Physical Scientist/Hydrologist/Meteorologist

Emergency Response Specialist

This is an interdisciplinary position and is being advertised concurrently with the following announcements: This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS-26-12979843-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

As a Physical Scientist/Hydrologist/Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:

• The working title of this position is Emergency Response Specialist. As an Emergency Response Specialist, provide accurate and timely Impact-based Decision Support Service (IDSS) to emergency managers, emergency response officials, state or regional decision makers for high impact weather, water and/or environmental events.
• Support development and execution of exercises in collaboration with state, regional, territorial partners and National Weather Service (NWS) field offices.
• Collaborate with partners identifying service gaps and requirements for weather, water and environmental information needs.
• Collaborate with NWS local, regional and national center offices on consistent messaging of weather, water, and environmental events.

Conditions of employment:

• During periods of threatening weather, water or environmental events or rapidly changing conditions, the increase in workload and the necessity for rapid dissemination of warnings and updates requires periods of acute mental alertness and produces considerable mental stress. Adverse weather conditions often require the incumbent to work hours longer than the usual shift, adding to mental and physical stress.
• Incumbent will be required to remain at the office when the general public is evacuating the area during high impact weather, water or environmental events to provide impact-based decision support services and warnings to critical decision makers including other federal, state or local level governmental agencies over matters involving immediate/emergency public health and safety measures.