Weather Forecaster, Jacksonville, Florida

**HUBZONE**

Qualified candidates living in a Hubzone will receive preferential consideration in hiring.

This FULL-TIME position is responsible for all operational weather forecasting aspects of the MQ-4C Triton Mission and its customers. This includes pre-mission planning/setup briefings; DD-175-1 Flight Weather Briefings; takeoff, transit, on-station execution, and recovery forecasts and briefings; Air Vehicle Operator turnover briefings, and real-time updates to forecasts as conditions and criteria warrant. Services will be provided at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. This posting is to fill multiple positions with one starting immediately and the others in September of 2024.

Hourly pay begins $33.81 Forecaster rate is a plus $4.57 per hour for up to 40 hours per week Health & Welfare. The candidate will be paid at the observer rate during the certification process and when working observer-only shifts. Night and Sunday differential is compounded to base pay. Duties may include occasional overtime. The schedule will fluctuate and be determined by the Senior Forecaster.

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide properly formatted pre-mission planning briefs in support of VUP MQ-4C
• Triton orbits. AORs may be in the EUCOM, INDOPACOM, and/or CENTCOM
• Provide properly formatted aviation DD175-1 Flight Weather Briefing's to
• VUP pilots face-to-face or electronically
• Provide properly formatted Air Vehicle Operator turn-over briefings to VUP as scheduled
• Provide real-time updates to the forecast when conditions affecting the
• airborne aircraft or recovery airfield change substantially from forecasted conditions, or as required by VUP pilots
• Perform various administrative taskings such as training, quality control, outage reporting, aircraft mishap notifications, attend meetings, and so forth

Qualifications/Education Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have at least two years of aviation forecasting experience with the DOD or other Government agency.
• Shall have visual acuity correctable to 20/20 with glasses or contacts throughout the life of the contract
• hall be able to demonstrate sufficient ability to operate all meteorological and
• communications equipment required for certification
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET level clearance
• Shall be able to speak, read, and understand English, and communicate well

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years aviation forecasting experience
• Familiarity with the Navy's Flight Weather Briefer program
• Persons currently holding an active Navy CAC and having an active security clearance within the past 2-years
• Experience with EUCOM, INDOPACOM or CENTCOM weather patterns and synoptic scale influences and impacts to operations. Resumes should reflect experience in these COMs where appropriate
• Persons having previously supported the military weather community
• Persons having hands on experience supporting Unmanned Air Vehicles or other Unmanned Aerial Systems

Additional Notes

The selected candidate will work in an office type atmosphere. Meals are taken in conjunction with the shift and candidates will have access to a refrigerator and microwave. The workload will vary and may be stressful at times when bad weather is present. The candidate can expect irregular work hours to consist of days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

RedTown Technical Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, or mental or physical disability provided the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Reasonable Accommodations

The ADA defines reasonable accommodation as a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that allows a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of a particular job and does not cause undue hardship for the employer. Examples of reasonable accommodations may include: Additional modifying equipment or devices; Modified work schedules; Providing an interpreter; or Making the work environment readily accessible to individuals with disabilities.

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