Department of the Navy

SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST / METEOROLOGIST / OCEANOGRAPHER / MATHEMATICIAN

Monterey, California Full time

SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST / METEOROLOGIST / OCEANOGRAPHER / MATHEMATICIAN

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Monterey, California

Salary Range: $157236 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY in the FLEET NUMERICAL METEROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER of FLT NUMER OCEANGPHY METEO CTR.

Major Duties:

  • You will serve as Deputy Department Head of the Modeling and Forecasting Department and report to the Department Head.
  • You will perform a full range of supervisory responsibilities for subordinate staff.
  • You will provide guidance to steer the direction of the department's initiatives through the Division heads.
  • You will ensure equality in determining qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions, details, discipline, and awards to employees.
  • You will assist in the preparation and defense of the Department budget, ensuring the most cost-effective expenditure of the budget.
  • You will exercise direct technical and administrative supervision over programs that directly impact worldwide U.S. Navy Strike, ASW/USW, Mine, Amphibious, Special Warfare, and Fleet Operations.
  • You will monitor emerging technologies to ensure transition of relevant new technologies to the Department.
  • You will represent FNMOC at meetings within the Department of Defense including Flag level, with other government agencies (U.S and foreign), and at scientific and technical symposiums, conferences, and meetings.
  • You will assist with developing the department's input to consolidated Information Systems requirements through close coordination with department personnel, project managers and systems managers.
  • You will be responsible for the creation and verification of accurate meteorology and oceanography products and services.
  • You will support the Department Head with analysis of operational trends, reliability and availability tracking, analysis of failure trends, and recommendation of process improvements.

Qualifications: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience with theoretical advanced theoretical meteorology and/or oceanography, including the dynamics of the atmosphere and/or oceans, and the application of computer methods for numerical environmental analysis and prediction. Experience with information systems technologies, including high performance computing, visualization, data and product distribution and communications. mastery of the theories, methods, and techniques of professional meteorology or oceanography sufficient to serve as a staff specialist working to improve forecast guidance and the performance of tactical decision aids for one or more of the major product areas Experience with and knowledge of statistical methods and standard techniques for evaluating METOC numerical analysis and forecast products. Experience performing management skills such as leadership, interpersonal skills, customer service, decision-making, flexibility, organizational awareness, team building, problem solving and performance evaluation sufficient to ensure the effective working of a team. Experience with utilizing and understanding environmental processes relevant to military missions. Experience with professional project management practices sufficient to supervise projects led by project managers. Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulations and Navy contracting rules and procedures as well as familiarity with writing, reviewing, and monitoring government contracts. Experience formulating written or oral presentations of findings that communicate clearly their importance and significance. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/meteorology-series-1340/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/oceanography-series-1360/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/mathematics-series-1520/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/11/2026. Applications received after 05/11/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. NOTE: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-11