Senior Specialist - Engineering Investigation General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)

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.