Overview
Develop the architecture of a Comprehensive Continuous Marine Monitoring System for the Kazakhstani sector of the Caspian Sea, ensuring technical feasibility and integration with national data platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment of existing environmental monitoring infrastructure and systems.
- Review the technical condition, coverage, and limitations of existing monitoring stations.
- Analyse available environmental and hydrological datasets.
- Identify monitoring gaps.
- Develop recommendations for the optimal architecture of a monitoring network.
- Determine and justify the geographic locations and coordinates of monitoring stations.
- Design a comprehensive monitoring system incorporating various platform types.
- Develop technical specifications for monitoring equipment and sensors.
- Recommend suitable monitoring technologies and instrumentation.
- Propose cost-effective and sustainable technical solutions.
- Design a real-time data transmission and communication architecture.
- Develop specifications for a centralized data management and processing platform.
- Develop an early warning and notification framework.
- Ensure interoperability with international networks.
- Define maintenance, calibration, inspection, and equipment replacement procedures.
- Develop recommendations for maintenance logistics and metrological calibration.
- Ensure proposed solutions are supported by available supply chains and services.
- Participate in technical consultations and working meetings.
- Undertake at least one field mission to Aktau.
- Contribute to the joint development and validation of the CCMMS system concept.
- Present preliminary findings and recommendations.
- Prepare technical reports, design documentation, and other deliverables.
Required Experience
At least 8 years working on ocean or environmental observing systems; track record in system design or institutional management, not only research; Experience across at least three observing platform types: buoys, vessel-based sensors, coastal monitoring stations, or satellite remote sensing; Knowledge of operational data management, including real-time alert systems and OCC-type environments; experience in spill trajectory modelling is an advantage; Experience in ice or cold marine environments; Proven ability to lead strategic planning processes for scientific or environmental institutions, including M&E frameworks and resource mobilisation.
Qualifications
Advanced degree in oceanography, marine science, environmental remote sensing, or ocean engineering (Master's minimum; PhD preferred); Computer literate with practical experience using Microsoft applications.
