HybridHybrid work arrangement in Suitland, Maryland.
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
About the job
Requirements
Extensive experience working with meteorology, climatology, or oceanography.
Experience with satellite tasking and planning.
Project management experience.
Knowledge of remote sensing using visible, radar, microwave, and synthetic aperture radar data.
Experience with Python programming.
Basic ArcGIS usage for visualizing imagery, with ability to learn related tools quickly.
Experience with Visual Basic programming.
Experience working with Excel.
Ability to learn ice climatology for satellite planning quickly.
Responsibilities
Serve as team lead for the Operational Snow and Ice Analysts and Observations Lead, ensuring contract deliverables adhere to PWS requirements, providing quality assurance of products and contract deliverables, leading recruitment efforts, supporting contractor personnel conflicts and issues, and tracking and reporting monthly expenses.
Analyze remotely sensed data to produce real-time operational snow and ice products and decision support services.
Coordinate, schedule, and monitor receipt of satellite observations, including synthetic aperture radar and visible/infrared imagery, eight hours per day, five days per week, for operational use by the USNIC.
Fill in for Operational Snow and Ice Analyst vacancies and absences as required.
Produce required products in accordance with standard USNIC standard operating procedures with minimal oversight.
Perform routine USNIC office tasks relevant to the position, such as logging shift items.
Present briefings and engage with customers at workshops and meetings to support the USNIC mission, improve understanding of USNIC products, and collect feedback for product improvement.
Perform special projects, including research collaborations, outreach, data analysis, and verification, as assigned in support of the USNIC.
Ensure continuity of operations as required and support coordination and execution of continuity of operations exercises every six months.
Complete monthly reviews and updates of standard operating procedure documents pertaining to the position.
Perform budgeting.
Complete three months of integrated master schedule training covering pattern recognition, observational analysis, and meteorological forecasting.
Job Title: Program Manager Location: Suitland, MD (Hybrid) Term: Full Time Clearance Level: Public Trust Program: USNIC
Program Summary: The USNIC provides global tactical scale ice and snow products, ice forecasting, and other environmental intelligence services for the U.S. Government, other agencies, and the public. NOAA is one of three agencies comprising the USNIC, in addition to the United States Navy (USN) and United States Coast Guard (USCG).
This contract provides scientific support services to the USNIC which will include imagery ordering and analyses of meteorological and oceanographic data to support the execution of the USNIC mission. These analyses are required in order to provide daily operational global and tactical scale ice and snow products, ice forecasting, and other environmental intelligence services for the U.S. Government critical for maritime safety operations.
Responsibilities: •Serve as team lead for the Operational Snow and Ice Analysts and Observations Lead, ensuring contract deliverables adhere to PWS requirements, provides quality assurance of products and contract deliverables, leads recruitment efforts, supports Contractor personnel conflicts and issues, and tracks and reports monthly expenses as required. •Analyze remotely-sensed data to produce real-time operational snow and ice products and decision support services. •Coordinate, schedule, and monitor receipt of satellite observations (SAR and visible/infrared imagery) eight (8) hours/day x five (5) days/week for operational use by the USNIC. •Fill in for Operational Snow and Ice Analysts vacancies and absences as required. •Produce all required products in accordance with standard USNIC SOPs with minimal oversight. •Perform routine USNIC office tasks relevant to the position as required (e.g., logging shift items). •Present briefings and engage with customers at workshops and meetings in support of the USNIC mission to ensure better understanding of USNIC products and to collect feedback to improve products. •Perform special projects to include research collaborations, outreach, along with data analysis and verification, as assigned in support of the USNIC. •Ensure COOP as required. Support coordination and execution of COOP exercises every 6-months. •Complete monthly review and update of any SOP documents pertaining to relevant work by the position. •Budgeting •Will get 3 months of IMS training - pattern recognition, Observational analysis, some Meteorological forecasting
Qualifications: •Extensive experience working with Meteorology/Climatology/Oceanography •Satellite tasking and planning •Project Management experience •Knowledge in Remote sensing - visible, Radar, microwave, Synthetic aperture radar •Great email and communication skills and etiquette •Quick learner for Ice climatology for Satellite planning. •Experience with python programming •Basic ArcGIS usage for visualizing imagery - quick learner for tools •Visual basic programming experience •Experience working with Excel