We’re looking for an Observatory Analyst to join our Camborne team to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Camborne Observatory Analyst, the role may be suitable for occasional hybrid working, where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non‑contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.

It is a full‑time, 37 hours per week role based on‑site at our Camborne observatory. The team is at the heart of what we do and we will work together to adopt a pattern that suits everyone.

World‑changing work—from science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication—our expertise makes us the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’re a force for good – focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’re experts by nature – always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it – putting our purpose at the heart of decision‑making
• We’re better together – understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving – pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

Camborne Observatory carries out systematic upper‑air observations as one of two manual radiosonde sites in the UK.

You will launch and monitor radiosonde ascents from Camborne Observatory and automated sites around the UK, and monitor observing network performance to ensure efficient and effective operations to meet customer and Met Office requirements. You will support the Camborne Observatory manager in the routine running of the observatory and assist the wider Upper Air team in the delivery of operational services and trials.

Camborne observatory is a 24/7 site, so you will join a shift roster, usually working alone but with significant communications with colleagues elsewhere, including the 24/7 observatory at Lerwick.

• Co‑ordination and launch of radiosondes to meet WMO guidelines and customer requests, including operation and monitoring of autosondes.
• Providing first‑line support for key observing networks through the Observations Service Desk capability, undertaking initial investigation and remedial tasks and raising incidents for further work as required.
• Monitoring the performance of operational observing systems, taking corrective action where required to ensure networks meet quality and availability levels required by customers, and providing advice and information to users of the data on the status of the networks and the details of the observing systems.
• Routine observations of key meteorological parameters and providing meteorological insight during the implementation of trials to ensure equipment is fit for operational requirements.
• Developing technical knowledge of observing systems in conjunction with Network Specialists within the wider UAO team, to work alongside operational meteorologists and Engineers to ensure the delivery of operational services and the timely resolution of incidents, providing advice and information to those teams when required.
• Supporting the Station Manager in the effective running of the Observatory – including undertaking delegated tasks and the mentoring and training of new staff.
• Working on a 24/7 roster providing services to customers as part of a small team.

Our work is life‑changing, often life‑saving and always life‑enhancing.

Reward package

As our Camborne Observatory Analyst, your total reward package will be up to £42,480 annually, which includes:

• An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Unsocial Hours Allowances (UHA): £4,200 per annum (pro‑rated) unsocial hours shift allowance for shift working, plus unsocial hours overtime and bank holiday allowances when applicable.
• Annual leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience

• An aptitude for environmental measurements demonstrated by a qualification in a science, engineering or IT‑related subject or relevant technical experience.
• Work well as a member of a team, capable of developing effective working relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to work unsupervised, organising work using own initiative to deliver tasks to required schedules.
• Effective communicator, comfortable communicating technical information clearly and concisely to a range of customers and colleagues – customising the message to suit target audience.
• Strong organisational skills, with demonstrated ability to deliver high‑quality output successfully, both independently and as part of a team, meeting tight deadlines, planning and organising own work as required.
• You live and breathe it with a strong customer focus – putting the customer first and leading the delivery of high levels of customer service while managing stakeholder expectations appropriately.

How to apply

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.

Closing date 26/10/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 03/11/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI.

Contact

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.

Security clearance

We require security clearance. To be eligible, you must have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years, with 2 of these years immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

Equal opportunities

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.