Marine Observations Specialist

7 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Met Office Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Port Meteorological Officer to join our team at the Met Office. As a key member of our organization, you will play a vital role in ensuring the quality, timeliness, and availability of marine surface observations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the southeast England region, installing, inspecting, and maintaining observing equipment onboard ships in ports extending from Southampton to Harwich.
  • Establish and build relationships with shipping companies, ship captains, and observing officers, providing help to resolve issues and communicating the needs of both the Met Office and the WMO VOS Programme.
  • Work with national and international partners, including shipping companies and other National Met Services, to ensure best practice, consistency, and knowledge sharing across global marine observing networks.
  • Arrange ship inspections in an efficient and organized manner, both as part of a routine maintenance schedule and in response to real-time incidents.
  • Collect, manage, and archive essential site and asset metadata in accordance with both Met Office and international requirements.
  • Assist with the annual deployments of drifting buoys for both the Met Office and ESURFMAR contributions to the Global Drifter Array.
  • Undertake appropriate training and development to ensure skills remain current and evolve with business need.

Requirements

  • A proven ability to work proactively in an unsupervised, independent manner and utilize excellent time management skills.
  • Evidence of excellent inter-personal skills and working better together in a team with a proven ability to influence, negotiate, and develop mutually beneficial relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • An expert by nature with a broad knowledge of surface marine observing systems, both manual and automatic, and an understanding of the challenges faced in the operation of marine observing networks.
  • A force for good with a proven ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely in a range of formats to audiences with varying levels of technical understanding.
  • Evidence of excellent IT skills and a high degree of competence, in particular, with the Microsoft Office suite of tools, and the ability to learn and adapt to new tools and processes quickly and efficiently.
  • Hold a valid UK driving license with a willingness to drive regularly for work purposes, as well as being physically able to transport and install equipment on ships in a port environment, sometimes at height or in poor weather, and occasionally outside of normal working hours.

What We Offer

  • A competitive salary of £33,794, with an additional £9,790 contribution towards membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
  • A total reward package of up to £46, annually, including unsocial hours irregular shift allowance, annual leave, and the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave.

About the Met Office

The Met Office is a world-leading weather and climate science organization, providing critical services to the UK and globally. We are committed to making a positive impact on the environment and society, and we are seeking a talented individual to join our team as a Port Meteorological Officer.

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