The Role
Post: FEG Technical Admin Officer
Salary: £ 32,586 per annum
Grade: FRS C
Salary range: £ 32,586 - £ 39,119 per annum
Contract type: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Wednesday 21 June 2023 at 16:00 GMT
Your chance to make a difference to the built environment in London.
Fire Engineering Group serve London and Londoners and are focussed on the safety of the built environment which includes major transport and infrastructure projects. The Group work on many unique and innovative projects and, as well as seeing the design stages (through their role in the Building Regulations consultation process), they also see how buildings are occupied, managed and maintained. In addition, our engineers are called upon to provide support post-fire, particularly where there is unusual or unexpected fire spread. This is an overall perspective that is almost unique to this fire service role.
The postholder will be responsible for maintaining and developing the technical administrative processes supporting both Fire Engineering Group and the Building Design & Consultation Hub. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team supporting in the centralisation of all of the fire safety technical design review processes that the LFB consult upon such as Town and Country Planning applications and Building Regulations consultations.
Successful candidates will be highly motivated and organised individuals with excellent communication skills and demonstrable administrative skills. They will have had experience in an administrative role and working with LFB IT systems such as Farynor and POMS. They will also ideally have had some line management and/or mentoring experience as this role includes line management responsibilities. There is also a need for the individual to be flexible, respond positively to change and be prepared for supporting change improvement to the administrative systems within Fire Engineering Group and Building Design & Consultation hub,
Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.
To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the highlighted areas on job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV. Please note that we will review and score the cover letter based against the competencies highlighted in the selection criteria section of the job description.
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave for staff at this grade)
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.
Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.
Eligibility
Please delete if not internal only - This is an internal vacancy and is only open to those that work for the LFB (including agency staff) and are eligible to apply.
Please note this job is a secondment and agency staff are not eligible to apply.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.
Stage 2
Assessment for this role is due to take place Early July. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Additional Information
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.
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