COMS Team Leader
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About the Role
Keolis.MHI seeks a Communications Team Leader to supervise a line maintenance team providing engineering and maintenance services for Dubai Metro's communications systems. The role involves leading technicians, performing preventive/corrective maintenance, and ensuring system reliability.
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Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Communications technicians to carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on communications systems
- Supervise installation, servicing, and repairing of communications systems
- Ensure proper use of tools and reference to technical drawings and manuals
- Produce and maintain accurate maintenance records using a computerized maintenance management system
- Provide technical support to other staff for complex systems or new projects
- Conduct performance reviews and assist in disciplinary actions for technicians
- Perform shift and emergency duties when required
Requirements
- Vocational trade certificate or ordinary diploma in Computer, Electrical, Electronic or Communication Engineering
- Work experience as a qualified electrical or electronics technician in maintaining and repairing communication systems
- Good knowledge of basic electronics and communications principles
- Supervisory experience in leading a team of technicians
- Valid UAE driving license
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Position Overview
- The purpose of this position is to supervise and lead a line maintenance team to provide comprehensive Engineering and Maintenance services covering the Communications system for Dubai Metro.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Communications technicians to carry out all level of preventive and corrective maintenance and minor modifications activities on communications systems.
- Supervise the installation, servicing and repairing of communications systems located in operations control centre, signalling equipment room, station signalling equipment rooms, depot signalling equipment rooms, along trackside and on board trains.
- Ensure the team uses proper hand, machine, electrical and electronic tools and reference to technical drawings, signalling schematics, manuals, procedures and instructions.
- Supervise the replacement of faulty communications equipment, handover/taken back to the electronics workshop for repair.
- Produce and maintain accurate maintenance records of communications system and equipment performance using a computerized maintenance management system.
- Ensure the maintenance tools and equipment are in good condition.
- Provide technical support to other staff for the implementation of complex systems or new projects.
- Conduct performance review for Communications Technicians.
- Assist the Communications Engineer in conducting disciplinary and grievance for Communications Technicians.
- Assist subordinates with job familiarization and provide training and assessment where required.
- Perform shift and emergency duties when required.
- Drive work vehicles when responding to emergencies and when required on duty.
Knowledge Required
- Good knowledge of basic electronics and communications principles for electrical, electronics, communications, SCADA, Access control system, Fiber Optics, Radio communication and IT systems.
- Good knowledge and experience in Windows, Unix/Linux, Database, storage systems and networking will be added advantage.
Key Skills
- Thorough understanding of the use, calibration and care of various electronic test equipment.
- Ability to interpret instructions in written, verbal, pictorial forms.
- Must have good eyesight and normal colour vision.
- Strong analytical mind and ability to grasp complexity of software based signalling and train control system.
- Ability to write simple technical reports, routine business correspondence, prepare method statements and drawings.
- Good communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
- Strong organisational skills, detail oriented, and ability to handle multiple priorities.
- Preferably a holder of a valid UAE driving license.
Experience
- Work experience as a qualified electrical or electronics technician in maintaining and repairing communication systems covering radio system, telephone system, multi service fibre optic network, public address system, CCTV system, passenger information system, SCADA and operations control systems is
- Preferably with supervisory experience in supervising a team of technicians in carrying out maintenance activities.
Educational & Professional Qualifications
- Vocational trade certificate or ordinary diploma in Computer, electrical, electronic or communication engineering discipline or equivalent.
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