[ES_JOBS_NET] Senior Scientific Program Manager / Weather Modeling Team - National Weather Service (NWS)

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

Senior Scientific Program Manager / Weather Modeling Team - National
Weather Service (NWS)
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Job Title: Senior Scientific Program Manager / Weather Modeling Team -
National Weather Service (NWS)
Location: Silver Spring, MD (Hybrid)
Clearance Required: Public Trust Eligible
Salary Range: $120K-$140K
Application Deadline: March 31, 2026

To apply, please follow these steps:

   - Visit https://ibsscorp.com/careers/ .
   - Select the position you are interested in.
   - Review the job details, then click Apply Now.
   - Complete and submit your application.


Description:
IBSS is seeking a Senior Scientific/Weather Modeling Program Manager to
provide technical project management support to the National Weather
Service (NWS) Office of Science and Technology (OSTI) Modeling Program
Office. The candidate shall support technical coordination of activities in
support of various activities within the modeling program office including,
but not limited to, the National Air Quality Forecast Capability (NAQFC)
and the NOAA Unified Forecast System - Research To Operations (UFS-R2O)
project. The candidate shall interact with a collaborative team of program
managers, scientists, and engineers from NWS, Office of Atmospheric
Research (OAR) labs, other line offices, and Academia and shall work with
the Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) team to plan and accelerate the
transition of numerical weather prediction innovations into the operational
forecast systems. The candidate will also perform activities related to
program and project management and is expected to contribute to program
office services related to science and technology integration of weather
modeling from short-range to seasonal timeframes.

Key Responsibilities:

   - In coordination with the leadership team, develop strategic and annual
   plans including development priorities, resource requirements, and
   schedules for supported projects and programs.
   - Work with the Project Investigators (PIs) from NWS centers, NOAA labs,
   National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Academia to help
   address issues, coordinate related activities, and act as the liaison
   between the leadership team and PIs. Work with the UFS Community and the
   Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) Program team to ensure alignment
   between the projects.
   - Provide technical liaison activities with the Environmental Modeling
   Center (EMC).
   - Provide technical coordination, monitoring of schedule and scientific
   aspects of program performance, reporting of program performance,
   monitoring of technical data, and maintaining and improving tools for
   monitoring of product timeliness.
   - Prepare technical documents and reports to include supporting annual
   and quarterly reports, briefings, reporting, white papers and general
   information materials.
   - Organize and maintain technical documents utilizing electronic records
   management best practices.
   - Coordinate, track, and manage programmatic and technical project
   activities related to the Air Quality Program and other projects, as
   needed, such as scope, schedule, progress, and project maturity level.
   - Support program outreach with Air Quality forecasters, constituents,
   and external user community questions and answers based on subject matter
   scientific knowledge of meteorology, chemistry and atmospheric dispersion.
   - Support program outreach activities, such as meetings associated with
   modeling programs, including the Unified Forecast System (UFS), with
   forecasters and stakeholders. Prepare and distribute communication with
   forecasters and stakeholders, prepare answers to questions from the user
   community, prepare summary of user feedback by relying on subject matter
   scientific and technical knowledge of numerical weather prediction.
   - Establish project dependencies and assumptions and track issues and
   risks to better develop mitigation plans and resolution.
   - Assist NWS program managers in coordination of transition,
   implementation and maintenance of prediction capabilities including
   preparation of slides for operational readiness briefings.
   - Schedule and facilitate virtual, in-person or hybrid discussions for
   internal and external meetings.
   - Organize annual workshops.
   - Resolve issues and maintain and improve program performance.


Required Skills /Education/ Certifications & Qualifications:

   - Masters (MS/MA) or Ph.D. degree in physical sciences, environmental
   sciences or similar related fields.
   - 15+ years of relevant experience related to scientific/technical
   projects related to weather forecasting, numerical weather modeling or
   similar experience, with at least 10 years of Program/Project Management
   scientific experience.
   - Experience with development of strategic plans and programmatic
   assessments within government or military environments.
   - Demonstrated experience working with senior level executives and
   possessing effective oral and written communication skills.


Specific Job Responsibilities:
Air Quality:

   - Co-lead planning and execution of annual Air quality forecasters'
   workshops
   - Serve as NOAA POC for a nationwide network of state and local AQ
   Forecasters
   - Work with state and local AQ Forecasters and internal web developers
   to enhance the quality of the AQM webpage.
   - Monitor and maintain a comprehensive AQ-forecast data archive on the
   cloud-based NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) platform.


Short-range NWP

   - Assist with the transition of the Warn-on-Forecast cloud-based,
   on-demand prediction system from NOAA/OAR to NOAA/NWS and with
   demonstration of real-time capabilities
   - Monitor progress of the development and implementation of the Rapid
   Refresh Forecast System (RRFS) and the 3D-RTMA


UFS Physics and Dynamics

   - Monitor UFS model physics development and progress
   - Attend monthly UFS Steering Committee meetings
   - Monitor progress on development and implementation of EMC coupled
   models
   - Attend monthly HFIP seminars
   - Monitor progress on the UFS-R2O MRW/S2S project


Desired Skills:

   - Experience with programmatic services related to NOAA line offices
   and/or numerical weather prediction and modeling would be a strong plus.
   - Air Quality experience
   - Experience with Google suite products and tools. Smartsheet experience
   is a plus.


About IBSS Corp.

Since 1992, IBSS, a woman-owned small business, has provided
transformational consulting services to the Federal defense, civilian, and
commercial sectors. Our services include cybersecurity and enterprise
information technology, environmental science and engineering (including
oceans, coasts, climate, and weather), and professional management services.

Our approach is to serve our employees by investing in their growth and
development. As a result, our employees bring greater capabilities and
provide exceptional service to our clients. In addition to creating career
development opportunities for our employees, IBSS is passionate about
giving back to the community and serving the environment. We strive to
leave something better behind for the next generation.

We measure our success by the positive impact we have on our employees,
clients, partners, and the communities we serve. Our tagline, Powered by
Excellence, is a recognition of the employees that make up IBSS and ensures
we deliver results with quality, applying industry best practices and
certifications.

IBSS offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental,
vision, and prescription drug coverage with a company-paid deductible, paid
time off, federal holidays, a matching 401K plan, tuition/professional
development reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account
(DCA) options.

IBSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Click
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any inquiries to the HR department email at HR at ibsscorp.com.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application,
interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise
participating in the employee selection process, please direct your
inquiries to the Talent Acquisition Department at Recruiting at ibsscorp.com
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