Field Services Technician

Ongoing, APS Level 5

About the Bureau

We are Australia’s weather, climate, water, oceans and space weather agency. Our work touches the lives of all Australians every day.

Our products and services include observations, forecasts, warnings, analysis and advice. They cover Australia’s atmosphere, water, oceans and space environments.

The Bureau operates under the authority of the Meteorology Act 1955 and the Water Act 2007. We also fulfill Australia’s international obligations under the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization and related international meteorological treaties and agreements.

Read the Bureau of Meteorology Strategy 2022–27 to find out more about our organisation and the work we do for all Australians.

Position overview

We are seeking enthusiastic and qualified Electronics, Electrical or Instrumentation Technician or Engineers, ideally with previous field experience.

Who are you?

You have an appetite for working in remote locations, so a willingness to travel is essential.

You are a suitably qualified team player who likes to get hands-on in the field, and the prospect of seeing many parts of Australia excites you.

Who are we?

The Observing Operations Hubs are the Bureau of Meteorology's Technical Operations centres comprising of 8 Hubs, one in each capital city and Cairns.

Staff based at the Observing Operations Hub travel far and wide and into remote areas, utilising 4WD's, planes, boats and helicopters to maintain service delivery within the various instrumentation networks. This includes:

• Rain Radars
• Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)
• Upper-Air monitoring systems (Sounding Balloons)
• Sea Level Monitoring Stations
• Wave and Wave height buoys
• Satellite ground reception and space weather instruments
• Flood warning/rainfall monitoring systems
• Cooperative observers, volunteer rainfall stations
• Communications, telemetry and instrumentation systems

We are part of a national maintenance workforce and there is every likelihood of travel to other parts of Australia on occasion to support the other seven Hubs around the country.

We offer specialised, in-house competency-based training on all our equipment and will ensure you have the necessary tools and skills to undertake this work.

We strive to deliver exceptional customer service, as we engage with stakeholders, contractors, support staff and the Australian public.

We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that prioritises the health, safety and wellbeing of all our staff.

You will report to and be mentored by a Team Lead in the Observing Operations Hub.

Information for applicants

Further information about the position, including eligibility, selection criteria, and details on how to apply, is available on the Bureau of Meteorology's website Careers page.

Applications close at 11:30pm (AEDT) on Thursday 24 July. Enquiries about the position can be made to Michelle Mews, Perth Hub Manager on [email protected]