Advisor, Communication Systems/navigation Safety

**Job no**: 492635

**Work type**: full-time

**Location**: Canberra

**Categories**: Policy & Regulation

**Advisor, Communication Systems/Navigation Safety & Digitalisation**
**$112,199 - $130,853 + 15.4% super**
**Canberra based**
**Ongoing**

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

**Advisor, Navigation Safety & Digitalisation**

You will be responsible for:

- Leading the development of briefs, Executive-level papers, and other communication, which will serve to inform AMSA’s navigation safety and digitalisation policy and planning decisions.
- High level national representation and working across a variety of industry stakeholders
- Building and maintaining good working relationships within AMSA, with AMSA’s customers and stakeholders nationally and internationally.
- Work internationally, through bodies such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA).
- Keeping abreast of our changing technical operating environment within the maritime industry both domestically and internationally, to ensure AMSA is best placed for future technological advancements, opportunities, and challenges.

**Advisor, Communication Systems**

You will be responsible for:

- Leading the development of briefs, Executive-level papers, and other communication, which will serve to inform AMSA’s maritime, aviation and search and rescue radiocommunication policy decisions.
- Providing specialist advice on aviation, maritime and search and rescue radiocommunication systems.
- Building and maintaining good working relationships within AMSA, with AMSA’s customers and stakeholders nationally and internationally.

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

**Advisor, Navigation Safety & Digitalisation**

To be successful in this position, you will have the following skills and experience:

- Tertiary qualifications in one or more of the following disciplines - marine electrical/electronic radio or telecommunication engineering, information technology systems, software engineering, autonomous systems, (or equivalent demonstrated formal training and experience).
- Demonstrated understanding of terrestrial and satellite radiocommunication systems. Understanding of, or the ability to quickly develop an understanding of, modern shipboard navigation and communications systems, digital data architectures, and data modelling solutions.
- Experience in analysing needs and comparing technical solutions.
- Basic knowledge of international obligations relating to navigation, maritime, aeronautical and search and rescue communications.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarisation, or the ability to quickly acquire an understanding of the operation of Vessel Traffic Services (VTS).
- Maritime experience is desirable, but not essential

**Advisor, Communication Systems**

To be successful in this position, you will have the following skills and experience:

- Tertiary qualifications in on or more of the following disciplines - marine electronic, radio or telecommunication engineering, information technology systems, (or equivalent demonstrated training and experience).
- Demonstrated understanding of terrestrial and satellite radiocommunications.
- Experience in analysing needs and comparing technical solutions.
- Knowledge of international obligations relating to maritime, aviation and search and rescue communications.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

For more information about these role, please refer to the position description.

Note: Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the _AMSA Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019._

**AMSA BENEFITS**

We are committed a supportive and collaborative work environment, which is why AMSA offers:

- Flexible work including work from home arrangements
- Health and wellbeing programs including annual flu vaccinations and a healthy lifestyle reimbursement
- An office-wide Christmas period shutdown (in addition to annual leave provisions)
- An ability to work for an organisation charged with protecting our marine environments and saving lives

**ABOUT AMSA**

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is responsible for the safety of international shipping and domestic commercial vessels, protection of the environment from ship sourced pollution and search and rescue nationally.

AMSA offers unique and interesting career opportunities, and we employ around 450 people across Australia. To learn more about our organisation please visit our website.

**DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION**

At AMSA we acknowledge the value diversity brings. Given the diversity of our role and our impact and influence on communities right across Australia, it is essential that we can draw on the diversity of our people in order to successfully deliver against our mission as a regulator of _“ensuring safe vessel operations, combatting marine pollution and rescuing people in distress”. _

AMSA