Stakeholder Manager

Overview

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary stakeholder interface for RTA and all relevant Dubai authorities.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive Stakeholder Engagement Management Plan aligned with RTA guidelines.
• Coordinate approvals, NOCs, permits, and stakeholder agreements required for project delivery.
• Lead regular stakeholder meetings, workshops, and coordination sessions.
• Identify stakeholder risks, constraints, and dependencies; develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure timely communication of project updates, changes, and impacts to stakeholders.
• Maintain a detailed stakeholder register, communication logs, and approval trackers.
• Support the project team in resolving stakeholder-related issues, conflicts, and escalations.
• Ensure compliance with RTA processes, standards, and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate closely with design, construction, traffic, utilities, and project controls teams.

Desired Skills & Competencies

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of Dubai regulatory and authority approval environments.
• Ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder interfaces under tight timelines.
• Strong reporting, documentation, and coordination skills.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented, and resilient under pressure.
• Experience working in PMC / consultant environments is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Communication or a related field.
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in stakeholder management within UAE infrastructure or transportation projects.
• Proven experience working directly with RTA, Dubai Municipality, utilities, and other local authorities.
• Strong knowledge of RTA processes, governance, and approval workflows.
• Demonstrated experience on large-scale road, rail, or urban infrastructure projects.

Additional Information

• Opportunity to work on landmark infrastructure projects in Dubai.
• Collaborative, multicultural, and professional working environment.
• Strong career development and growth opportunities within a global consultancy.