Senior Associate – Government Relations

JOB PURPOSE

• Assist in establishing relationship with Government authorities to ensure that all necessary permits and licenses for the development’s projects are obtained in a timely manner.
• Assist the PM team to the successful delivery of a major Infrastructure, Housing and Development projects.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

§Assist processing of all required project developments and construction permits through external government agencies, and follow-up on the reviews and comments of approving agencies.

§Ensure close coordination with project teams as required to secure permits from relevant external/internal entities such as Government Authorities across Abu Dhabi Emirate

§Coordinate with project teams as necessary to assure that all ongoing project development and construction projects are conducted in line with the licenses and permits obtained.

§Monitor related government laws and regulations affecting the development of the different projects and highlight any changes or amendments that might affect it

§Ensure that all required permits are obtained in a timely manner to prevent any delays in the project delivery schedule

• Assist the validation of prepared documents by the consultant and contractors for Assets handing over.
• Learn and maintain assets handing over tracker and plan for each project to ensure and maintain the implementation of assets handing over plan.
• Coordinate and under supervision, take a lead in communication/ negotiation with local authorities for assets handing over process till signing Assets handing over agreements.
• Report any potential that could affect the schedule of assets handing over ALDAR
• Develop technical understanding of infrastructure sub-disciplines (roads, wet utilities, dry utilities)
• Support the collection, assimilation and communication of government in a timely and efficient manner;
• Attend to all critical issues to ensure that services are delivered in the most effective manner
• Build strong stakeholder relations with the focal persons in the services provided to which will enable PM to avoid any delay related to authorities' approvals.
• Learn and process coordinate tracking, managing and storing documents relevant to assets handing over for each project

FIELD OF EXPERIENCE

• Strong knowledge of construction-related policies and permits application processes
• Strong network of key Government entities representatives

TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Excellent oral and written English and Arabic
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent planning and organization skills

KEY RESULT AREAS

• Timeliness of permits applications
• Effectiveness in permit/NOC approvals
• Development & Portfolio Management Satisfaction
• Timeliness in generating Infrastructure designs
• Number of design defects recorded post-delivery

QUALIFICATION

Bachelor degree, preferably in public policy, government, public administration