Meteorologist Senior

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Summary:

Supports the National Science Foundation managed United States Antarctic Program as part of the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC).   The Meteorologist Senior will perform tasking under the supervision of the Meteorological Operations Manager.

Position Responsibilities   (not all inclusive):

- Maintains a safe workplace program and ensures that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.

- Complies with   all ASC Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH), Waste Management and Quality Assurance requirements, goals,   policies   and procedures.

- Supports   aircraft   operations, research groups and the surface, upper   air   and climatological programs.

- Prepares,   launches   and   monitors   upper air sounding equipment and evaluates, encodes,   decodes   and transmits the acquired data to organizations worldwide   in a timely manner .

- Monitors specific meteorological parameters for research groups and interacts with diverse groups, individuals, and departments.

- Prepares work schedules and evaluates the work performance of other meteorologists   in order to   provide 24 hour, 7 days per week operations in support of USAP activities.

- Observes,   records   and encodes surface weather in METAR and synoptic WMO coded format on an hourly basis during the austral summer and on a six hourly basis during the winter.

- Maintains , quality controls   and updates office records, manuals, inventory supplies, and meteorological products to ensure NWS and WMO compliance.

- Coordinates the completion of preventive maintenance schedules   with NIWC , repairs and the replacement of meteorological systems.

- Maintains inventory controls and logs for the department.

- Assists   in   maintaining   inventory controls and logs for the department.

- Conducts all operations   in accordance with   the ASC standard operating procedures.

- As required, actively   participates   in other general station operations including   assistance   in keeping buildings clean, re-supply, and inventorying of station supplies, galley support, and cargo handling.

- Interacts with National Science Foundation,   NIWC,   military and other agency officials.

- Handles confidential matters (personnel actions, management reports, etc.)   in accordance with   management policy

- Performs other duties as   required .

Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:

- Bachelor of Science degree   required .    Military Meteorology or e quivalent experience accepted in lieu of a degree.

- One year’ supervisory experience is   required .

Preferred:

- Minimum two years training/experience as a meteorologist, meteorologist   technician   or weather observer in the operation of upper air sounding equipment and making meteorological observations is preferred.

- Degree in Meteorology

- Previous   experience with remote Polar Logistics operations

Physical and/or Other Requirements :

- Willingness and ability to deploy to Antarctica for extended periods

- Successful completion of Medical and Dental examinations required by the NSF for deployment to Antarctica

- Successful completion of drug screening and background check required by employer

- Successful completion of Federal Background Check required by the NSF

- Must be willing and able to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.

- Must be willing and able to perform physical activities including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors in extreme cold as required by the position.

- Must   participate   in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety   objectives .

- Valid Driver’s License issued in the United States

- N o clearance requirement but the contract and/or the site requires US Citizenship to be approved for access. (includes NACI / T1, MRPT, CAC):  Must be able to obtain and   maintain   facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is   required   for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.

Safety   - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and   maintaining   a safe work environment. As   appropriate , each employee   is responsible for   completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/ buddy   aid responsibilities,   participating   in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality   - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations.   Accordingly , each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance   - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies   pertaining to   job.

We are an equal opportunity   employer   and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Amentum is a drug free workplace.

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