Stakeholder Engineer

WSP is seeking an experienced Stakeholder Engineer to support major transportation infrastructure and utilities projects in Abu Dhabi. The ideal candidate will have dominant and extensive experience managing stakeholder and authority coordination with Abu Dhabi government entities, utility providers, and regulatory authorities throughout the construction lifecycle of large-scale infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder management and authority coordination activities for infrastructure and utilities projects at construction stage.

• Liaise with Abu Dhabi authorities including but not limited to Department of Transport and Municipalities (DMT), Integrated Transport Centre (ITC), TAQA Distribution, TAQA Transmission, TAQA Water Solutions, EAD, ADNOC Distribution, Etisalat, du, Civil Defence, MCC and other relevant government entities.

• Engage and coordinate authority approvals, permits, technical submissions, inspections, and regulatory compliance requirements, including monitoring contractor actions required to secure approvals in accordance with the project programme.

• Coordinate and submit all documents requiring authority review, endorsement, or approval, including but not limited to shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, testing and commissioning documents, asset handover documentation, and other project-related submissions.

• Coordinate utility diversion, protection, shutdown, tie-in, testing and commissioning, authority inspections, asset handover, and final acceptance certificates with relevant authorities and service providers.

• Identify, track, and facilitate the resolution of utility conflicts, authority constraints, access requirements, and third-party interface issues affecting construction progress.

• Facilitate meetings, workshops, and technical discussions with authorities and third party stakeholders.

• Track stakeholder commitments, approvals, constraints, project risks, and related mitigation actions.

• Resolve stakeholder related issues and expedite approvals to maintain project schedules

• Prepare stakeholder management plans, approval matrices, status reports, and progress updates. 

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with government agencies, utility providers, asset owners, and project stakeholders. 

• Report functionally to the Resident Engineer and coordinate closely with Utility Engineers, Discipline Engineers, the Contractor, Authorities, and Asset Owners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related engineering discipline

• Minimum 10 years of experience in stakeholder management, authority coordination, and utility interface management for major infrastructure projects

• Minimum 5 years of experience on construction supervision or construction-phase infrastructure projects within Abu Dhabi. 

• Extensive experience in Abu Dhabi infrastructure projects, with a strong understanding of local authority procedures, approvals, permitting processes, and utility coordination requirements. 

• Proven experience in stakeholder management and authority coordination during the construction phase of major infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi, including utility diversions, protection works, shutdown approvals, tie-ins, authority inspections, NOCs, permitting, traffic management interfaces, testing and commissioning, and asset handover activities. 

• Extensive experience with engineering consultancy firms (Tier 1 or Tier 2 consultants) supporting large-scale transportation and infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi through construction supervision, testing and commissioning, and asset handover stages. 

• Strong experience on roads, transportation infrastructure, wet utilities, and dry utilities projects. 

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Proficiency in report preparation, stakeholder tracking systems, and project coordination tools.

• Candidates with predominantly building, vertical development, or oil & gas project experience will not be considered. 

• Candidates with predominantly contractor experience will not be considered. 

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