AVM Supervisor

Fime; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Fime seeks an AVM Supervisor to provide independent design assurance and governance for a 2nd-generation AVM system for Abu Dhabi's bus network. You will review on-board architecture and OCC/TMC integration, supervise installation, and oversee testing from FAT to UAT to ensure go-live readiness.

The role requires reporting to the client Centre with an evidence-based approach and strong English communication. Minimum 7 years in AVM/CAD-AVL, with international or local project experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of international/local AVM/CAD-AVL experience with hands-on delivery or assurance.
• At least one reference project involving AVM, CAD/AVL, OCC, fleet control or dispatch.
• Experience with vehicle-tracking, fleet-management interfaces and testing processes.

Responsibilities

• Review AVM design including OBC, driver console and CAN/FMS integration.
• Supervise installation, validation and testing across bus types and systems.
• Witness go-live readiness and contribute to Go-Live assessments and reports.
• Escalate safety, operational risks and ensure evidence-based decisions.

Skills

OBC

Driver console

Dispatch

RTPI

APC

ITxPT

Job description

Fime is a globally recognized international player providing deep expertise across digital payments, mobility services, and digital identity. We work with leading organizations worldwide to solve complex challenges, identify emerging opportunities, and future-proof their strategies.

Our team of 900+ experts operates in over 20 locations around the globe, delivering solutions that support millions of transactions every day, across global markets. What sets us apart is our values: we are curious, creative, and highly collaborative, with a strong commitment to integrity - we do the right thing for our clients, our people, and our shareholders.

At Fime, the work is varied and intellectually stimulating. No two days are the same, and you will be surrounded by smart, engaged colleagues who value learning and continuous improvement.

Making innovation possible.

Making the world work.

Mission:

The AVM Supervisor is a Key Personnel on an independent Project Management Services (PMS) team supervising and assuring a separately-appointed Contractor's delivery of a 2nd-generation Automatic Vehicle Management (AVM) system for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's bus network — alongside a parallel 2nd-generation Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system. This is not a system delivery, design or installation role. The role is to independently review, inspect, witness and report on the Contractor's AVM design, implementation, testing and go-live readiness on behalf of the client (the Centre), and to give the client an evidence-based basis for every acceptance, payment and go-live decision it makes.

ACTIVITIES:

Design assurance

• Review AVM design covering real-time vehicle tracking, dispatch, route adherence, headway management, incident management, driver communications, RTPI and operational workflows.
• Review on-board architecture: On-Board Computer (OBC), driver console, CAN/FMS, Automatic Passenger Counting (APC), Passenger Information System (PIS), alarms, AFC interface, power and network connectivity, and ITxPT-related integration.
• Review Operations Control Centre (OCC), Backup OCC, Traffic Management Centre (TMC) and depot designs — workstations, video-wall integration, operational workflows, monitoring and failover.
• Review the DIVA integration and confirm the operational boundary between planning/scheduling/rostering and on-the-day AVM dispatch control.
• Review MMJP, PIS, SIRI, GTFS/GTFS-RT, NeTEx, VDV and other passenger-information or planning interfaces relevant to AVM operations.
• Review AVM KPI design (system availability, OBC availability, location accuracy, arrival-prediction accuracy, data latency) and AVM Light / data-only designs for alternative transport modes.

Implementation supervision

• Supervise sample and production fitment of on-board AVM and APC equipment across bus types; verify installation quality against approved designs.
• Review vehicle fitment records (device serials, SIM allocation, network configuration, CAN/FMS connection) and confirm on-board devices operate together without conflict.
• Supervise OCC/Backup OCC/TMC/depot implementation, including workstation and video-wall commissioning, network connectivity and operator workflows.
• Review implementation readiness for electric and hydrogen vehicles and other alternative modes (light-rail, maritime, future services) where applicable.

Testing, commissioning and go-live

• Verify AVM test coverage — tracking, dispatch, headway, route change, driver communications, alarms, PIS, APC, TSP, DIVA and MMJP scenarios — across FAT, SIT, SAT and UAT.
• Witness AVM-related test events and bus-in-box testing; monitor defect triage, severity and closure for AVM-related findings.
• Contribute AVM-specific input to Go-Live Readiness Assessments and go/no-go recommendations, and support hypercare monitoring for AVM after go-live.

Reporting and governance

• Issue discipline-specific (not generic) design and implementation review comments, tracked to closure with documented evidence.
• Contribute to weekly/monthly PMS progress reporting, the RAID register, and the Interface Register for all AVM-related interfaces.
• Escalate any AVM-related risk to safety, operational continuity or go-live readiness without delay.

JOB EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 7 years of international and/or local direct AVM/CAD-AVL experience — hands-on delivery, integration or assurance of vehicle-tracking/fleet-management systems, not adjacent ITS or general transport-planning experience.
• At least one reference project involving AVM, CAD/AVL, OCC, fleet control, dispatch, on-board systems, RTPI, APC, driver communications, traffic priority or depot systems.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Technical domains - OBC and driver console; OCC and Backup OCC operations; fleet control, dispatch and headway management; RTPI; APC; Transit Signal Priority (TSP); DIVA and scheduling-system interfaces; SIRI/GTFS/ITxPT or equivalent standards; vehicle fitment supervision; depot integration; testing, commissioning and operational acceptance
• Language - Fluent business English (written and spoken) — mandatory for reporting and stakeholder communication
• Documentation - Able to supply a project-specific CV, employment references, and project sheets suitable for client (government authority) approval

Preferred / Advantageous

• Prior exposure to European or international CAD-AVL/AVM platforms used in comparable public-transport programmes (e.g., established CAD-AVL/fleet-management OEM solutions), and to Gen1→Gen2 AVM technology transitions specifically.
• Experience with EV/hydrogen fleet integration, alternative-mode (light rail, maritime, on-demand) AVM/telemetry integration, or AVM Light/data-only architectures.
• Experience in a client-side supervision, owner's-engineer, or independent assurance role (as opposed to only vendor-side delivery experience) — this role reviews and holds a Contractor to account rather than delivering the system itself.
• GCC or Middle East project experience; Arabic language skills (coordination capability, not a substitute for English reporting fluency).
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., ITS/ITxPT-related credentials, PMP/PRINCE2 as a secondary asset, though not mandatory for this role under the tender).