Head of Fire Engineering

Cleveland Fire Brigade (CFB) is one of the top performing Fire and Rescue Services in England. We are looking to appoint a Head of Fire Engineering to lead and manage our Protection Team, discharging arrangements under the Fire Services Act and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. This role aligns to that of Fire Safety Competent Manager on the on the Fire Safety Regulator competency framework. Working arrangements are flexible, with a competitive salary and leave entitlement.

We are a high achieving, inclusive and forward thinking organisation that is looking for a positive, talented and motivated individual. The successful candidate will drive the Vision of the Fire Authority and deliver in line with our values to shape the future of business safety and support the local community.

As Head of Fire Engineering, you will be joining a proud, passionate, professional and inclusive team and will have access to a wide range of benefits including;

• Flexible working with our annualised hours system
• Membership of the Local Government career average pension scheme
• Family friendly policies to help you manage your home and work life balance
• Free access to up to date on-site gyms
• Support when you may need it from the Fire Fighters Charity
• Discounts from local and national chains / suppliers with your Blue Light Card
• 24/7 Employee Assistance line plus excellent occupational health services
• Free parking at any of our sites

Applicants will have a proven track record in fire safety, leadership and management. You will have an understanding of fire engineering design guidance regulations and a good working knowledge of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order and the Building Regulations consultation process.

This role leads the fire safety team and provides guidance on enforcement work and will work with other managers in the wider Prevention and Engagement function.

You will be required to undertake a DBS check and Police security vetting.

Download an application pack to apply.

We are keen to hear from anyone with the ability to do this job and help us achieve a diverse workforce that represents our communities.

For an informal discussion about the role with the recruiting manager please contact recruitment@clevelandfire.gov.uk or ring 01429 874021 to make an appointment.

Closing date: 25th August 2020

Interview date: 29th September 2020

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and aim to ensure that our workforce is representative of the communities we serve. We understand that having a workforce which is made up of those from the wide range of communities, localities and backgrounds will enable us to offer the best possible service through strong community links, better understanding of our communities and providing opportunities for all. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black or Minority Ethnic Backgrounds (BME), those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) or are registered as disabled as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

NFCC Chair: Strategic Support (REF: NFCC/SS)

As the National Fire Chiefs Council continues to grow and develop, taking on more responsibilities and work, the maintenance and cohesion of a virtual organisation becomes more complex.

There is a constant need for communication and co-ordination to provide consistent professional advice and leadership wherever it is needed.  To help momentum and cohesion, applications are sought for the role of Strategic Support to the NFCC Chair.

Working within the chair’s office for a 12 month period (AM equivalent or above); this role provides an excellent development opportunity and applications are invited from anyone with ambitions to become a senior leader within fire and rescue.

Acting as lead support to the Chair, you will need to be pragmatic with excellent organisational and communication skills (written and verbal), whilst being able to manage workloads in a fast moving and often complex environment.

Dealing with internal and external requests you will be required to liaise with key stakeholders, including chief officers and politicians at the most senior level, to ensure that the Chair and NFCC support and engage in national issues.

Supporting the NFCC Chair on a day-to-day basis you will be researching, preparing and writing briefings and reports, so must be able to summarise complex issues in a concise, succinct manner. You will need strong time management skills and the ability to work accurately under pressure.

You will provide a strong link between the NFCC Chair’s Office and the NFCC support hub, NFCC Central Programme Office, the national resilience team and NFCC Protection hub, working with the CFOA Company Secretary in liaison with the Hubs.

You will have links with a lot of important stakeholders including the LGA, Home Office, MHCLG, FSF, FPA, FIA, IFE, trade unions, HSE.

You will need to have the tact and diplomacy to follow up on actions agreed within NFCC and be able, at times, to attend meetings for the Chair.

The successful candidate must also have a full current driving licence and access to a vehicle or be able to arrange own transport.

Experience has shown that this role is likely to require a regular presence in London as well as travel across the UK. The NFCC supports flexible working arrangements.

Role requirements

• In support of the Chair, support the leadership and effective management in all areas of day to day operations of the organisation such as administration and project completion.
• Liaise with the Central Programme Office on strategic programme management at the highest level.
• Monitoring performance of key contracts and the day to day delivery of the NFCC programme of work.
• Provide concise briefings and regular high-level communications for the NFCC Chair and Steering Group.
• Provide assistance where required to executive support to produce drafts of presentations, proposals, emails, letters etc. for the Chair.
• On behalf of the Chair ensure that agreed actions are completed and reported appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Acting as a contact for the Chair’s Office with Committee Chairs, external stakeholders, NFCC hubs and Programme Executives.
• Liaise with the communications team to ensure the delivery of the communications plan and support the production of content such as the drafting of articles or blogs.
• Work with external stakeholders to maintain dialogue.

