Meteorological Technician at The South African Weather Service (SAWS)

Job summary:

• The Meteorological Technician provides essential services to ensure the optimal delivery of the office’s outputs by delivering high-quality climate data and analysis, ensuring compliance with national and international standards, verifying and maintaining remote automatic stations. 

Observation:

• Perform routine weather observation duties that include: - Visual weather observation and compile routine reports, 
• Providing special reports for changes in weather. 
• Providing observation reports timeously as per schedule or as per the timeliness of the client’s requests 
• Downloading of remote observation station data 
• Collection and quality control of manual rainfall station 
• Quality control of AWS and ARS data and transmission thereof to central data base 
• Perform routine and adhoc maintenance of SAWS Observations infrastructure (Thorough understanding of Automatic Weather Stations is required) 

Internal and External Customer Relations: 

• Liaise with clients as per office plan. 
• Represent SAWS at Stakeholder meetings as per plan. 

Total Quality Management 

• Apply prevention and corrective action procedures on all findings related to weather observation. 
• Promote a quality culture amongst the staff within the office. 
• Promote the SAWS Quality Policy and intergrade it into the day-to-day activities of the office 
• Provide assistance during audits of the regional office as required. 
• Perform regular inspections to ensure all work done is according to documented requirements. 
• Ensure that the work environment complies with legislative requirements relations to OHS. 

Minimum Requirements and Attributes: 

• NQF Level 4 or Senior Certificate (with Mathematics and Physical Science) and Weather Observers Certificate (NQF Level 5) 
• ICAO AMO competency certificate 
• WMO BIP-T requirements 
• A valid code 08 driver’s license or higher 
• Ability to read, analyse and interpret written request for weather data and information. Knowledge of international standards such as WMO and ICAO. 
• Advanced knowledge of observation tools. 

Closing Date: 07 September 2026