Senior Meteorologist - ATG

United States, Georgia, Atlanta

Ops Control

16-May-2024

Ref #: 24868

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

This role is for an aviation meteorologist to join Delta Air Lines Meteorology Department in Atlanta, Georgia.??Major duties include:

+ Analyze computer models, radar, satellite, lightning, PIREPs, METARs and other text or graphical weather product.

+ Follow department procedures & scheduled task to produce accurate and timely forecast products:

+ Surface:Create products to communicate risk of weather impacts at Delta airports and other locations. This includes:

+ Preparing and monitoring TAFs

+ Monitoring for large scale weather events, like winter storms or hurricanes, and producing detailed forecasts for duration of these events.

+ Answering variety of weather-related questions throughout the shift

+ Upper Air:Create products for safety-related upper air hazards across the globe. This includes:

+ Forecasting and monitoring for turbulence, thunderstorms, volcanic ash, icing, ozone and space weather

+ Analyzing complex horizontal & vertical atmospheric conditions that are changing in time, then summarizing into concise forecast products.

+ Continuously monitoring real-time weather conditions and updating forecast products

+ Quickly respond to weather related operational requests and be able to identify, prioritize and communicate information regarding weather or atmospheric conditions that affect the safety and/or efficiency of airline operations.

+ Providing scheduled and unscheduled briefings to a variety of customers including dispatchers, operations personnel, and pilots, as well as other individuals responsible for the safety and efficiency of the operation. Verbal and written briefings occur multiple times per day.

+ Coordinating and collaborating with co-workers and other operations personnel throughout the shift to ensure the consistency, accuracy and quality expected of all Delta Meteorologists.

The starting base salary will be $6,768 monthly ($81,216 annually).

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values Care, Integrity, Resilience, Servant Leadership, and Teamwork every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

+ Competitive salary, industry-leading pro?t sharing program, and performance incentives.

+ 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%.

+ Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave.

+ Comprehensive health bene?ts including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life bene?ts.

+ Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages.

+ Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health.

+ Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members.

+ World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint.

+ Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies.

+ Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together.

+ Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare.

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

+ Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.

+ Embraces a diverse set of people, thinking and styles.

+ Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.

+ Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

+ All applicants must be willing to support department 24x7 by working rotating shifts (early morning, afternoon/evenings and overnight shifts), most weekends, holidays and have rotating days off.? Overtime will be required at times.

+ Must practice safety conscious behaviors in all operational processes and procedures.

+ Embrace Rules of the Road as the foundation of Deltas culture.

+ A Bachelors degree or higher in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science or related discipline, or equivalent military training is required.?

+ This position requires proficiency in Windows applications and general PC knowledge, along with excellent oral and written skills.

+ Possess good time management and situational awareness skills while working under pressure and managing multiple tasks simultaneously.

+ To be successful, the candidate must be both customer oriented and able to maintain situational awareness, concentration and focus under time constraints and environmental pressure.?

+ Highly customer focused and possess excellent oral and written skills to communicate effectively with customers, team members and leaders.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

+ We also prefer a minimum of two years experience in aviation forecasting, but we are willing to train depending upon other qualifications.??

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