ensure stakeholder activities are aligned with project governance contractual requirements and local regulatory frameworks.

This position is well suited to a candidate with extensive experience in large-scale rail, transport, or infrastructure projects, particularly within a PMC or consultancy environment, and with a sound understanding of the regulatory and stakeholder landscape in Saudi Arabia.