Job Description

Senior Meteorologist (Investigations)

This position is located in the Operational Factors Division (OFD), Office of Aviation Safety (OAS). OFD examines issues related to air traffic control, flight operations, and meteorology. The incumbent serves as the technical expert that is responsible for determining the relevant investigative issues and prepares detailed written factual reports describing the conditions and circumstances pertaining meteorological aspects of transportation accidents/incidents.

Opening and closing dates: 07/16/2025 to 07/28/2025

Salary: $142,488 - $185,234 per year

Location: Washington, DC

This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework as determined by the agency policy.

This position may require the incumbent to travel at unscheduled times outside of normal business hours to major accident investigation scenes at unscheduled times outside of normal business hours to support staff launching to the scene. Travel may last up to a week, night work, weekends, holidays and/or irregular duty hours.

This job is open to

The public. U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Duties

As a Senior Meteorologist (Investigations), GS-1340-14, you will perform the following major duties:

• The incumbent serves as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) meteorologist with primary emphasis on the investigation and analysis of weather-related aspects of transportation accidents/incidents that occur throughout the United States and the world.
• The incumbent, as part of the agency go-team rotation, is assigned as the technical expert that is responsible for determining the relevant investigative issues and prepares detailed written factual reports describing the conditions and circumstances pertaining to the meteorological aspects of transportation accidents/incidents.
• The incumbent leads specialized research projects and studies and participates as the technical expert in such special research projects, studies and investigations, as needed.
• The incumbent develops and makes formal presentations at national/international conferences and other forums.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents
• Suitability for Federal employment
• Financial Interest in transportation enterprises will be evaluated on a case by case basis
• Bargaining Unit Position: YES - Bargaining unit represented by NTSB-AFGE Local 2211.
• Direct Deposit is required.
• A probationary period may be required.
• You may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually.
• This position is also being announced through Government-Wide procedures under Announcement AS-12764625-25-AE. To be considered under both Public (US Citizens) and Government-Wide procedures, you must apply to both announcements.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

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 science including a minimum of:
2. Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;
3. Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale);
4. Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and
5. 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.

At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate for a physical science major in any 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, and computer science.

OR

Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In addition to meeting one of the above Basic Requirements, you must also possess the following:

GS-14: You MUST have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector). Specialized experience is defined as:

• Serving as a meteorologist of transportation-related teams and providing technical guidance on the analysis of atmospheric dynamics, thermodynamics, prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale), physical meteorology, and remote sensing of the atmosphere;
• Providing meteorology-related presentations to leadership officials and drafting meteorological presentations, guidance, and procedures;
• Creating meteorology reports and providing safety recommendations related to transportation needs; and
• Advising on meteorological safety topics.

Education

This position has an education requirement. Applicants submit MUST provide copy of their college or university transcripts(s) or other documentation to support your educational claims.

If you left Federal Employment and received a buyout and you are selected for this position, you may be required to repay the full amount of the payment.

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Ad-hoc/situational telework as determined by the agency policy.

Multiple and subsequent vacancies may be filled from this announcement.

NTSB uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants will be rated using the Category Rating System. Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the Screening Questions/Occupational Questionnaire for consistency. Applicants must first meet any mandatory education/licensure/certification requirements before experience is evaluated. Failure to meet any mandatory requirement as outlined in the qualifications section will disqualify you from further consideration.

Based on the extent and quality of your experience, education, and training in relation to these competencies, you will be placed into one of the following three categories:

• Highly Qualified - Applicants with a background that demonstrates a superior level of possession of all competencies.
• Well Qualified - Applicants with a background that demonstrates a satisfactory level of possession of the competencies.
• Qualified - Applicants possessing the specialized experience described above and any education or selective factor if also required.

Required Documents

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/28/2025.

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