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The BLM manages more land-245 million surface acres-than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western States, including Alaska. The BLM, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
Major Duties
As a Meteorologist you will:
- Serve as an expert in fire weather meteorology for the federal wildland fire agencies at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).
- Manage, plan, organize and assist with directing the fire weather program at the national level, ensuring state-of-the-art meteorological and climatological science is being utilized in the wildland fire program.
- Participate in the formulation and establishment of national interagency policy, standards, and guidelines for fire weather management.
- Coordinate national interagency program direction for fire weather products, services and monitoring systems.
- Monitor and evaluate advances in atmospheric and climatological science and technology in order to coordinate with geographic area and state meteorologists its applicability to the interagency wildland fire program nationwide.
- Monitor atmospheric conditions nationally and incorporates assessments into predictive service projections at the National Interagency Coordination Center, (NICC) to prepare for potential outcomes and impacts from wildland fire.
- Integrate meteorological and climatological information into value added products which complement and are coordinated with those provided by the National Weather Service, Geographic Area and State meteorologists to enhance short and long range assessments and projections.
- Provide weather briefings to high level officials, the NICC, national fire directors, National and Geographic Area Multi Agency Coordination Groups.
- Coordinate with research scientists to identify research needs pertaining to the science of fire weather and in adapting research findings to problem solutions by developing new techniques appropriate for fire weather problems.
- Serve on training cadre for national level training courses, assisting in both instruction and development of the weather portions of agency wildland fire courses.
- Conduct media interviews via a variety of formats.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
A. Degree: meteorology, atmospheric science, or other natural science major that included:
1. At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in meteorology/atmospheric scienceincluding a minimum of: a. Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;* b. Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems(synoptic/mesoscale); c. Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and d. Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation.
2. Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that includes laboratory sessions.*
3. Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations.*
4. At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate for a physical science major inany 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, andcomputer science.
* There is a prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course work in atmospheric dynamicsand thermodynamics, physics, and differential equations. Calculus courses must beappropriate for a physical science major.
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B. Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriateexperience or additional education.
You will need to clearly state your undergraduate/graduate degree(s) and submit your college transcripts or a listing of your college courses that includes hours and grades.
In addition to meeting the basic entry requirement, applicants must have specialized experience. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade.
Specialized Experience Requirements: To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, 1 year of creditable specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 is required. Examples of work experience include, but are not limited to extensive experience in the theory and application of meteorology including dynamics of the atmosphere, mesoscale meteorology, and the application of computer methods of numerical weather analysis and prediction in complex terrain; experience in climatological principles which impact wildland fire and natural resource management planning and operations; use of verbal and written communication in order to facilitate and lead meetings, conduct briefings and presentations, and write technical reports and national directives that apply to a wide ranging audience that includes agency administrators, private interest groups, and media.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 and above grade levels.
Physical Demands: Long hours of sitting, intense concentration, and working at peak proficiency level with irregular breaks/mealtimes are frequent, prolonged demands of the job.
Work Environment: Work is usually performed in an office setting. However, field travel is not uncommon andoccurs under all kinds of climatic conditions, including exposure to the wildland fireenvironment, steep terrain, smoke, walking over debris, and long hours.
Pay Range
$91,231.00 - $118,603.00