Contribute to Groundbreaking Weather Observations Projects
2 weeks ago
Met Office Industrial Placement Opportunity
We are delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for two exceptional individuals to join our team as Weather Observations Industrial Placements at the Met Office. This 12-month Year in Industry placement offers a chance to develop your skills and knowledge, working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field.
About the Role
As a member of the Observations Operations team, you will support the delivery of weather observations from a wide range of networks and systems, such as surface weather stations and weather radar. Our environmental observations are fundamental to almost all the services we provide; direct data and products, models, verification of forecasts, and for providing evidence of climate change.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Develop your knowledge of surface and upper air observing systems, e.g., synoptic weather stations and radiosonde.
- Monitor the performance of operational observing systems; investigate issues and carry out root cause analysis, providing information to users.
- Support the Network Specialists in the effective running of the networks to ensure the delivery of operational services.
- Work as part of a team, contribute to tasks and projects that implement changes to our observing networks.
- Present regular progress reports on the work undertaken to colleagues, both verbally and in writing, and contribute to project and team meetings.
- Document the work undertaken and the key learning points to verify progress against agreed objectives.
Why Join Us
Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. We are accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK' and have achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists.
While this is a temporary position, there is potential for it to develop into an opportunity to join our Graduate Development scheme once you have completed your University studies.
What We Offer
- A competitive salary of £25,606 per annum.
- Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days.
- Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands.
Essential Criteria, Skills and Experience
- Studying for an undergraduate degree with a significant science or numeracy element that incorporates a placement year.
- Better together - work well as a member of a multi-skilled team, capable of developing effective working relationships.
- We live and breathe it - a proactive problem solver, able to analyse a technical problem and identify the root cause.
- Able to plan and organise work using own initiative, adapting to changing requirements.
- An effective communicator, comfortable communicating technical information to a range of stakeholders.
- Proficiency in a high-level programming language such as Python.
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