50% Meteorological Observer & 50% Meteorologist (Antwerp) - fixed-term contract of 2 years
You work 50% as a Meteorological Observer from the air traffic tower at Steenokkerzeel and 50% as a Meteorologist on Antwerp Airport.
As a Meteorologist on Antwerp airport:
- You prepare accurate observation reports and weather forecasts, at set times as well as under exceptional circumstances.
- You are in charge of the quality control of information.
- Moreover, you issue landing trend forecasts with a two-hour validity time for Antwerp airport.
- You will also brief our aviation industry customers by telephone.
- You ensure that internal (air traffic controllers) and external (pilots) airspace users receive the necessary data on time.
- You answer questions from airport inspection as well as from any other company that works directly for our aviation industry customers, such as handlers,…
- You also take part in internal meetings and collaborate in several projects related to meteorology.
As a Meteorological Observer from the air traffic control tower at Steenokkerzeel:
- You conduct observations on a number of meteorological parameters such as cloud cover, visibility, precipitation, etc.
- You also verify and validate the messages that are generated semi-automatically by the BARWIS system (Belgocontrol Aerodrome and Runway Weather Information System). Based on that, you draw up observation messages, which you distribute to in-house and external users.
- You supply a landing trend for Brussels National airport for the next two hours.
Candidate profile
- You hold a bachelor's degree or Master's degree in a scientific discipline (geography, physics, mathematics) or you have equivalent experience as a meteorologist (in aeronautics).
- You preferably have experience in a meteorological office
- You have an excellent knowledge of Dutch and a good active knowledge of English; Additional knowledge of French is an asset
- You work efficiently and meticulously, autonomously as well as in team
- You are communicative and customer-oriented
- You easily work with the usual computer programmes; You are willing to work in shifts, 24/7
- Important remark: We offer a fixed-term contract of 2 years for this position
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