Weather Forecaster 25 OSS

CLEARANCE REQUIRED : TS/SCI

This job is located at: Shaw AFB, SC

This is a proposal position

Salary Range: $75,000.00 to $85,000.00

Job description:

Weather forecasting for real-time combat operations is a challenging and dynamic process. Even after the mission execution forecast is created, numerous changes are normally required because of the dynamic nature of both weather and operational conditions. Support of 24/7 combat operations require shift work, endurance and attention to detail.

• Understand standard operational weather requirements and processes and assist Government personnel at their respective units to train personnel on the development of unique weather products that directly support operations in the units' areas of responsibility (AORs).
• Weather Forecasters should be prepared to provide shift work in a 24/7 environment.
• Use proper procedures for providing weather services and oversee trainees performing the mission in support of Overseas Contingency Operations missions by providing tailored meteorological products and services for military operations.
• Analyze climatic regimes, geography, terrain, weather system characteristics, centralized weather products, and indigenous surface and upper air reports to forecast weather conditions for military installations.
• Produce and present weather analysis and forecasts for aircrews, planners, and senior leaders at assigned DoD installations via Wing Activity Report (WAR) Briefs/Operations and Intelligence (O&I) Briefs.
• Provide timely, decision-cycle weather analyses, products and inputs to shape, plan, and execute combatant command operations. This task includes tracking of hazardous weather conditions such as lightning and icing in near real-time. Inputs may require use of tactical software such as CAVOK to depict areas of hazardous weather for aircrew.
• Generate and present mission briefings, weather graphical products and text summaries in support of operations and training. Detailed mission execution forecasts (MEFs) will include forecast weather for takeoff, enroute, destination, and air refueling tracks for multiple locations worldwide.
• Brief aircrew on AOR weather at the beginning of the aircrews' flying shifts, or as required by unit requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to weather forecasters and follow operational guidance under high stress conditions associated with severe weather.
• Provide informed recommendations on demand to DoD personnel under high stress conditions associated with combat operations, severe weather and emergency situations.
• Oversee meteorological operations and provide technical oversight and recommend guidance to weather forecasters.
• Provide recommendations for the Government to make decisions and to select a course of action under high stress conditions associated with severe weather and emergency situations.
• Modify forecasts developed by other activities to provide information on exact conditions expected to be encountered by the aircraft for projected timeframe, area of operations and mission conditions.
• Maintain pass-down information during their work shift and relay that information to their relief to provide effective continuity of operations.
• Possess knowledge of a full range of security principles, concepts, practices, products and services; methods for evaluating risk and vulnerability; implementing mitigating improvement; and disseminating security procedures/processes.
• Have the ability to develop, analyze, and evaluate security measures to ensure weather forecasting actions meet mission requirements for COMSEC, OPSEC, and COMPUSEC.
• Adjust security procedures to correct deficiencies and ensure classified information is not released to unauthorized personnel.
• Exercise the ability to work independently in an operational environment.
• Possess knowledge in military meteorology, project management, IT-related analyses, and communications supporting Air Force and joint operations.
• Possess knowledge of the AFW Career Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP), skill-level training requirements and specialty requirements.
• Possess knowledge of the Air Force Weather Knowledge Center's advanced distributed learning.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, especially Word, PowerPoint, Excel Spreadsheets, and giving oral presentations. The contractor must also be able to learn and manipulate applicable operational software introduced to the unit in a timely fashion.
• Attend required training to maintain proficiency in all assigned duties, Meteorological Conferences (MetCon).

Required Qualifications:

• Have a minimum of two (2) years of experience as a certified weather forecaster supporting DoD operations.
• Possess a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Coordinate support and coverage with 25th ATKG weather offices. The Contractor shall brief co-located and non-co-located 25th ATKG aircrew to ensure continuity of operations and 24/7 global mission support.

Why work for QSL?

Our founders, Mel Wick and Bill Cronin, retired from storied careers in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Community. Like many Americans and military veterans, they felt a strong desire to support the nation's response to the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in any way they could. They established QSL to do just that, Stay in the Fight! QSL is built on a SOF culture, emphasizing selfless-service and teamwork. Our employees work to ensure that warfighters have every possible resource and all necessary support to safely accomplish their missions in defense of our nation.

QSL's Benefit Package

Because we believe our employees are our most valuable asset, offering a competitive comprehensive compensation package is very important to us. It is the goal of QSL to attract and retain the highest level of experience and technical talent necessary for successful performance. In order to accomplish this, we feel that it is necessary to provide satisfying work, an excellent work environment, and we continually monitor the marketplace to ensure that our total compensation/benefit package remains competitive.

Listed below are some of our standard benefits. We combine all traditional paid time off (Federal holidays, sick time, leave time personal days, jury duty, bereavement, etc.) into one category which allows employees flexibility in how they use their leave time and enables them to better balance their career with their personal needs.

• Combined Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• Disability (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Vision Insurance (CONUS-based employees)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring, and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. EEO/AAP, M, F, V, D.