We're looking for an exceptional Senior Operational Meteorologist to join the JOMOC Land Air team to help us make a difference to our planet.
This job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
We're seeking to appoint a permanent Senior Operational Meteorologist, and we also have a temporary position available (until August 2025) which has the potential to develop into a permanent position. We will also look to create a reserve pool to fill future permanent or temporary vacancies that may arise over the next twelve months.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work part time or those intending to work a job share. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.
World changing work
From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.
- We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
- We're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
- We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
- We're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
- We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Your world of expertise
You will provide global on-site embedded and remote environmental services to enable the UK and Allied armed forces to gain operational and tactical advantage during deployments.
Working at Northwood Headquarters you will typically cover a mixture of different day and evening shifts, and you may be required to work 100% of the role from the Northwood office at very short notice. You will be required to participate in covering an on-call requirement for shift extension including switching to night shifts at very short notice.
Your key duties
- To apply operational service delivery knowledge and subject matter expertise of the defence user and global meteorology, when collaborating with our colleagues across Met Office/Navy Hydrography and Meteorology (HM) teams, to ensure a consistent environmental picture for the defence users.
- To manage and deliver environmental services to Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) and Joint Force Air Component (JFAC) briefing command teams regularly as well as producing seasonal forecasts and climate briefs to assist with planning of current and future operations and exercises.
- To maintain an on-site embedded presence in PJHQ, JFHQ and JOMOC.
- To manage and deliver remote environmental services to deployed defence users.
- To manage and conduct environmental analysis to respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) from a variety of defence users.
Why join us
Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists.
As our JOMOC Land Air - Senior Operational Meteorologist, your total reward package will be up to £57,639 annually, which includes:
- £41,725 base pay
- £4,200 per annum as an Unsocial Hours Shift Allowance.
- £2,000 per annum Location Allowance (DEL-Low)
- An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Relocation Assistance may be available
- Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave
Essential Criteria, skills and experience:
- Expert by nature: Successful completion of Operational Meteorological Forecasting Course (OMFC) or equivalent and Aeronautical Meteorological Forecasting Certificate (AMF) Low and High.
- To be a UK National and hold current DV or to be willing to go through the DV clearance process following which there will need to be a successful result.
- You can prioritise workloads whilst under pressure during periods of changing requirements.
- You can make decisions whilst forecasting for areas with poor observation coverage and/or poor model coverage.
- You can influence a variety of users when communicating meteorological information.
- You live it and breath it by solving user problems using meteorological analysis.
- You keep evolving by identifying opportunities and managing improvements in service delivery to improve user experience and/or efficiency.
How to apply
If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.
Closing date 28/10/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 11/11/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
How we can help
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at .
If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
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