What Jobs are available for Program Management in Abu Dhabi?

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**Job Description**
**_This opportunity is part of AECOM's Fursa Program and open exclusively to UAE Nationals holding a valid family book._**
We are seeking a highly skilled Specialist - Stakeholder Management to join our team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Specialist - Stakeholder Management is responsible for facilitating project-related approvals, permits, licenses, and regulatory compliance for small to medium-sized projects. Acts as a key liaison between the company, stakeholders, and government authorities to ensure timely and accurate communication, documentation, and project progression.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Understand stakeholder systems such as tracker preparation and monitoring delays affecting project schedules.
+ Provides support for planning efforts affecting impacted stakeholders for all project plans, including governance and communication with end users and stakeholders to maintain a consistent and accurate message from project staff.
+ Responsible for developing Stakeholder relationships as the face of AECOM.
+ Maintains the implementation of the stakeholder(s) management register and updates as required.
+ Competent in planning processes required to coordinate with the authorities and government entities for clarifications, justifications, and permissions from statutory authorities.
+ Facilitates SM/ unit Lead/Design Engineers/ Project Managers with the overall permitting process to secure required Approvals, NOCs and Permits for the projects.
+ Support PMs in delivering required documents on schedule and in accordance with authorities' requirements, guidelines, and standard specifications.
+ Coordinates with Government authorities regarding project submissions, revisions, clarifications, approvals, justifications and approvals by statutory authorities.
+ Reviews all document completion processes to be submitted as required by the local authorities on behalf of AECOM.
+ Monitors projects' progress, notifies the PM/unit Lead of any potential risks in the permitting process that could impact the schedule and periodically updates status via dashboards.
**Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Engineering.
+ 2-3+ years of experience in stakeholder management or related field
+ Proven track record of successful stakeholder engagement strategies
+ Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
+ Local Authority Engineer registration preferred.
+ **Eligibility: As part of AECOM's commitment to Emiratisation and in compliance with UAE labor law, only UAE Nationals with a family book will be considered for this role.**
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**ReqID:** J
**Business Line:** Building Engineering
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** ME and Africa
**Career Area:** Program & Project Management
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid