وظيفة مهندس علاقات سلطات شاغرة لدى DAR AL OMRAN في الرياض

About the Role

We are seeking a qualified and proactive Authority Liaison Engineer to join our project team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in coordinating with government authorities, utility providers, municipalities, and other regulatory entities. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing authority-related requirements, coordinating approvals and permits, tracking submissions, and facilitating communication between the project team, consultants, contractors, and relevant authorities to ensure timely approvals and compliance with applicable Saudi regulations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between the project team and relevant government authorities, municipalities, utility providers, and regulatory bodies.
• Coordinate and follow up on all required permits, approvals, NOCs, licenses, and authority clearances throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify authority requirements applicable to the project and ensure that all submissions comply with relevant regulations and procedures.
• Coordinate with design consultants and contractors to prepare and submit documents required by authorities.
• Manage and maintain an Authority Approval and NOC Tracker, ensuring all submissions, approvals, comments, and outstanding actions are properly recorded and monitored.
• Follow up with authorities on submitted applications and ensure timely responses and approvals.
• Coordinate responses to authority comments and ensure that required revisions are incorporated into design and technical submissions.
• Facilitate coordination meetings and site inspections with relevant authorities when required.
• Monitor project compliance with applicable Saudi Building Code (SBC), municipal requirements, utility regulations, and other relevant Saudi standards.
• Coordinate with authorities regarding infrastructure, utilities, roads, drainage, water, wastewater, electricity, telecommunications, fire and life safety, and other project-related requirements as applicable.
• Maintain accurate records of authority correspondence, submissions, approvals, permits, NOCs, and certificates.
• Identify potential authority-related risks, delays, and constraints and escalate critical issues to the Project Manager/Project Director.
• Provide regular reports and updates on authority submissions, approvals, pending actions, and key risks.
• Coordinate with internal departments, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure authority requirements are incorporated into the project programme.
• Support the project team during inspections, testing, commissioning, and final authority approvals.
• Ensure that all authority-related documentation is properly filed and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Perform any other authority coordination and project-related duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in authority liaison, approvals, permits, engineering coordination, or project management.
• Proven experience working on large-scale construction, infrastructure, or mixed-use development projects.
• Current experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is required.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi authority procedures, approval processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience coordinating with government entities, municipalities, utility providers, and other regulatory authorities in KSA.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of authority approval and permitting processes in Saudi Arabia.
• Excellent coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to prepare, review, and coordinate technical submissions.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, specifications, and project documentation.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong follow-up and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using project management and document control systems is an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple authority requirements simultaneously.