Job Purpose
The job holder’s activities are focused on ensuring the timely deliverance of all permits with external stakeholders required for the development of the project, which is a project comprising 4 sub-projects of different maturity. This will require several hundreds of permits/licenses/approvals or ad-hoc agreements to be obtained or agreed upon. The jobholder will strongly coordinate with projects and entities as well as relevant external stakeholders (various Iraqi authorities/administrations as well as business entities).
Key Activities
Permitting and Consents Administration:
- Act as the focal coordinator/responsible person within the organization for identifying with Projects and Affiliate entities and timely obtaining from external stakeholders (Iraqi authorities and administrations and private businesses as needed) all industrial permits/licenses/consents/approvals and other specific agreements (tie-in agreements, crossing agreements) required by the project
- Critically interact with Projects and Operations organizations for: Identifying/confirming industrial permits/licenses/consents/approvals needs to fall; Securing technical input and validating the necessary application dossiers or agreements; Advise on contractors' permits/licenses/consents/approvals processes as needed
- Suggests permitting/licensing/consenting/approvals batches/energization to save costs and timeline
- Maintain, in accordance with the relevant legislation a master permits/licenses/consents/approval register
- Monitor legislation with the Legal department for any updates or changes impacting the permits/licenses/consents/approvals
- Monitor the need for renewal and anticipate accordingly
- Develop and maintain the required network and focal points with relevant external stakeholders
- Support other entities involved in ESHIA, land access, labour and security matters as needed (non-industrial permits)
- Develop and maintain databases, spreadsheets & reporting tools as necessary to carry out the work
- Coordinate all required actions to secure permits/licenses/consents/approvals, including meetings with relevant external stakeholders
- Carry out any duties assigned in furtherance of the above activities or other activities as may be assigned from time to time
Interact with Projects and Affiliate planners/permitting staff to update/optimize planning activities linked to permits/licenses/consents/approvals.
Joint Venture:
- Support JV and Finance teams on all aspects linked to permitting/licenses/consents/approvals
- Contribute to negotiations for Tie-in and Crossing Agreements as needed
Key Accountabilities
- Critical support to all sub-projects and operations for timely execution in terms of planning and deliverables
- The face of the company in front of multiple external stakeholders, including Iraqi authorities
Requirements
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business/social sciences/engineering or law
- Experience: minimum 10 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs and/or Public Relations in Iraq
- Language: Proficiency in Arabic (Speaker)
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.