Senior Stakeholder Manager

Job Description

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.

We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries.We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that’s defining our future. It’s our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support.

Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

About the role

The Stakeholder Manager plays a critical role in securing statutory and stakeholder approvals for complex infrastructure and building projects. The role acts as the primary interface between design teams, clients, contractors and regulatory authorities, ensuring approval requirements are understood, managed and embedded into the design process.

This position is key to programme certainty, risk mitigation and stakeholder confidence, supporting timely delivery across planning, design and construction phases.

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below:

• Lead and manage the statutory authority and stakeholder approvals process, ensuring alignment with project milestones and client deliverablesCoordinate authority and stakeholder requirements within the design team, clearly communicating constraints, conditions and approval strategies
• Act as the central point of contact between clients, authorities, stakeholders and contractors on approvals‑related matters
• Monitor, track and report approval progress, risks and dependencies, escalating issues where required
• Ensure submissions are prepared and lodged in accordance with relevant authority procedures, standards and timelines
• Lead and participate in meetings and negotiations with statutory authorities and key stakeholders
• Apply strong working knowledge of regional authority requirements for buildings, infrastructure, utilities and roads, ensuring compliance throughout design development
• Maintain clear, auditable records of submissions, approvals, comments and conditions

Candidate specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Significant post‑graduate experience in a stakeholder, approvals or authority coordination role within the built environment
• Proven experience dealing with statutory authorities for buildings, infrastructure, roads and utilities across the GCC
• Strong understanding of approval processes in Saudi Arabia (experience in UAE authorities is advantageous)Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with senior stakeholders in both English and Arabic
• Highly organised and methodical, with strong document control and reporting discipline
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple interfaces, priorities and deadlines in complex project environments
• Proven track record of supporting successful project delivery in consultancy or client‑facing roles

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of our organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate, rather take positive steps towards creating a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Flexible Working

At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

We can offer:

• 90 calendar days paid maternity leave.
• Competitive annual leave.
• An annual professional institution subscription.
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – subject to company performance.