Senior Specialist - Engineering 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.

Ensure that all functional reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet GCAA requirements and quality standards.

Health, Safety and Environment within GCAA

Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety, quality and environmental management procedures and controls to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high quality products/services and a responsible environmental attitude as per IMS available standards

Perform additional tasks relevant to the role/area of expertise as requested by the management to be able to achieve the objectives/commitments.