AUTHORITY LIAISON COORDINATOR / SHARJAH
Position Summary:
SIEC would like to hire an Authority Liaison Coordinator who will be responsible for liaising all Statutory Authorities in Sharjah. This professional must have been working in a similar role with a reputable design/architecture/engineering consultancy. With 5 to 7 years’ experience, this individual will have strong technical knowledge, expert knowledge of UAE building codes, and have significant liaison experience with UAE municipalities.
The key objectives of the role
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Liaise with all Statutory Authorities and obtain NOCs, approvals and permits for design and supervision works.
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Have and maintain good professional relationships with local authority staff at all levels.
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Establish clear consistent processes and procedures within SIEC in order to expedite approvals and minimise delays.
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Provide assistance to project teams to prepare design submissions for onward submission to the applicable local authorities.
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Review submissions prepared by the design team(s) to ensure compliance with applicable local authority.
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Work closely with design teams to facilitate re-working of submissions arising from comments on submission.
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Regular review of local authority online portals and be responsible for uploading relevantly related project submissions.
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Keep up to date with authority submission requirements and update the design teams when changes occur.
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Regular interface with the project design team(s) to address issues related to any comments from the local authority.
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Prepare and follow up the correspondence with local authorities and related departments.
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Prepare all Arabic correspondence and communicate with concerned local authorities and design and supervision teams.
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Organise and attend regular meetings with local authority engineers to expedite review of any design submissions.
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Make all project submissions to Authorities in order to obtain No Objection Certificates (NOCs).
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Follow up on submissions for NOCs and approvals for building and design permits.
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Coordinate between design team & supervision team, provide answers & responses for queries on applicable local standards and updated requirements.
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Assist with translation of regulations, correspondence from Arabic to English and vice versa as required.
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Maintain authority registration and prequalification log and manage registrations as required.
Qualifications:
In order to be shortlisted for the role you will have the following:
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Bachelor degree in Engineering or Architecture.
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7-10 years’ experience (3 years in this role from previous reputed consultancy company).
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Excellent Verbal and written communication in Arabic and English is mandatory.
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Strong technical knowledge of UAE regulations/codes and experience in dealing with local authority programs, systems and online procedures.
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Demonstrable ability to communicate feedback from the Authorities to the Design Team and vice versa with the authorities to minimise repeat submissions and achieve ‘right-first-time’ results.
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Possess a valid UAE driving licence.
Interested candidates may send their CV to careers@studioi.ae
Please put AUTHORITY LIAISON COORDINATOR as the subject of your application