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Job information Port Met Officer - South East England from the Company Met Office, this latest Port Met Officer - South East England job vacancy is located in the city Hybrid work in Southampton located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Port field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Reference number

367865

Salary

£33,794 - £36,235 A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Services

Type of role

Environment and Sustainability Operational Delivery Quality Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

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About the job

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Location

Southampton

About the job

Job summary

We're looking for an exceptional Port Met Officer to help us make a difference to our planet.

Job description

As our Port Met Officer for southeast England, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office, the field and from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, based in Southampton.

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
• We're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

As Port Met Officer (PMO), you'll be the regional focal point for the southeast England component of the UK Voluntary Observing Fleet (comprising 85 manual and 15 automated ships) ensuring the quality, timeliness and availability of marine surface observations.

You will become an authority on surface-based, marine meteorological instrumentation, both manual and automatic, as well as the methods of observation. You will be responsible for planning and carrying out inspections of equipment installed on ships in regional ports, ensuring instruments are kept within calibration and performing to agreed WMO and Met Office standards, as well as collecting and managing all associated metadata.

This is a varied and dynamic role which will require a high degree of independence and engagement with a variety of stakeholders, from internal teams to international shipping companies and observing officers. There will also be the opportunity to engage with international programme management via the EUMETNET European Surface Marine Programme (ESURFMAR) and the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Ship Observations Team, as well as supporting the UK contribution to the Global Drifting Buoy Array

Your key duties

• Managing the southeast England region; installing, inspecting and maintaining observing equipment onboard ships in ports extending from Southampton to Harwich
• Establish and build relationships with shipping companies, ship captains and observing officers, providing help to resolve issues and communicating the needs of both the Met Office and the WMO VOS Programme so that the observations consistently meet the required standards for timeliness, availability & quality.
• Work with national and international partners, including shipping companies and other National Met Services to ensure best practice, consistency and knowledge sharing across global marine observing networks.
• Arrange ship inspections in an efficient and organised manner, both as part of a routine maintenance schedule and in response to real-time incidents.
• Collect, manage and archive essential site and asset metadata in accordance with both Met Office and international requirements.
• Assist with the annual deployments of drifting buoys for both the Met Office and ESURFMAR contributions to the Global Drifter Array.
• Undertake appropriate training and development to ensure skills remain current and evolve with business need.

Person specification

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

• A proven ability to work proactively in an unsupervised, independent manner and utilise excellent time management skills. You keep evolving by planning and prioritising a busy and dynamic work schedule.
• Evidence of excellent inter-personal skills and working better together in a team with a proven ability to influence, negotiate and develop mutually beneficial relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• An expert by nature with a broad knowledge of surface marine observing systems, both manual and automatic; and an understanding of the challenges faced in the operation of marine observing networks.
• A force for good with a proven ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely in a range of formats to audiences with varying levels of technical understanding.
• Evidence of excellent IT skills and a high degree of competence, in particular, with the Microsoft Office suite of tools; and the ability to learn and adapt to new tools and processes quickly and efficiently.
• Hold a valid UK driving licence with a willingness to drive regularly for work purposes, as well as being physically able to transport and install equipment on ships in a port environment, sometimes at height or in poor weather and occasionally outside of normal working hours.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £33,794, Met Office contributes £9,094 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists.

As our Port Met Officer, your total reward package will be up to £46,974.00 annually, which includes:

• £33,794.00 base pay
• An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 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

Things you need to know

Selection process details

If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.

Closing date 11/09/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 23/09/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

How we can help

If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via careers@metoffice.gov.uk. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Resourcing Team Email : Careers@metoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : Careers@metoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Careers@metoffice.gov.uk https://careers.metoffice.gov.uk/what-we-can-offer-you

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Closed Date : 2024-12-11