Stakeholder Manager (Government/Authority Coordinator)

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International s founders established a simple yet powerful formula: Approach each client engagement as a partnership , create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards. If you are interested in a long and rewarding career working with high-profile clients on some of the most challenging projects in the world, then Decima is where you belong. At Decima, you will be able to explore incredible growth and professional development opportunities. • 15+ years of experience in stakeholder management, project coordination, interface management, project management, or construction management within large-scale construction, infrastructure, or mission-critical projects. • Bachelor s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Engineering Management, Architecture, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field. • Prior experience working on data center, mission-critical, infrastructure, industrial, utilities, or large-scale building projects. • Strong understanding of stakeholder management principles, including stakeholder identification, engagement planning, communication management, issue resolution, and reporting. • Experience working on hyperscale data centers or other large-scale, mission-critical facilities. • Experience working in a PMC, owner s representative, or client-side project management environment. • Previous experience working in UAE or the wider GCC region. • Knowledge of local authority coordination, permitting processes, utilities coordination, and regulatory requirements in the United Arab Emirates. • Familiarity with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Procore, Aconex, Oracle Primavera Cloud, or other project management and reporting platforms. • Experience coordinating with clients, consultants, contractors, government authorities, utility providers, vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams. • Experience managing authority approvals, permits, NOCs, submissions, technical reviews, and project-related stakeholder dependencies. • Strong ability to manage complex interfaces across design, construction, procurement, commercial, project controls, and commissioning teams. • Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders, client representatives, and technical teams. • Strong organizational skills with the ability to track multiple actions, approvals, decisions, and stakeholder commitments simultaneously. • Ability to identify stakeholder-related risks, constraints, and dependencies and escalate issues in a timely and professional manner. • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve coordination challenges and support practical project delivery solutions. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. • Master s degree in Construction Management, Engineering Management, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field. • Professional certifications such as PMP, RICS, APM, PMI-SP, or other relevant project/stakeholder management certifications. • Arabic language capability is preferred but not required.