SUPERVISORY METEOROLOGIST

Summary

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY METEOROLOGIST in the FLEET WEATHER CENTER NORFOLK WITHIN THE OPEATIONS DEPARTMENT (N3) of NAVAVNFCSTCEN.

Duties

• You will provide authoritative meteorological and oceanographic guidance that directly impacts the safety and mission success of U.S. and Allied Forces.
• You will lead efforts to develop and implement advanced weather output and toolkit.
• You will analyze climate and ensemble models for long-range strategic planning.
• You will integrate data to support global Department of Defense aviation and maritime initiatives, including providing optimal ship routing and destructive weather warnings.
• You will provide direct supervision and professional development activities.
• You will lead and conduct advanced research focusing on weather phenomena, atmospheric modeling, and the integration of meteorological data.
• You will advise senior leadership, government agencies, and stakeholders on meteorological trends and their implications for operations.
• You will represent the command in meetings, conferences, and working groups related to meteorology and atmospheric sciences.
• You will deliver lectures and briefings on all aspects of marine weather forecasting, optimum track ship routing, aviation weather forecasting, and resource protection to groups.
• You will serve as a meteorological advisor to Commanding Officers and Masters of vessels engaged in sustained military operations or long-haul transits in the world’s oceans.
• You will assist in meteorological and oceanographic training of 100+ active duty and civilian personnel assigned to the Operations Department.

Qualifications

GS-14 In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience exercising formal supervisory authority, including developing performance standards, evaluating civilian/military personnel, and managing a multi-tiered workforce through subordinate supervisors or team leads. Experience formally supervising a multidisciplinary technical workforce in an operational meteorological or meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) environment, including setting performance standards, evaluating work, developing personnel, and making or recommending personnel actions. Experience must also include directing work through subordinate supervisors, division leads, or watch-team leaders. Experience providing senior scientific and technical leadership in operational meteorology/METOC, including evaluating or applying advanced weather-prediction capabilities and leading or overseeing the transition of research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) capabilities into operational use. This includes coordination with scientific, technical, and operational partners. Experience serving in a senior operational leadership role supporting maritime and/or aviation operations, including assessing and resolving complex weather-related operational or safety risks and overseeing or supporting maritime routing operations, such as Optimum Track Ship Routing (OTSR). Experience must include delivering time-sensitive meteorological risk briefings and recommendations to senior military, civilian, allied, or coalition leaders. *Minimum Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in meteorology, atmospheric science and/or physical oceanography with three years' experience in extended weather prediction, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience in meteorology.* Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Meteorology Series 1340 (IOR) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: Meteorology Series, 1340: A. Degree: meteorology, atmospheric science, or other natural science major that included: At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in meteorology/atmospheric science including a minimum of: Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale) Three semester hours of physical meteorology. Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation. Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that includes laboratory sessions. Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations. At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate for a physical science major in any combination of three or more of the following: physical hydrology, statistics, chemistry, physical oceanography, physical climatology, radiative transfer, aeronomy, advanced thermodynamics, advanced electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and computer science. *There is a prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course work in atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, physics, and differential equations. Calculus courses must be appropriate for a physical science major. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. *TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE PROVIDED*

How to apply

Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 09/08/2026. Applications received after 09/08/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. For additional information on viewing your application status, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.