Vacancies

Met Éireann, Ireland’s National Meteorological Service, is a division of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and is the leading provider of weather information and related service in the State.

It provides a range of services to help protect life and property and to promote societal wellbeing.

Current vacancies at Met Éireann:

Project Management Opportunities

Open competition for appointment to the positions of:

• Project Manager – HPC2020+ Project
• Project Manager – ICT Migration and Managed Services Project

 Met Éireann, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

Met Éireann, Ireland’s National Meteorological Service (NMS), is tasked with the provision of a wide range of services related to the weather to help protect life and property and promote societal and economic wellbeing. Met Éireann provides services to a broad range of sectors including aviation, ground transport, marine and agriculture. Met Éireann also plays a key role in the State’s emergency planning and management function through its production and communication of warnings related to weather hazards. Met Éireann service provision is supported by operational, scientific and technical systems and a meteorological and climatological research function.

Met Éireann wishes to recruit for two Project Manager posts:

• HPC2020+ Project Manager, to oversee the implementation of Met Éireann’s operational Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure project.
• ICT Migration and Managed Services (IMaMS) Project Manager, to manage the establishment of ICT infrastructure with Disaster Recovery (DR) capabilities to ensure Business Continuity in a 24/7 operational environment.

Candidates must have significant project management experience at an appropriate level, including leading project teams and managing the delivery of project outputs. Further details on the role, candidate requirements & competencies sought, together with application details can be found at websites:

www.housing.gov.ie/recruitment

Employing Department/Authority

Met Éireann, line division of the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government.

Recruitment

The Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government is recruiting for this position under its Recruitment Licence issued by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) and in accordance with the CPSA’s Code of Practice.

 Employing Department/Authority Website

www.housing.gov.ie

Location

Met Éireann HQ, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Due to the nature of the project the Project Manager may be expected to attend occasional national and international meetings and workshops throughout the life time of the contract.

Applications

The closing date for applications is 5pm, Tuesday 18^th August 2020.

Candidate Information Booklet
The full job description and details on how to apply is available here

Applicants should submit completed application forms to recruitment@met.ie.

Please note: only applications submitted on the official application form will be considered.

• Appendix 1 – Application Form
• Appendix 2 – Competency Framework
• Appendix 3 – Privacy Statement

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Met Éireann

The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Met Éireann) is seeking expressions of interest in a research fellowship, which will commence as soon as possible. Following is the job description:

Researcher in Climate Monitoring Indices & Products

(Fixed term Contract) Changes in Ireland’s climate will impact significantly on society, the economy, and on the natural environment. High quality weather observations are fundamental to our understanding of the climate and are necessary to support climate change adaptation and achieve a climate resilient Ireland. The analysis of past climate data provides valuable information to enable decision makers to assess how the climate has changed, and how it is likely to change in the future. The successful candidate will carry out research on the variability of the Irish climate, focusing in particular on the development of a suite of climate monitoring products and climate change indicators to World Meteorological Organisation standards. This research will produce a suite of products which will be made publicly available and will support decision makers in Irish climate sensitive sectors.

Employing Department/Authority
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Met Éireann).

Recruitment
The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Met Éireann) is recruiting for this position under its Recruitment Licence issued by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) and in accordance with the CPSA’s Code of Practice.

Employing Department/Authority Website
www.met.ie

Location
Met Éireann HQ, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.

Applications
The closing date for applications is Thursday 30th July 2020 at 2pm.

Candidate Information Booklet
The full job description and details on how to apply is available here

Applicants should submit completed application forms to recruitment@met.ie.

Please note: only applications submitted on the official application form will be considered.
Click here to download the application form

Advertising Date
02/07/2020

Closing Date for Applications
30/07/2020 at 2pm