Senior Hydrologist
Title: Senior Hydrologist
Location: Townsville,
Queensland
Salary etc: $98,809
- $110,623 p.a. + 15.4% super. (Executive Level 1) Permanent, Full-time or
Part-time.
Ref: 60016802
The Bureau of
Meteorology is one of the few organisations that touches the lives of all
Australians and all Australia, every day.
The Bureau
works across Australia and remote islands, providing services from the
Antarctic to beyond the equator, and from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific.
Job Description
Australia is
regularly affected by severe weather events. These events are growing in
frequency and severity, leading to increased economic impact, vulnerability and
potential magnitude of harm.
The Senior
Hydrologist is a newly defined role within the Decision Support Services
Program of the Bureau's Community Services Group. The primary purpose of the
role is to ensure the successful delivery of outcomes for the Australian
Climate Service (ACS) in north Queensland.
The ACS was
established to support enhanced preparedness for, response to and recovery from
natural hazards in a changing climate. The ACS brings together Australia's
world-leading climate and natural disaster information and expertise into a
customer-led and mission-focused national capability. ACS capabilities will be
contributed by its four core partners: Bureau of Meteorology (the Service
coordinator), Australian Bureau of Statistics, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia.
Initially, ACS customers are Emergency Management Australia (EMA) and the new
National Recovery and Resilience Agency (NRRA).
This is a
unique opportunity to help grow the Bureau's Hazard Preparedness and Response
capabilities in support of ACS customers and stakeholders and our emergency
management partners.
You will
demonstrate a curiosity and comprehensive understanding of how climate, ocean,
weather and flood impacts on emergency management and first responded
communities. You will have a deep understanding of hydrology with a
complimentary knowledge, or ability to develop in meteorology, oceanography,
and climatology, and will be expected to cross-skill so that you can talk to
multiple disciplines.
During extreme
weather events, this team is expected to undertake extended working hours as
directed.
How to apply:
