Meteorological Technician- Authority

Veteran's preference does not apply to DHA recruitment.

The primary purpose of this position is process the ability to measure meteorological phenomena with scientific equipment and instrumentation with the ability to observe and recording atmospheric characteristics, i.e., temperature, air movement, visibility, pressure, air density, cloud types and decode, plot, and systematically record data.

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guidance
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
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• Position may require an appropriate security clearance
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays. Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
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• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Frequent stressful situations occur due to difficult and adverse weather conditions, heavy workload, or both. A key responsibility of the incumbent will be to assist in the training of forecasters and forecaster assistants.
• The position is responsible for a very large geographical area characterized by dramatic localized weather effects and diverse weather conditions.
• The incumbent must provide tailored weather support for weapons testing and specialized aircraft with unique weather sensitivities.
• The incumbent must also possess formal Air Force training and have familiarity with all standard Air Force Weather (AFW) equipment typically found in base weather stations (to include: ...
• ...Advanced Meteorological information System (AMIS)/New Tactical Forecast System (N-TFS), Weather Surveillance Radar-88 Doppler (WRS-88D), and Pilot-to-Metro Service (PMSV)).
• In addition, the depth of knowledge must be thorough enough to allow the incumbent to instruct newly arriving unit personnel on both forecasting techniques and standard AFW equipment.
• The position requires an individual to perform rotating shift duties to support the 24 hour/day, 7 day/week base weather mission.