Airfield Ground Lighting Manager
About Hamad International Airport:
Hamad International Airport enjoys a dominant position in the aviation industry. Our passenger volumes are on a steady and fast-growing path thanks to an unprecedented facility expansion that enhanced operational capacity and will drive business growth in the next years.
About the Role:
Plan, organize, and provide engineering support for the operation, maintenance, modification, troubleshooting and repair of all Airfield Lighting Infrastructure including FOD Radar and Non – AGL building systems to ensure smooth operations and maintenance.
Study the shift activities & complaints regarding the system failures and update or discuss with Manager Airfield System Infrastructure and to take appropriate & necessary actions required to complete the tasks during the shift without and maintain operations.
Analyse the breakdown events and AGL field equipment status to ensure proper operation of the AGL field infrastructure & brief the breakdown/faults to AGL- Technical Officer / Supervisor or technical staff to direct them towards the correct actions to minimize downtime.
Ensure adhering to the standard practices of quality & safety management system, maintain the AGL field infrastructure and AGL Substations equipment and systems through necessary software & hardware tools to keep the system operational.
Monitor periodic maintenance activities on electrical equipment, components, and other building installations to ensure that all equipment is in good working order to prevent any disruption to operations.
Prepare, coordinate & assist in the preparation of special reports requested by the line manager for the use of MATAR management.
Carry out the testing and commissioning of the new AGL equipment to ensure compliance to the specifications & operational requirements.
Perform both routine and non-routine system administration tasks on mission critical AGL systems as per SOP in order to keep the systems healthy & secure.
Maintain necessary documentation and certificates for AGL equipment consistent with ICAO standards to ensure compliance with the regulations.
Perform other duties that may include identifying, investigating and repairing system/equipment faults, system reconfiguration, supervising the work of technical support staff & trainee engineers, quality assurance, hardware testing & documentation to achieve targeted KPIs as defined by MATAR management.
Conduct regular internal audits to ensure that all reports and paperwork are in order as per compliance requirements.
Conduct regular and spot inspection of the operation and maintenance activities of the AGL, AGL Substations equipment and assets to ensure that SOPs are being followed.
Participate and facilitate all audits and inspections by external auditors / inspections as required by management / regulatory bodies to achieve a successful audit.
Ensure AMS ISO 55001 standards are followed as per the standards to manage the lifecycle of assets more effectively to enable the operations more efficiently, allowing assets to run at peak performance.
Coordinate with all stakeholders and outsourced team for all the associated works as per management procedures to ensure smooth transition and maintenance integration.
About You:
Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 6 years of job-related experience
Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics or Computer science Engineering with experience in a modern SCADA PLC system or computer-based airfield lighting systems used at airports
Relevant certification in Airfield Ground Lighting System
Knowledge of Relevant ICAO/QCAA regulations & recommendations