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Job summary
Were looking for an exceptional Senior Engineer to join our Systems Engineering Team to help us make a difference to our planet by integrating environmental observation sensors and systems.
Job description
As our Senior Engineer, you will work mainly from our workshop at Exeter HQ. This is a role involving field work as well as preparation time in the workshop, sometimes for up to 5 days per week. Hybrid working from a remote location may also be possible for administrative tasks. Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week.
Who we are
We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science to deliver extraordinary impact and benefit across the globe. Our work helps people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.
Together:
- Were a force for good – focusing on our environmental and social impact
- Were experts by nature – always learning and developing to do things better
- We live and breathe it – putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
- Were better together – understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
- We keep evolving – pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Find out more about our values – https://bit.ly/3fokaRD
Job Purpose
Joining our Systems Engineering Team as a Senior Engineer, you’ll be key to helping us evolve, by integrating environmental observation sensors and systems. You will support the development and lifecycle management of our land-based weather observing sensors, systems and networks. Working alongside our Research and Development (R&D) teams, you’ll help to prepare the systems for operational use.
Your key responsibilities are:
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To lead and influence the development of work plans, including identification of improvements to systems, capabilities and/or process.
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To use existing and emerging engineering practice to lead the delivery of work plans, which improve Met Office systems and products and provide advice and services for the benefit of customers.
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To lead and manage the generation and presentation of documentation and reports internally and externally in order to meet the needs of the customer and Met Office including; maintaining capability, integrity, standards; and/or communicating advice and knowledge and/or promoting reputation.
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To lead and provide engineering advice to other team members to improve the effectiveness and manage resources of the team.
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To carry out continuing professional development in line with current and future needs of the Met Office.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
- Evidence that you keep evolving by delivering and evaluating meaningful advances in capability for colleagues and/or stakeholders through the effective application of deep and/or broad engineering and/or technical knowledge, understanding and skills.
- Possess a valid UK driving licence and be prepared to drive officially provided pool vehicles; Colour Perception CP2 or better is required to drive vehicles on airports or ports.
- Demonstrable experience of proficiently providing deep and/or broad engineering and technical insight into the solving of hardware and software tasks or problems.
- Evidence of working better together by engaging with internal and/or external teams to understand the requirements for your work and significantly contribute to the development and evaluation of plans to meet these requirements.
- Examples of applying, promoting and supporting good Quality Assurance processes, best practice, standards and/or regulations in both yours and others work to ensure agreed standards are maintained.
- Evidence of being an expert by nature through communicating engineering and/or technical knowledge accurately, concisely and in the most appropriate way in a range of situations to increase the impact of your work and enhance the Met Office’s reputation.
- Demonstrable skills in supporting others in the development of their engineering, technical or software engineering skills and/or career development leading to improved output from those being developed.
- Understanding the wider context of capabilities and needs in the area of which your work is part and applying this knowledge to help inform strategic planning in your area or beyond.
Benefits
£10,486 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Why join us?
The Met Office is accredited as a ‘Great Place to Work UK 2023’ and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK’s ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ and ‘Best Workplaces for Women’ lists.
We invest in our people to unlock their full potential. As a Senior Engineer in our Systems Engineering Team, we will support you to develop and thrive to be the best you can be. We champion positive physical and mental health in the workplace and are committed to being an inclusive organisation, providing a working culture that actively values an equal and diverse workforce.
As our Senior Engineer, your starting salary will be £38838.00. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minimum. Our 2022-25 pay award means the salary will increase to £41,725.00 from 1st April 2024, and you will be able to progress towards £45,257.00 over time.
In addition:
- You will be paid £4,000.00 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. Whilst in post, you will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2022 until March 2024 in your monthly pay.
- Relocation Assistance may be available.
Your total reward package is potentially worth up to £53,757.00 annually, which includes basic salary, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.
Your package includes:
– Outstanding Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
– Flexible hours and homeworking
– Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave
– Cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment to support healthy, low carbon travel
– Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands.
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Selection process details
If you share our values, wed love to hear from you. Apply below using your CV and a Cover Letter/Supporting Statement which evidences how you meet each of the essential criteria – we recommend candidates use the CARL (Context, Action, Result and Learning) method for presenting evidence of skills.
Closing date 10/12/2023 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 09/01/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
If successful, please note we are unable to offer expenses for travel to your normal place of work. This post is contractually aligned to Exeter HQ, please ask at interview if you would like extra clarity on how often this requirement is likely to be.
How we can help:
If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via askHR@metoffice.gov.uk. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We understand that great minds dont always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We encourage all applications including those from under-represented groups. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK – please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
Additional information
We have currently a single post available for either Engineer or Senior Engineer. We also have a single post for a Technician Engineer or Engineer.
Reserves from theses campaigns will be considered for any future opportunities.
For an informal discussion please email askHR@metoffice.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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- Name : Resourcing Team
- Email : AskHR@metoffice.gov.uk
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