Experience and skills

• Experience of devising strategy and implementation plans which align to organisational vision.
• Management experience of all aspects of running departments including revenue budgets and capital programmes.
• Experience of running a modern and diverse organisation which supports health and wellbeing.
• Experience of bringing together and directing multi-disciplinary project teams in a matrix working environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to work across a virtual team.
• Able to build rapport, credibility and maintain good working relationships; persuasive ability to influence across different areas of the business.
• Able to engage, lead and work effectively with a variety of stakeholders at all levels; establishing strong partnerships.
• Proactive, objective and able to work independently.
• Broad fire sector experience with a proven leadership background.
• A detailed understanding of the organisational and managerial issues facing the service at both the local and national level.
• Exceptional report writing skills.
• Effective verbal communication skills.
• An understanding of office based computer systems and the capability to interrogate and use different computer applications.
• Value diversity and promote FRS as a job of choice.

To apply, please send your expression of interest of no more than 500 words

Closing date: Sunday 26 July 2020.

We’re looking for change – you’ll bring the inclusive leadership

CHIEF FIRE OFFICER

Salary: circa £160,000

Every day the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service make a big difference, working alongside our blue light partners to ensure a joined-up approach in delivering a wide range of vital services to Greater Manchester’s diverse communities.

Our next Chief Fire Officer will bring the best leadership to our organisation – Leadership that will continue our Public Service Reform with a style that encourages new ways of thinking, working in collaboration with the 10 districts and other essential partners to deliver a place-based approach. We have been on a journey of change and you will play a leading role in that transformation agenda: to save lives, to protect, prevent and respond to emergencies in GM. Our people, our pride and our passion are there for all to see.

We are looking for someone to bring their ideas to establish a new culture and to do things differently – whilst understanding the history and the heritage. Your background is far less important than your leadership credentials – and they will be essential.

Never has there been a more important, and we believe exciting, time to be joining our organisation as we continue to set out and shape the delivery of our services to meet the challenges of the future.

If you understand leading change and inclusivity, we need to talk.

For more information, please visit www.leadinggmchange.com

For a confidential discussion please call our advising consultants at Penna: David Slatter 07500 828610 or Carol Coyle 07500 887 849.

Closing Date: 31st May 2020

Area Manager Development – £51,667 / Area Manager B – £56,685 (plus 20% FDS allowance)  

Location: Various across Greater Manchester (territorial and functional)

Closing Date: 12 midnight 28^th April 2020

We are inviting applications from individuals interested in future vacancies at Area Manager level in Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is one of the largest Fire and Rescue Services outside London with over 2,100 members of staff (including volunteers) and 41 fire stations. We cover an area of approximately 500 square miles and a culturally diverse population of 2.7 million people.

Our purpose is to save, protect and improve the quality of life of the people in Greater Manchester and we are seeking individuals who can contribute to shaping the direction of the Service whilst providing leadership to key departments, to achieve continuous organisational, service and performance improvement.

You will be an existing Area Manager or Group Manager, with:

• Experience and demonstrable evidence of successful performance when working at Middle Manager level in more than one department and discipline
• Demonstrable evidence and experience of managing Strategic Partnership
• Demonstrable experience of leading & delivering change and improvement in a complex organisation
• Maintained and documented competence in Incident Command at the appropriate level (Area Manager or Group Manager)
• A minimum of 6 months experience as a Group Manager or Area Manager
• A minimum of 12 months experience as a Flexi Duty System Officer (permanent) within the last two years
• A commitment to provide a base within the County of Greater Manchester when providing operational cover
• IFE Level 4 in Fire Science, Fire Safety & Fire Operations (or equivalent)
• SFJ Level 6 in Advanced Incident Command in Fire and Rescue Services (or equivalent)

Existing Group Managers will enter GMFRS as an Area Manager in Development, during this time you will have access to our development pool and to temporary Area Manager vacancies (paid at Area Manager Development pay). Once development areas have been met you will then be validated as competent for a permanent Area Manager position.

Our opportunities will be both varied and exceptionally challenging. You will be working in a fast moving pressurised environment where delivery and results really matter. But more than that, you will be making a real difference, at a strategic level, to the safety of the communities of Greater Manchester.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications for these opportunities is 12 midnight 28^th April 2020

For further information about GMFRS, please visit our website

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The GMCA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment and/or change in gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

GMFRS champions inclusivity and one of the ways we do this is via our active support of the following staff networks and developments:

–       The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Network

–       The Black, Asian Minority Ethnic Network

–       The Dis-abilities Network

–       The Women’s Network

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and will require disclosure of all convictions including those considered spent under the Act. The role holder will be subject to an Enhanced level check by the Disclosure & Barring Service.”