Stakeholder Manager

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AECOM's are currently seeking an experienced Stakeholder Manager, to be based in our Abu Dhabi office, working alongside our Building Engineering teams. The Stakeholder Manager will be responsible for managing the interface between AECOM personnel and all external stakeholders in an organized and systematic manner. Key Stakeholders include: Technical Committees, Government Departments, Municipality, Authorities and Agencies, Contractors, Plot Developers, Media, and Community Representatives.

Responsibilities:

• Undertakes a full day to day stakeholder role on more large and complex projects or on a range of smaller but more challenging projects or running a significant component of a major project. Oversee the liaison and create / maintain links of communication within key parties involved on the project. 
• Developing and fostering community relationships and supporting Senior Management as the public face of AECOM on Projects.
• Preparing  and Translating periodic progress report presentations to the key Stakeholders to ensure  continuous engagement, producing minutes of meetings and follow up schedules.
• Leading Stakeholder engagement for the project maintaining the relationship, collaboration, and consistency in all written and verbal correspondence.
• Managing stakeholder outreach initiatives, dialogue, and other forms of engagement to understand key concerns and interests. 
• Proactively building strategic alliances and coalitions with key constituency groups whose work and missions are aligned with the Project priorities to aid the delivery of key project milestones.
• Supporting the overall permitting process to mitigate project delays with regards to land applications .
• Providing liaison and coordination services with all government bodies and other service providers with respect to the planning and approvals for construction of the Project.
• Monitoring compliance by the Design Consultants (either internal or external) with the requirements of any governmental approvals and regulations and advise on appropriate measures to expedite clearances and approvals.
• Managing Authority relationships and requirements to avoid  project delays.
• Notifies the relevant internal stakeholders of any potential risks 
• Should hold current links at senior levels with Government and Utility providers 
   

• A Bachelors Degree in either Architecture or Engineering.
• A minimum of 10+ years' experience is required in either Architecture or MEP design. The successful candidate would ideally have 3-5 years' experience working in Stakeholder Management.

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Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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