About this role
Aircraft accident/incident Investigation
• Lead investigation teams formed to conduct investigation into major/complex accident that occurs in the territory of UAE, as investigator-in-charge or chairperson, for efficient utilization of resources and ensuring effective investigations. • Conduct investigation into less size accidents, serious, and incidents, for identifying causes and contributing factors. • Conduct safety studies/research for identifying aviation safety risks at the national and international levels. • Conduct special/limited scope safety investigations requested by the management for identifying certain aviation safety concerns. • Represent the UAE in investigations conducted by other States and supervise the UAE team for effective participation in the investigation. • Determine the initial response actions (as a Duty Investigator) based on received notifications of accidents and serious incidents. • Assure that accident investigators comply with site safety procedures. • Conduct insight analysis of human and organizational factors (engineering aspects) and determine their contribution to the accident. • Lead investigation team assigned to conduct investigations under Annex 13 provisions into a State/military/police air accidents upon request from the concerned authority. • Lead investigation team as investigator-in-charge, assigned to conduct investigation for the privilege of other States upon official request from that State. • Manage the preparation of the investigation Final Report according to the report-writing procedure.
Project / change management
• Manage teams, working groups, taskforces, to perform projects and tasks relevant to the GCAA strategic plan, and State’s initiatives. • Prepare and present high-level working papers and presentations in the international forums to support the UAE soft power strategy. • Plan and manage the implementation of activities generated by the National Air Accident Committee such as workshops and seminars. • Plan and manage full scale exercises conducted for evaluation the coordination procedure with the accident site stakeholders. • Draft standards, policies, procedures, and guidance material for industry relevant to air accident investigation according to the best international practice. • Support and provide advices to the Assistant Manager – EI to manage changes through continuous improvement of functional systems, processes and practices. • Mentor new investigators and assess their performance according to the AAIS Competency-Based Training and Assessment policies and procedures.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
University degree in a technical discipline relevant to aviation; or aviation engineering license issued by recognized authority with 5 years’ experience in the aviation industry.