Technical Officer, Level 4 Antarctica

We are seeking adventurous and suitably qualified people for 12-19 months in a remote posting to Antarctica and Macquarie Island, supporting the Bureau's Surface, and Upper Air Observations programs.
The Bureau's National Observing Operations section maintains a year-round presence at Casey, Davis, Mawson Stations and Macquarie Island, with our staff embedded within the Australian Antarctic Program's expeditioner community.
Our work focuses on the provision of raw, high quality meteorological data used in a variety of ways worldwide, including for the production of weather forecasting products and long-term climate research.
Our remote staff undertake manual weather observations and weather balloon releases, and also use real-time data generated by automatic weather stations. In addition, our technicians maintain all of the meteorological instrumentation at their respective station, ensuring seamless service performance.
Immediate Supervisor: Bureau's Remote Operations Lead South (Pos No. 60014481)
Core Functions
As a Technical Officer Level 4 Senior Technician, you will undertake complex technical maintenance and troubleshooting on an advanced suite of meteorological instruments, ensuring uncompromised performance of the Antarctic Observations program. You will supervise all maintenance activities at your station, and delegate some moderately complex tasks to the Technical Officer Level 3 if they are a Weather Observer/Technician. You will use the Bureau's asset management system (EAMS) to document and report on all maintenance activities and service outages. You will produce monthly technical reports documenting the state of meteorological equipment at your station.
You will play a vital role in supporting Bureau Forecasting services throughout aviation activities. You will be required to perform Aviation Observations which will directly influence the safety and success of fixed wing and helicopter operations at – or in the vicinity of – your station.
As a Technical Officer Level 4, you will also help deliver the Bureau's highly regarded Surface and Upper Air Observations program at your respective station. You will work according to a seven-day roster with your team, observing and documenting many different facets of the weather systems that the Antarctic climate throw at you. Depending on which station you are deployed to, you may also support the maintenance or delivery of external parties' programs, such as the CSIRO's Clean Air sampling.

Work arrangement
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