Hydrologist

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Salt Lake City, Utah • $103.41k - $134.44k / year • 1d ago

JOB SUMMARY: This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), River Forecast Centers (RFC) with one vacancy in at Salt Lake, Utah. This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS-25-12597092-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. MAJOR DUTIES: The working title for this position is Senior Hydrologist. As a Senior Hydrologist you will perform the following duties: Perform Lead Hydrologist forecast functions in the day-to-day hydrologic operation of the River Forecast Center (RFC), including both real- and non-real time operations, with the latter supporting procedure development activities critical to the enhancement, implementation, and maintenance of the forecast system technology. Perform routine daily short-range hydrologic and meteorological forecast operations before and during high water and flood episodes and long-range water resources forecast operations. Analyze incoming real time hydro/met data for consistency and process it into an operational hydrologic modeling system. Provide on-the-job advice and training on daily forecast operations to Hydrologic Forecasters, Hydrologic Interns, and Hydrometeorological Analysis and Support Forecaster (HAS) Forecasters. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.