Location: Basrah
Job Type:
Permanent
Closing Date:
2025-06-15
About vacancy
mselect is looking to hire a Permitting Administration Manager for an international energy client in Basrah, Iraq. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in regulatory affairs and/or public relations within Iraq. Fluency in English and Arabic is a must.
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:
Interact with Projects and Affiliate planners/permitting staff to update/optimize planning activities linked to permits/licenses/consents/approvals.
Joint Venture:
Key Accountabilities
Requirements
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
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.
