We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Operational Meteorologist to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Senior Operational Meteorologist, the 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.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, based on-site at NATS in Southampton.
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.
Your world of expertise
NATS provides air traffic navigation services to aircraft flying through controlled UK airspace and at numerous UK airports. As the UK’s sole provider of en-route services, NATS handles 2.4 million flights and 250 million passengers in UK airspace each year (pre-COVID). NATS pride themselves on delivering a safe and efficient air traffic service across the UK, which involves managing some of the most complex airspace in the world.
This is a high-profile customer and you'll need to adjust operational tempo dependent on the customers’ requirements, directly impacting their decision making around disruptive weather – benefiting and driving operational efficiencies for millions of passengers in the UK.
This is a fantastic opportunity to drive our understanding of Civil Aviation Operations and define future products and services in an important and continuously developing relationship. You will feed back learning and understanding of the customer, working with wider Met Office teams (eg. Science and Markets) to help develop capability.
As a skilled meteorologist, you'll provide smart, tailored and focused meteorological information and impact-based forecasts to ensure that the primary customer and their stakeholders are as resilient to the weather as possible. Based within NATS’ Swanwick operational control centre, you will integrate seamlessly with the customer, building strong relationships which help enhance and develop Met Office services with the aim to further develop supporting science and technology. The team at NATS work 8-9 hour shifts, usually in a repeating pattern of 2 morning shifts, 2 afternoon shifts, 2 night shifts followed by a few days off.
Your key duties
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 Senior Operational Meteorologist, your total reward package will be up to £57,639 annually, which includes:
Essential Criteria, skills and experience:
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 15/07/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 23/07/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
How we can help
If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via careers@metoffice.gov.uk. 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.
Working in Meteorology
The world around us is constantly changing. New technologies, shifting climate patterns, artificial intelligence. These factors and more shape the need for us to develop our skills and knowledge as a business and as individuals. Our investment in learning and development is testament to this and we have partnered with external bodies in each profession to help shape the way we develop the incredible talent right across the Met Office. We help everyone to understand their strengths and opportunities and tailor learning programmes that match their career. For us, this is world-leading learning and development.
More about what we can offer youSenior Operational Meteorologist (NATS)
Location: Nats Southampton Met Office
Reference number: 203
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