Senior Stakeholder Manager - Infrastructure Projects - AECOM - Dubai, UAE
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- Dubai
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- Full-time
Senior Stakeholder Manager at AECOM in Dubai, UAE will lead external stakeholder coordination and authority approvals for large scale infrastructure programmes. This role focuses on securing permits, managing government interfaces, and ensuring uninterrupted project delivery through proactive regulatory engagement and compliance management.Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Construction
Function: Project Management
Salary: 35000-45000 monthly (Market estimated)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-timeKey Responsibilities
- Lead engagement with government entities, municipalities, regulatory authorities, and utility providers.
- Secure all required NOCs, permits, statutory approvals, and clearances in alignment with programme timelines.
- Act as the primary interface between the infrastructure programme and external stakeholders.
- Monitor authority approval processes and proactively resolve bottlenecks or delays.
- Coordinate submission packages and ensure documentation complies with authority requirements.
- Maintain stakeholder registers, approval trackers, and structured reporting dashboards.
- Identify and mitigate stakeholder related risks and third party impacts.
- Provide regular status updates to senior project leadership regarding approvals and regulatory risks.
- Support cross functional coordination between engineering, planning, and construction teams to maintain alignment.
- Minimum 15 years of experience in stakeholder coordination on major infrastructure or development projects.
- Proven experience securing permits, NOCs, and statutory approvals from UAE government authorities and utilities.
- Strong knowledge of local authority regulations, processes, and approval frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder or authorities liaison roles on large scale programmes.
- Arabic language proficiency is mandatory.
- Middle East experience, particularly within the UAE, is highly advantageous.
- Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship management capabilities.
- Degree in Engineering, Planning, Public Administration, or related discipline; Master's preferred.
- Government stakeholder engagement
- Regulatory approvals and compliance
- Infrastructure project coordination
- Risk and issue management
- Authority liaison and NOC management
- Reporting and stakeholder tracking
- Executive communication
- Contribute to high impact infrastructure programmes in Dubai
- Work within a globally recognized engineering and consulting firm
- Engage with key government stakeholders and regulatory bodies
- Collaborative and professional environment focused on sustainable development
- Competitive compensation aligned with UAE infrastructure sector standards
AECOM Middle East is a leading engineering and infrastructure consultancy based in Dubai, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors. As part of a global team of over 50,000 professionals, AECOM partners with public and private sector clients to design and manage complex projects that shape resilient communities and create lasting value across the region.Job Title Senior Stakeholder Manager - Infrastructure Projects - AECOM - Dubai, UAE
Job Description Senior Stakeholder Manager - Infrastructure Projects - AECOM - Dubai, UAEPosition Overview
Senior Stakeholder Manager at AECOM in Dubai, UAE will lead external stakeholder coordination and authority approvals for large scale infrastructure programmes. This role focuses on securing permits, managing government interfaces, and ensuring uninterrupted project delivery through proactive regulatory engagement and compliance management.Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Construction
Function: Project Management
Salary: 35000-45000 monthly (Market estimated)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-timeKey Responsibilities
- Lead engagement with government entities, municipalities, regulatory authorities, and utility providers.
- Secure all required NOCs, permits, statutory approvals, and clearances in alignment with programme timelines.
- Act as the primary interface between the infrastructure programme and external stakeholders.
- Monitor authority approval processes and proactively resolve bottlenecks or delays.
- Coordinate submission packages and ensure documentation complies with authority requirements.
- Maintain stakeholder registers, approval trackers, and structured reporting dashboards.
- Identify and mitigate stakeholder related risks and third party impacts.
- Provide regular status updates to senior project leadership regarding approvals and regulatory risks.
- Support cross functional coordination between engineering, planning, and construction teams to maintain alignment.
- Minimum 15 years of experience in stakeholder coordination on major infrastructure or development projects.
- Proven experience securing permits, NOCs, and statutory approvals from UAE government authorities and utilities.
- Strong knowledge of local authority regulations, processes, and approval frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder or authorities liaison roles on large scale programmes.
- Arabic language proficiency is mandatory.
- Middle East experience, particularly within the UAE, is highly advantageous.
- Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship management capabilities.
- Degree in Engineering, Planning, Public Administration, or related discipline; Master's preferred.
- Government stakeholder engagement
- Regulatory approvals and compliance
- Infrastructure project coordination
- Risk and issue management
- Authority liaison and NOC management
- Reporting and stakeholder tracking
- Executive communication
- Contribute to high impact infrastructure programmes in Dubai
- Work within a globally recognized engineering and consulting firm
- Engage with key government stakeholders and regulatory bodies
- Collaborative and professional environment focused on sustainable development
- Competitive compensation aligned with UAE infrastructure sector standards
AECOM Middle East is a leading engineering and infrastructure consultancy based in Dubai, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors. As part of a global team of over 50,000 professionals, AECOM partners with public and private sector clients to design and manage complex projects that shape resilient communities and create lasting value across the region.
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Salary from 35000.00
Salary to 45000.00
Number of Vacancies 1
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