Manager - VTS
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About the Role
AD Ports Group seeks a WMCC-VTS Manager to oversee vessel traffic service operations in Abu Dhabi waterways. The role involves managing a team of VTS operators, ensuring compliance with maritime regulations, and developing emergency procedures.
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Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate the activities of the WMCC VTS centre
- Ensure current rules, regulations and legislation are followed
- Develop, maintain and review management standards
- Ensure all WMCC VTS Operators are trained and qualified in compliance with Abu Dhabi Ports Safety and Quality Management Systems
- Plan, maintain and develop emergency procedures
- Record and prepare evidence in response to an incident or accident within the waterways area of responsibility
- Maintain and develop the safety culture
- Manage financial, technical and Human Resources issues such as maintenance of shift rosters
- Manage the maintenance of the WMCC VTS software systems, equipment and hardware
- Manage and review Standard of procedures manuals, Safety Maps, Risk Assessment and equipment
- Ensure Service Level Agreement (SLA) is effectively implemented and monitored
- Manage a team of WMCC Vessel Traffic Service Operators (VTSOs / Supervisor) employed on a continual shift roster
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Hydrology, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering (Water Resources) or any relevant management qualification
- Experience in leading and managing complex operational teams
- Proven high level communication skills (verbal and written)
- Completion of a C0103 1 and C0103 2 qualifications
- Ability to effectively communicate, verbally and written in Arabic/English
- Knowledge of maritime regulations and terminology
- A minimum of 4 years in as a VTS Supervisor
- Familiarity with maritime communication systems, radar, and other navigational aids
- Knowledge of international and local maritime laws and regulations
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Job Description
- The WMCC VTS Manager is responsible for managing and co ordinating the activates of the WMCC VTS centre. This includes managing the WMCC VTS operations to ensure that current rules, regulations and legislation are followed, developing, maintaining and reviewing the management standards, ensuring all
Core Responsibilities
- WMCC VTS Manager will be responsible for maintaining and developing the safety culture
- Ensuring an effective public relations and information service
- Managing financial, technical and Human Resources issues such as maintenance of shift rotes
- Managing the maintenance of the WMCC VTS software systems, equipment and hardware
- Management and review of Standard of procedures manuals, Safety Maps, Risk Assessment and equipment to ensure efficient operations.
- To ensure that the Service Level Agreement (SLA) established between Waterways and its internal or external partners is effectively implemented and monitored, specifically with regard to the operational, safety, and performance requirements of the WMCC (VTS)
People Management Responsibilities
- Managing a team of WMCC Vessel Traffic Service Operators (VTSOs / Supervisor) employed on a continual shift roster.
- Ensuring availability of qualified WMCC VTS operators always. Conducting appraisals and undertaking annual assessments
- Actively lead the WMCC VTS team ensuring that the center delivers a consistent high quality service
Strategic Responsibilities
- Assessing the risks of vessel movements and establishing cost effective processes and procedures to ensure that risk management is optimized.
- Establishing methods, procedures and technological solutions to gather the information necessary to report on and manage vessel movement.
- Managing operations and traffic in the Abu Dhabi waterways
- Cover WMCC VTS in operations preparation meetings for abnormal operations
- Continues enhancement of the internal process
- Interview and selection of the new WMCC VTS candidates
- Follow, assess, and enhance the WMCC VTS team knowledge and performance.
- Incident notification: Ensure timely and accurate reporting of incidents by the team, in accordance with established protocols.
- Place plan to ensure business continuity
- Cover the WMCC with the internal and external Delegates
- Part of the internal/external Drills
- Automation: lead, enhance and progress automation of the VTS processes (Management system)
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Hydrology, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering (Water Resources) or any relevant management qualification.
- Experience in leading and managing complex operational teams, which have critical importance to organizational objectives.
- Proven high level communication skills (verbal and written) to liaise and work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders that will facilitate cooperation in achieving outcomes and to establish and maintain strong effective working relationship.
- Completion of a C0103 1 and C0103 2 qualifications.
- Ability to effectively communicate, verbally and written in Arabic/English, in order to be able to report adequately to superiors and to form good relations, negotiates and resolves conflicts with stakeholders
- Ability to work effectively in a team, including the ability to respond to the needs of team members and provide them with assistance when required
- Good working and management knowledge
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and to work with third parties and retain professional demeanor in confrontational situations
- Ability to carry out duties effectively and efficiently and according to defined objectives under minimal supervision
- Ability to monitor the operational and functional integrity of communications equipment, computer and navigational aid
- Knowledge of maritime regulations and terminology
- Flounce in English and Arabic Language
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