Job Title: Program Manager
Location: Suitland, MD (Hybrid)
Term: Full Time
Clearance Level: Public Trust
Program: USNIC
Program Summary:
The USNIC provides global tactical scale ice and snow products, ice forecasting, and other environmental intelligence services for the U.S. Government, other agencies, and the public. NOAA is one of three agencies comprising the USNIC, in addition to the United States Navy (USN) and United States Coast Guard (USCG).
This contract provides scientific support services to the USNIC which will include imagery ordering and analyses of meteorological and oceanographic data to support the execution of the USNIC mission. These analyses are required in order to provide daily operational global and tactical scale ice and snow products, ice forecasting, and other environmental intelligence services for the U.S. Government critical for maritime safety operations.
Responsibilities:
•Serve as team lead for the Operational Snow and Ice Analysts and Observations Lead, ensuring contract deliverables adhere to PWS requirements, provides quality assurance of products and contract deliverables, leads recruitment efforts, supports Contractor personnel conflicts and issues, and tracks and reports monthly
expenses as required.
•Analyze remotely-sensed data to produce real-time operational snow and ice products and decision support services.
•Coordinate, schedule, and monitor receipt of satellite observations (SAR and visible/infrared imagery) eight (8) hours/day x five (5) days/week for operational use by the USNIC.
•Fill in for Operational Snow and Ice Analysts vacancies and absences as required.
•Produce all required products in accordance with standard USNIC SOPs with minimal oversight.
•Perform routine USNIC office tasks relevant to the position as required (e.g., logging shift items).
•Present briefings and engage with customers at workshops and meetings in support of the USNIC mission to ensure better understanding of USNIC products and to collect feedback to improve products.
•Perform special projects to include research collaborations, outreach, along with data analysis and verification, as assigned in support of the USNIC.
•Ensure COOP as required. Support coordination and execution of COOP
exercises every 6-months.
•Complete monthly review and update of any SOP documents pertaining to
relevant work by the position.
•Budgeting
•Will get 3 months of IMS training - pattern recognition, Observational analysis, some Meteorological forecasting
Qualifications:
•Extensive experience working with Meteorology/Climatology/Oceanography
•Satellite tasking and planning
•Project Management experience
•Knowledge in Remote sensing - visible, Radar, microwave, Synthetic aperture radar
•Great email and communication skills and etiquette
•Quick learner for Ice climatology for Satellite planning.
•Experience with python programming
•Basic ArcGIS usage for visualizing imagery - quick learner for tools
•Visual basic programming experience
•Experience working with Excel
Skills Required
- Extensive experience working with meteorology, climatology, or oceanography
- Experience with satellite tasking and planning
- Project management experience
- Knowledge of remote sensing, including visible, radar, microwave, and synthetic aperture radar data
- Strong email, communication, and professional etiquette skills
- Ability to quickly learn ice climatology for satellite planning
- Experience with Python programming
- Basic ArcGIS experience for visualizing imagery
- Visual Basic programming experience
- Experience working with Excel
- Public Trust clearance
What We Do
Centuria, recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace in the DC Metro Area by the Washington Post is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Reston, VA. Our company has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. We are a modern government contractor who embraces the power of data underscored by our work culture which prioritizes innovation, collaboration, and personal growth. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with tremendous cultural, economic and social diversity among our ranks.
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