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Form of workThe Role: Operations Manager, Operational Resilience and Control
Starting salary: £51,115.59 inclusive of London weighting and 20% shift allowance
Salary Range : £51,115.59 – £58,917.34 inclusive of London weighting and 20% shift allowance
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time
Working Pattern: Control Shift Pattern. 12hour day/ 8 hour mid/ 12 hour night/ Rest/ Rest/ Rest
Application closing date: Monday 29th January at 16:00 GMT
The London Fire Brigade are here to protect and serve London.
Our Control room is based at our operations centre in Merton, we manage 200,000 + 999 calls a year from Londoners when they need us most. We mobilise fire engines and specialist equipment, provide support to firefighters and work with other emergency services to safely resolve incidents across the Capital.
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our team as an Operations Manager.
Leading a watch of 16 Control Officers and Assistant Operations Managers, you will ensure that you and your team are always ready to meet the challenges of a metropolitan emergency service.
You will thrive on supporting your team at both an individual and a group level. You will have a passion for serving our community and be open to working in an environment which is going through significant change.
Being part of the Control Leadership Team, you will contribute to our response strategies, our future plans and be a standing member of the Control Commanders Performance Board – a key decision-making forum for Brigade Control.
Operationally, you will have a comprehensive knowledge of Fire Service Control Rooms. You will understand the importance of working collaboratively with partner agencies to resolve incidents and have experience of leading a Fire Control Room as a Fire Control Commander.
The London Fire Brigade responds to a wide range of incidents from Road Traffic Collisions to Terrorist Attacks, if you think you could lead our response from the Control Room then apply today.
We welcome applications from substantive Assistant Operations Managers, Watch Manager (Control) and Station Managers (Control).
To discuss the role further, contact Senior Control Commander Sarah Cuthbert. Email: Sarah.Cuthbert@london-fire.gov.uk Tel: 07881269470
