Program Manager, Snow & Ice Analytics & Imagery

Centuria; Suitland (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Centuria is seeking a Program Manager for the USNIC program in Suitland, MD. The role is hybrid, full-time, and requires the ability to lead snow and ice analysis initiatives and coordinate meteorological data operations.

Responsibilities include leading analysts, coordinating satellite observations, delivering per PWS standards, and presenting findings to customers. Training and onboarding will include IMS, meteorology, and ice climatology related skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working with Meteorology/Climatology/Oceanography.
• Satellite tasking and planning.
• Project Management experience.
• Knowledge in Remote sensing - visible, Radar, microwave, Synthetic aperture radar.
• Great email and communication skills and etiquette.
• Quick learner for Ice climatology for Satellite planning.
• Experience with python programming.
• Basic ArcGIS usage for visualizing imagery - quick learner for tools.
• Visual basic programming experience.
• Experience working with Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Operational Snow and Ice Analysts and Observations Lead, ensuring deliverables meet PWS requirements.
• Analyze remotely-sensed data to produce real-time snow and ice products and decision support.
• Coordinate satellite observations (SAR and visible/IR) for 8 hours/day, 5 days/week.
• Fill in for Operational Snow and Ice Analysts vacancies as needed.
• Produce all required products per USNIC SOPs with minimal oversight.
• Perform routine office tasks (e.g., logging shift items).
• Present briefings and engage with customers at workshops to explain USNIC products.
• Lead special projects, research collaborations, outreach, data analysis and verification.
• Ensure COOP readiness; coordinate COOP exercises every 6 months.
• Complete monthly review and update of SOP documents pertaining to relevant work.
• Budgeting.
• Will get 3 months of IMS training - pattern recognition, Observational analysis, forecasting.

Skills

Project Management

Python programming

Visual Basic programming

Meteorology/Climatology/Oceanography

Remote sensing knowledge

Excel

Communication skills

Tools

ArcGIS

Excel

Job description

Centuria is seeking a Program Manager for the USNIC program in Suitland, MD. The role is hybrid, full-time, and requires the ability to lead snow and ice analysis initiatives and coordinate meteorological data operations.

Responsibilities include leading analysts, coordinating satellite observations, delivering per PWS standards, and presenting findings to customers. Training and onboarding will include IMS, meteorology, and ice climatology related skills.