Job Details

Wildfire Meteorologist Oahu

Location: Honolulu Oahu

Hiring Range: $97,900.00 to $125,000.00

Job Summary

Serves as a professional meteorologist in the Department of Emergency Preparedness & Response, providing meteorological support, research, analysis, and advice to the Watch Office and incident management teams during PSPS and other high-impact weather events, overseeing tool development and operational hazard forecasting.

Key Responsibilities

• Implements procedures, monitors, analyzes, and produces short, medium, and long?range weather forecasts and reports for situational awareness during day?to?day operations and Incident Management Team activations.
• Monitors weather conditions for increased fire weather potential and communicates risk to management, leading PSPS calls and meetings when senior staff are unavailable.
• Supports and advises the Watch Office during inclement weather that may impact grid reliability and employee safety, coordinating alerts to grid operations and other affected organizations.
• Works and trains with field personnel and key stakeholders across the company to understand equipment, asset, and business functions.
• Develops tools to improve operational support and utilizes knowledge to enhance forecasting accuracy.
• Interacts regularly with T&D Operations, field operations, and Fire Management personnel to maintain grid system knowledge and relationships.
• Supports senior team members on projects, performing analytical tasks associated with less complex projects and feeding recommendations on situational awareness, fire prevention, and climate adaptation tools.
• Participates in Weather Service meetings for learning and knowledge acquisition.
• Maintains partnerships with meteorological, scientific, and technology communities to continuously improve forecasting skills and tools.
• Participates in company emergency response activities as assigned.

Basic Qualifications Knowledge Requirements

• Broad understanding of how extreme weather events may affect an electric utility.
• Knowledge of regulatory policies, methods, and practices needed for complex assignments.
• Demonstrated statistical analysis and modeling experience.
• Ability to interface and collaborate effectively with peers, clients, and management.
• Clear and precise communication skills (written, verbal, presentation).
• Working knowledge of general electrical utility procedures and operations.
• Working knowledge of GIS.
• Working knowledge of PCs and related software (MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Basic Qualifications Skills Requirements

• Ability to work under pressure, adjust to changing priorities, and pay attention to detail.
• Initiative and accountability for accuracy and results.
• Collaborative teamwork and planning skills.
• Handling emergency response situations and stressful environments.
• Flexibility in a demanding work environment, adapt rapidly to changing priorities.
• Self-starter ability, meeting deadlines, quick ideation.
• Independent work with minimal guidance.
• Tactful handling of sensitive issues with discretion.
• Relationship building with personnel at all company levels.
• Motivation/influence of cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Preferred Skills

• Broad understanding of power markets and related regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated fire weather forecasting experience.
• Experience integrating various weather outlooks and briefing users on uncertainties and impacts.
• Experience forecasting one to seven-day ahead surface temperature and utilizing a wide variety of observational and model data.
• Experience analyzing renewable power production and how weather impacts those resources.
• Extensive knowledge of NWS system and use of NOAA products.
• Experience configuring and running weather models.
• Experience using SAS, R, or other tools for statistical analysis and forecasting.
• Weather forecasting experience for Hawaii.
• Experience forecasting for conditions related to or around wildfires.
• Experience with long-term (month ahead or more) weather forecasting.
• Experience preparing findings and presenting complex technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.

Education Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in meteorology, atmospheric sciences, or related discipline.
• Graduate degree is preferred.

Experience Requirements

• At least 5 years in weather forecasting and statistical analysis.
• Graduate degree may substitute for 2 years of experience.

EEO Statement Hawaiian Electric Companies is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Hawaiian Electric Companies complies with all applicable laws, including Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any request for reasonable accommodation needed during the application process should be communicated by the candidate to the HR Service Center at (808) ###-####.