Senior Scats Engineer

Doha, Qatar

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**Job **d**e**s**c**ri**p**t**i**o**n** **a**n**d** **r**e**q**uir**eme**n**t**s**:

- Responsible for Ashghal Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS) within the Control Rooms;
- Responsible for the day to day operations, management, maintenance, first line technical support, routine maintenance and systems administration for all SCATS within the Control Rooms;
- Shall be a SCATS specialist;
- Responsible for the overall management and maintenance of Ashghal Control Centre SCATS and its associated components. Ashghal Control Centre includes but not limited to Roads Management Centre (RMC), Traffic Signals Control Room (TSCR) and Lusail Control Room (LCR);
- Responsible for ensuring that there is high availability and reliability of the Ashghal SCATS;
- Responsible for reviewing/evaluating the traffic signals operation under SCATS including the submission of comprehensive reports and ensuring recommendation are approved and implemented;
- Responsible for the dispatch of signal faults / alarms to the maintenance team. Maintain operational accuracy and integrity of SCATS;
- Generate intersection graphics, configure the site data (such as offset, phasing, timing, coordination and plans), commissioning and fine

tuning of both intersection and coordination data;
- Ensure required modification to intersection graphics, reconfigure the site data (such as offset, phasing, timing, coordination and plans) and fine tuning of both intersection and coordination data;
- Ensure required modification to the intergreen sequences (from Amber-Red to Flashing Green-Amber-Red or from Flashing Green-Amber
- Red to Amber-Red) on all the phases of each traffic signal;
- Ensure required modification to the Signal operation for special events, pre-emption, road works and any other incidents;
- Alter and set-up the plans and schedules Flexilink (AM peak, NN peak, PM peak & off-peak hours) of signalized intersection under SCATS operation;
Responsible for managing the Ashghal SCATS Contractor;
- Responsible for verifying that work done by the SCATS engineers meets with the overall system configuration;
- Manages and directs the configuration management of software versions loaded onto the system;
- Responsible for managing and authorising access into Ashghal Equipment room(s) for SCATS related work. Ensuring that only authorised access is allowed and works undertaken on new or existing systems is coordinated;
- Work closely with ICT/ITS Systems, Networking & Telecoms Engineer and SCADA Systems Engineer to ensure maximum availability of all systems;
- Experience (15 years minimum) in a similar role - technical experience in planning, designing, programming, installation, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of SCATS;
- Experience (2 years minimum) on the SCATS Software, version 6.9.2 and have experience on the latest version 6.9.3;
- Experience in working with SCATS Maintenance Contracts and working with ITS (Traffic Signals) Maintenance teams;
- Extensive knowledge and experience in Control Room (i.e. Traffic Management Centre) Systems;
Experienced in working in SCATS Control Room Environments.

The Engineer reserves the right to provide exceptions to the above requirements in special circumstances such as Arabic language proficiency, specific technical expertise, etc.

**K**e**y** **T**a**sks** **a**nd** **D**ut**i**e**s** **of** **T**e**c**h**n**i**cal** **St**a**f**f**:
**T**e**c**hn**i**cal** **St**a**f**f** **s**h**al**l** **b**e** **re**quir**e**d** **t**o**:
a. Perform as a member of the Asset Affairs - Road Maintenance Department of Public Works Authority.

b. Liaise and coordinate on technical matters with the various Ashghal Departments & PMC’s.

c. Liaison with the various Division heads and / or sen