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Position Summary
The Humanitarian Assistance Support Contract (HASC) combines deep institutional expertise, technical leadership, and a strong commitment to U.S. missions. Through HASC, Team Credence provides operational and administrative support to the U.S. Department of State (DOS) to coordinate humanitarian assistance, disaster response, and foreign assistance efforts across multiple bureaus, maintaining a 24/7 response capability.
Credence has an immediate need for a Hydrometeorologist to provide technical expertise and support to the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response (DHR) in advancing U.S. government disaster preparedness and response efforts.
DHR leads the U.S. government’s response to sudden-onset disasters and complex humanitarian crises overseas. The bureau also provides policy leadership on global food security and nutrition, as well as management of long-term agricultural research and innovation partnerships.
Within DHR, the Office of Technical Quality and Assurance (TQA) ensures the quality, effectiveness, and monitoring of all DHR-managed assistance. The office includes experts across key humanitarian sectors such as agriculture, food assistance, shelter, health, nutrition, natural hazards, economic recovery, protection, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
The Hydrometeorologist will provide technical analysis and guidance on global hydrometeorological hazards, including floods, droughts, tsunamis, hurricanes/cyclones, and other meteorological, hydrological, and oceanic risks. Day-to-day oversight will be provided by a designated DOS Government Technical Manager (GTM), with formal supervision and evaluation conducted by a Credence contract supervisor.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direction of the designated GTM, the Hydrometeorologist will serve as a technical advisor on hydrometeorological hazards, applying subject matter expertise to support mission objectives and deliver high-quality analysis and recommendations.
- Monitor and interpret forecasts and information on hydrometeorological hazards such as hurricanes, cyclones, droughts, floods, and tsunamis to provide technical advice and assistance to DHR and real-time analysis of imminent and potential hydrometeorological hazard events.
- Provide technical advice to support USG disaster response planning for international hydrometeorological hazard events such as floods, droughts, tsunamis, hurricanes, cyclones, El Nino, and other meteorological, hydrological and oceanic hazards.
- Serve on USG disaster response teams and assessment teams to provide real-time hydrometeorological information and forecasts to support USG disaster response operations as needed.
- Review project proposals, concept papers and other documents on hydrometeorological hazards. Provide technical advice, assessment, evaluation and guidance to DHR projects and implementors in coordination with other technical staff. Prepare background documents, briefing papers, and other relevant documents as needed.
- As appropriate, apply new developments in hydrometeorology to DHR programming, and support development of plans to lessen the impacts of hydrometeorological hazards and support disaster and emergency preparedness.
- Maintain a travel ready status and as needed, serve on Disaster Response Teams (DART) and serve on Washington-based Response Management Teams (RMTs), which provides services and support to DARTs deployed in response to disasters. The duties on RMTs will vary. DARTs may require immediate (within 24 hours) deployment overseas for an extended period of time.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master’s degree and at least 7 years of professional experience, OR Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of professional experience.
- Education must include significant study in or pertinent to specialized fields including but not limited to meteorology, hydrology/civil engineering, hydrometeorology, or atmospheric science.
- Professional experience must include progressively responsible experience working in hydrometeorological early warning as it relates to disaster response and preparedness.
- Must have two (2) years of operational (domestic or overseas) experience in meteorology or hydrology.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government–issued Secret clearance for the duration of employment are required.
- May be required to pursue a U.S. Department of State medical clearance for the duration of employment on this contract.
Other Requirements
- Possess excellent judgment and reliability;
- Have strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail;
- Possess excellent oral and written communication skills;
- Have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications;
- Be able to multi-task and work under deadlines in a fast-paced and collaborative environment;
- Be capable of prioritizing tasks and follow up on actions without prompting;
- Be flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances;
- Be willingness to serve on response teams as needed;
- Be willing to participate as an active team member who assists other team members; and
- Be willing to work long hours to support disaster preparedness and response as needed.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
Skills Required
- Master's degree and at least 7 years professional experience, OR Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years professional experience
- Education with significant study in meteorology, hydrology, hydrometeorology, atmospheric science, or civil engineering
- Progressively responsible experience in hydrometeorological early warning related to disaster response and preparedness
- At least two years operational (domestic or overseas) experience in meteorology or hydrology
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government-issued Secret clearance
- Willingness and ability to deploy rapidly on Disaster Response Teams (DART) and serve on Response Management Teams (RMT)
- Strong oral and written communication skills, judgment, reliability, and attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work long hours under deadlines
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- May be required to obtain U.S. Department of State medical clearance for contract duration
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive or better than average across many roles, with multiple examples describing excellent pay and competitive salaries. Additional cash elements such as bonuses appear alongside base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, supported by HSAs/FSAs and a TRICARE supplement. Employer-paid life and disability coverage further strengthen the protection package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible PTO and a broad holiday schedule aligned to federal holidays. Additional leave types such as military and bereavement leave are available.
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What We Do
Credence provides innovative technology, health, international development, engineering, and management solutions to support mission-critical programs for Federal government customers. We are one of the nation’s largest privately held government contractors. Our ability to perform exceptionally to implement new solutions, efficiencies, and savings across 220 U.S. Government programs is due to our obsession with exceeding customer expectations and our emphasis on employee wellbeing—best exemplified by our corporate philosophy: “One Measure of Success. Yours.” WHY WORK WITH CREDENCE? We are consistently rated as a Top Workplace and are proud to be one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the U.S. over the last decade. Credence treats each customer, teaming partner, and employee as a trusted partner whom we serve. We ensure successful outcomes by focusing on the measure of success that we consider to be most important—Yours. WHY WORK FOR CREDENCE? We are a diverse, enthusiastic team of professionals who are dedicated to providing exceptional service to our customers. Our culture is focused on employee empowerment, recognition, and reward, and each person is encouraged to take initiative and strive to reach their greatest potential. HOW CREDENCE GIVES BACK: We believe in giving back to the communities in which we live and work through corporate charitable events, support for employee volunteering, and a 100% corporate match for employee charitable giving.
