Senior Scientist- STEP

at  Met Office

Job Introduction
We’re looking for a Senior Scientist- STEP to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Senior Scientist- STEP, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week 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. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we’ll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• We keep evolving – A high level of learned and working knowledge in weather and/or climate science or other physical science/environmental/mathematical subjects, gained through worked experience or academic qualification, with a strong track record of working on weather or climate science or its impacts on human and/or natural systems.
• We’re experts by nature – Excellent programming skills and experience, e.g. Python, Unix and willingness to support others in developing their technical skills. Experience of applying and promoting recognised approaches to software quality assurance.
• We’re a force for good - Excellent oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate complex scientific and/or technical information clearly and effectively to a range of audiences, in the most appropriate format.
• We’re better together - Strong interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to listen actively, discuss and understand diverse user/customer/stakeholder needs, to propose and tailor appropriate and innovative solutions to address those needs
• We live and breathe it –Strong organisational skills with demonstrated ability to lead the delivery of complex research projects or customer outputs, including leading the work of others
• Demonstrated clear understanding of the analytical application of science to the development and delivery of user-relevant outputs, and/or to gaining new user-relevant scientific insight

• Leading the development and application of suitable techniques for analysing and quantifying the impacts and associated risks of weather and/or climate upon the customer’s interests.
• Working with the wider Met Office team and partners across government to understand current and future Met Office capabilities; developing and applying those capabilities to address identified customer/stakeholder requirements.
• Leading the production of project reports for customers/stakeholders and the publication of scientific papers based on the project outputs (as applicable).
• Representing the Met Office at national and/or international customer/stakeholder meetings, workshops, scientific conferences, seminars etc. where the application of Met Office science (both weather and climate) need to be presented and discussed.
• Developing the scientific and technical capability of other members of the team and their understanding of customer/stakeholder requirements