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Duties

You will select the optimum route for an ocean voyage by selecting the course that avoids meteorological and sea states hazards. You will maintain short range (1-3 day) wind, sea and weather forecasts in order to evaluate and/or divert a ship's route when necessary. You will conduct post-route evaluation and analysis in conjunction with the Quality Control personnel to identify improvements and resolve issues. You will assist in the training of naval and civilian personnel assigned to METOC Services Division. You will provide frequent briefings and advice to a variety of personnel and major staffs regarding tropical cyclone threats, climatological planning and meteorological outlooks that affect major fleet exercises and operations.

Requirements

• 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
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Secret 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.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: *Developing short and medium range marine forecasts for locations with large weather extremes and limited observational data using operational marine/aviation forecasting techniques and climatological data. *Working with wave models and sensors to analyze or approve oceanic sea height analysis and forecasting. *Operating microcomputer systems and word processing equipment to access meteorological/oceanographic data and releasing naval messages to civilian and military personnel. *Analyzing ship and station weather observations and evaluating meteorological systems for conformity with existing forecast models. *Rapidly reconciling multiple weather systems with available reports and satellite imagery to develop accurate and precise ship routing recommendations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/meteorological-technician-series-1341/ 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.

Contacts

• Address NAVAVFCST DET SAN DIEGO CA Fleet Weather Center PO Box 357076 San Diego, CA 92135 US
• Name: Tyler Mello
• Email: [email protected]