Supervisory Meteorologist

Full Job Description

This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), National Weather Service (NWS), Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU), Southern Region (SR) and Western Region (WR), with one vacancy in each listed location.

CWSUs provide weather support to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Air Route Traffic Control Centers and other FAA air traffic entities in the centers area of responsibility.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards.

This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience in order to be found minimally qualified.

Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: To qualify for the 1340 series: EDUCATION: 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: Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;* Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale); Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and 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.

-AND- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

This experience need not have been in the federal government.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations 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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

To qualify at the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Providing meteorological support for aviation operations; Evaluating emerging weather forecast technologies to provide leadership within a weather forecasting program; and Recommending ways to integrate new and emerging technologies to meet the needs of an ongoing weather forecasting program.

Major Duties:

As a Supervisory Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as Meteorologist In Charge (MIC) to provide aviation weather warnings and forecasts to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), general aviation and commercial airline interests throughout the area served.

Serve as the National Weather Service (NWS) chief aviation weather spokesperson within the area, charged with the lead role in planning the coordination of services and service changes with the FAA and NWS.

Ensure the responsiveness and technical soundness of the Center Weather Services Unit (CWSU) programs and products. Establish an internal system of reviewing the technical quality of CWSU products.

Decide the action to be taken by the staff to correct problems, initiate service modifications or tailoring when technical problems arise or services require adjustment.