Head of Weather Science Operations

4 days ago


Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom Met Office Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office as a Scientific Strategic Head of Research to Operations, where you will lead our Research to Operations (R2O) team in Weather Science.

About the Role

The R2O team work closely with model development, observation applications and data assimilation scientists on research projects to improve components of the NWP systems and pull these through into operational use.

As the Scientific Strategic Head of R2O in Weather Science you will continue to improve the Research to Operations function in the Met Office.

Your Benefits

The total reward package for this role includes an annual salary of up to £88,730, which includes:

  • An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • Relocation Assistance may be available
  • Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave


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