Authorities Coordinator - Abu Dhabi

Authorities Coordinator
Essentials:
• Bilingual - Arabic and English - permitting officer
• 10 years experience: coordinating approval processes with company & govt entities
• Master Degree in Engineering with expertise in the development and administration of a regulatory / permitting system
• Particular experience of dealing with Abu Dhabi/ Dubai Authorities
• Must be familiar with the local laws, and application processes
About Our Company
The company is a pioneer Architectural & Engineering Company
Job Description
The Permitting Officer in UAE will be expected to manage and be in charge of the following tasks:
• Submit Permit Applications
• Responsible for establishing and monitoring the Permit to Work process.
• Interfaces with the design and construction teams and determine which permits, license, approvals, standards, guidelines, ordinances, rules and regulations are to be obtained for a particular project to move forward.
• Coordinate the approval process with project team, boards and commission, and/or governmental entities.
• Responsible for overall management of the Permit to Work process by managing engineers and other technical staff and coordinate with local permitting authorities to ensure all permits, license, approvals are secured in a timely manner.
• Liaise and coordinate submissions, revisions and issuing processes for utility approvals and permits.
• Understands all related codes and their application to the project; and serves primary interface with local agencies to coordinate all liaison and permitting procedures.
• Identifies reviews and checks the required list of documents for different submissions and prepares and follows up correspondences with Authorities and related departments.
• Develops and maintains thorough knowledge about processes to coordinate with government authorities for clarification, justifications and approvals by statutory authorities.
• Manages the document completion process to be submitted as required.
• Coordinates between design teams and project management team providing answers and responses for all queries on daily basis regarding local standards and local updated requirements.
• Familiar and know how to deal with authorities programs, systems & online procedures.
• Identifies and presents the statutory process requirements for each project in order implemented.
What's on Offer
Competitive salary and medical insurance covers.