Team Lead

Job Title: Team Lead

Location: Suitland, MD (Hybrid)

Term: Full Time

Clearance Level: Secret Clearance

Program: USNIC

Company/ Program Description: 

Centuria, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. During our two decades of service we have earned the trust and respect of our government clients for the simple reason that we have great people who are experts in their fields and take pride and ownership in everything they do. 

The Washington Post has recognized Centuria Corporation as one of the top workplaces in the DC Metro area for 2024. This award celebrates nationally recognized companies that make the world a better place to work together by prioritizing a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice. The Top Workplaces USA award is based entirely on feedback from an employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces. Centuria is honored to have been awarded this distinction.  

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., ogging 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.

Qualifications:

·          Masters Degree in Meteorology or related field

·         8-10 years of experience in meteorology or related field

·           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