Chief Designer

Listing reference: atns_000053
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 5 February 2021
Position summary
Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
Job category: Transport, Logistics and Freight
Location: Bedfordview
Contract: Permanent
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Applications are invited for the position of Chief Designer (Grade 7) based at Bruma. The successful applicants will be reporting to the Executive Air Traffic Management. To manage, supervise, mentor, and lead Airspace Efficiency team, that conceptualise, design and develop Instrument Flight Procedures and airspace. To ensure compliance to regulatory requirements of the Flight Procedure Design (PART 173), Charting (PART 177) and Aeronautical Information processes and output. To ensure the design and development of safe, efficient, effective and environmentally considerate Instrument Flight Procedures in accordance with ICAO DOC 8168 Volume I and II and Annex 6 criteria. Accountable for Flight Procedure Design approvals, Aeronautical Charts and delivery thereof to ATNS and the South African Civil Aviation Authority.
Job description

  • To Manage and lead the AE section through enacting the Regulatory and SMS processes
  • Reporting to Executive: ATM/CNS, management and the SACAA including addressing safety concerns or identified deficiencies within the FPD/Charting sections
  • Accountable for overall progress, reporting and completion of projects, DOT KPI’s and client service requests as per contracted agreements
·      Validation and approval of Flight Procedure Designs in accordance with all relevant ICAO SARPS, CARS and CATS requirements
·     Provision of Procedure Design Approval Letter for submission to SACAA with approved Procedure Design Packages
·      To verify and ensure by accepting responsibility and accountability that designs are produced in accordance with all relevant ICAO SARPS, CARS and CATS requirements
·      Review and managing of procedure design/charting processes and procedures
·      Conduct safety assurance of proficiency assessments to ensure the continued maintenance of standards and regulation
·      Evaluation of findings and documentation of mitigation action in accordance with Third Party Ground Validation Reports and/or the SACAA review approval reports
·      To document areas of non-compliance to prevent reoccurrence of safety issues relating to Flight Procedure Design and Charting
·      Ensure compliance with environmental regulations by ensuring that environmental & noise sensitive areas are identified & considered in designs
·      Provide inputs into Safety Group Meeting as PANS-OPS representative
·     Ensure compliance with all relevant ICAO SARPS, CARS and CATS requirements
·      Provide inputs into the ATM and safety roadmaps
·     Manage and review the FPD/Charting training and standards maintenance program
·      Draft formal quotations based on client requests or instruction from BD
·      Pursue new business opportunities in conjunction with Commercial Services
·      Liaison with internal and external clients including proposals/quotes and associated meetings
·      Advising and partaking of technical work groups and committees
·      Provide input concerning ATM system development and implementation committees and work groups processing.
  • Design Flight Procedures and Airspace as per AP005/FPD Operations Manual, including ICAO DOC 8168 Vol II and ICAO DOC 9906 Vol I and ICAO DOC 9613 criteria accepting responsibility and accountability that designs are produced in accordance with the relevant criteria and the SACAA Manual of Procedures, that designs are compliant for the safe operation of aircraft
  • Adherence to South African Civil Aviation Regulations
  • Regular production of Design Drawings
  • Production of detailed Flight Procedure Design reports, tabulations, textual descriptions and supplementary information for submission to the SACAA or external clients
  • Production of Calculation records
  • Consultation, co-ordination and liaison with clients
  • Ensuring compliance with NEMPAA and other environmental considerations
  • Verification of flight procedure designs
  • Provision of technical advice and input to the airspace design function
  • Provision of accountable advice and input to internal or external stakeholders regarding new, existing, amended or suspended instrument flight procedures
  • Preparation of information regarding flight procedure design activities within ATNS at workshops
  • Maintain Pans-Ops competency through training plan
  • Conduct research into new technology, Instrument Flight Procedure developments and Aeronautical Navigation advancements.
  • Provide specialist consultancy services to ATNS and third parties
  • Identify and undertake research and development projects where required that will advance the corporate safety objectives of ATNS
  • Participate in Instrument Flight Procedure Panels/workshops/conferences as relevant
  • Provide input into PANS-OPS/Charting section budgeting requirements.
  • Plan and provide input on PANS·OPS/Charting section personnel requirements
  • Effective Office Management and personnel resources, the creation, maintenance and review of Job Descriptions for Flight Procedure Design and Cartography Specialists
  • Engage Interviews applicable to the Flight Procedure Design and Cartography
  •  Plan and provide input on PANS-OPS section training (in-house and external) and instructor training requirements
  • Management of Flight Procedure Design and Cartography office infrastructure including software requirements to ensure efficient operations
  • Implementation of all new ICAO developments and SARPS within the Flight Procedure Design and  Cartography Scope
  • Establishment, amendment or change of FPD/Charting internal operations manual
  •  Establishment, amendment or change of FPD/Charting management procedures as and when required
  •  Establish and maintain training manuals as required, including progress tests, reports, and training logs as per South African Civil Aviation Regulations and ICAO DOC 9906 Vol II for in-house and external training
  • Assessing of proficiency for internal and external FPS trainees

Minimum requirements

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS
 
  • Grade 12 with a University exemption and a pass rate in both Mathematics and Science.
  • BASIC and Advanced PANS-OPS. Course having naturally completed the 18 months mentorship required, including ADVANCED PANS-OPS Course in line with ICAO requirements.
  • Training in Procedure Design aided software
  • On-the-job Instructor
 
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
 
  • 5 Years PANS-OPS Design experience (Senior)
 
REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
 
  • AIS Core Content course
  • MS Office literate with minimum 12 months experience including Microsoft Excel basic and advanced courses.
  • A minimum of one-year experience in the application of Computer Aided Design systems.
  •  5 Years PANS-OPS and Airspace Design Experience.
  • OJTI course including 2 Years OJTI experience
  • 3 Years PATSA, ATCO 1, ATCO 2/ATCO 3, preferably in an approach/procedural/radar control environment, or Aircrew (Pilot/Navigator: Instrument environment) operational experience required.
  • Team Resource Management course in Procedure Design experience utilising ICAO criteria essential. Data Management and utilisation experience
  • Procedure Design Software experience required
 
  • Operational experience and knowledge of co-ordinate systems, aeronautical data and information including:
           Aircraft performance characteristics
           Aerodynamics
           Magnetism
           Maps/Charts, Co-ordinate systems and map projections Avionics
           Navigation Systems including ground-based, space-based and airborne systems.
           Radar performance
  • Mathematics (Higher level)

     AIM systems and operations/data provision

           Digital Data Formats including UDDF, AIXM, DTED, DTM, ARINC 424(FMS Database coding) and CRC data wrapping.
           ISO and Quality Assurance processes and procedures.
           ATC, Operations, Airport Management/Operator/Client consultation and liaison experience.

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