Meteorologist

Duties

• You will serve as the senior forecast authority on the watch floor, overseeing the timeliness, quality, and consistency of all tropical cyclone (TC) forecast, warning, and decision support products for the Department of Defense (DoD).
• You will exercise technical direction over all watch floor forecast functions.
• You will obtain and maintain full qualification as a Typhoon Duty Officer (TDO), stand routine operational shifts, and provide binding decisions during complex, high-impact tropical cyclone events.
• You will conduct continuity of operations (COOP) exercises to ensure readiness for uninterrupted warning production.
• You will serve as the first-level supervisor for U.S. Navy civilian GS-13 TDOs and provide operational oversight to U.S. Air Force TDOs.
• You will manage the watch bill to ensure 24/7 coverage, evaluate forecast philosophy, and make TDO qualification recommendations.
• You will act as a subject matter expert for senior leaders, representing JTWC at specialized national/international meetings (e.g., USPACOM Tropical Cyclone Conference).
• You will oversee forecast coordination with partner agencies like the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and coordinate with internal/external departments regarding software, data pipelines, and service restoration.
• You will manage the operational TC forecast program to support command strategic vision. .
• You will assess watch floor performance, update standard operating procedures, coordinate training requirements, maintain watch team replacement plans, and facilitate integration of new tools and technologies into 24/7 operations.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Achieve and maintain Typhoon Duty Officer (TDO) certification.
• Master's degree in meteorology is required. Doctorate degree in meteorology with a focus on tropical meteorology is highly desired.
• This position is designated as Key in accordance with 32 CFR, Part 44 and DoD Directive 1200.7. In the event of a crisis, war, or mobilization, the incumbent must continue to perform the duties to support mission requirements.
• Incumbent will be required to work periodic shifts, irregular hours, overtime, and be subject to recall to support unscheduled weather support or emergency requirements.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
- Advanced knowledge (doctoral-level highly desired) of meteorological concepts, principles, and theories, specifically focusing on complex tropical cyclone (TC) dynamics, analysis and forecasting.
-Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and supervise a diverse, joint-service workforce in a high-stress, 24/7 watch floor operational environment producing authoritative meteorological products for chaotic global weather systems under severe time constraints.
- Experience directing meteorological operational programs, assessing effectiveness, and providing technical justification to senior leadership regarding future technology, staffing, and budgetary requirements.
- Experience and skill in effectively communicating complex scientific concepts and operational impacts to diverse audiences, from watch floor personnel, to senior organizational leadership in government, to national and international research centers and scientific partners.
- High degree of technical skill utilizing Windows and Linux operating systems, as well as specialized government meteorological applications (e.g., ATCF, AWIPS, MARK IV-B, FMQ).

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following basic education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess
Meteorology Series, 1340:
A) Degree: meteorology, atmospheric science, or other natural science major that included:
1) At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in meteorology/atmospheric science including a minimum of:
A. Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics.
B. Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale)
C. Three semester hours of physical meteorology.
D. Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation.
2) Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that includes laboratory sessions.
3) Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations.
4) At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate for a physical science major in any combination of three or more of the following: physical hydrology, statistics, chemistry, physical oceanography, physical climatology, radiative transfer, aeronomy, advanced thermodynamics, advanced electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and computer science.

*There is a prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course work in atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, physics, and differential equations. Calculus courses must be appropriate for a physical science major.

OR

B) Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.