Stakeholder Manager - Aldar FW

Stakeholder Manager - Aldar FW

Company: K , Inc.

Location:

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Title
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Stakeholder Manager

Reports to
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Technical Director within the Programme Team.

Project Description
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This project will contribute to Abu Dhabi’s growth and development by overseeing a diverse portfolio of projects that address key community needs. By managing the development of residential housing projects, ensuring the quality of new educational facilities and mosques, and maximizing urban space through infill development projects, we will create vibrant and sustainable communities, support the education and spiritual needs of the population, and enhance Abu Dhabi’s reputation as a global city.

• Create a stakeholder map and develop, monitor and update the Stakeholder Management Plan.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders to enable effective communication between their respective agency and the client Programme.
• Support the Technical Team and Delivery Managers in successfully driving infrastructure and building project issues through the respective agencies, with the aim to ensure project schedules are not impacted by stakeholder approvals, NOCs and permits.
• Develop a thorough understanding of each stakeholder agency’s processes and challenges to enable the delivery team to tailor requirements accordingly.
• Provide stakeholder issues, with proposed mitigations, to the PMC team to resolve issues and ensure appropriate timescales are included within project schedules for all approvals and permits.
• Attend coordination meetings with stakeholders and communicate issues to the appropriate Manager.
• Support the Technical Team and Delivery Managers to resolve issues between stakeholders and Design Consultants and Contractors in relation to both infrastructure and building projects.
• Maintain records of Stakeholder concerns, actions, owners, and due dates.
• Prepare recommendations to improve communication and approval procedures with stakeholders.

• BSc in construction management, engineering, architecture, or equivalent.
• Minimum overall relevant experience: 15 years.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Minimum of 5 years working in the Middle East.
• Fluency in Arabic and English languages, both written and spoken.
• Knowledge of design and construction management on buildings and civil infrastructure projects, including utilities interface and coordination management.
• Particular experience dealing with Government Authorities and Utility Service Providers; experience with Abu Dhabi Authorities is desirable.
• Experience and skills in developing and managing stakeholder relationships.

• Strong stakeholder focus.
• Proactive.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills.
• Team management & team player.
• Planning & organising.
• Accepts responsibility.
• HSE awareness.