Operational Wholetime Watch Manager B

Location: Various locations across the Service

Salary: £48,202 per annum 

Day Duty and Shift System (42 hours per week)

Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 12th October 2025

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) is a high achieving, dynamic and forward thinking organisation. We are looking for positive, talented and inspirational individuals who will help shape and lead the organisation in the years to come, ensuring that the level of service received by the people of Derbyshire continues to be of the highest standard. 

Due to our workforce planning profile, we will appoint successful candidates on an organisational needs basis.  Appointable candidates may be appointed as appropriate up until the start of the next Watch Manager promotion process, normally undertaken annually.

These opportunities are open to anyone who is a current local authority substantive competent Wholetime or On-Call Crew Manager looking for promotion, or existing Watch Managers looking to transfer.

All applicants must demonstrate the following:  

• Evidence of aligning to the Core Values and Code of Ethics and applying them in your role as a Supervisory Manager and across the Service. 
• Operational Effectiveness
• Personal Impact
• Outstanding Leadership
• Service Delivery
• Organisational Effectiveness
• Provide examples of your successful performance when working at Supervisory Manager level. 
• Evidence of personal development at Supervisory Manager level. 
• Provide examples of successfully managing people at Supervisory Manager level. 
• Competency in current role which includes completion of all development/training and currency in all core skills.
• Be competent at Level 1 Incident Command.
• For all posts - provide evidence of having achieved two IFE level 3 certificate papers at Diploma level which must include;
  • L3D6 Fire Operations and Incident Command (mandatory)
  • And either:
  • L3D1 Fire Engineering Science or L3D2 Fire Safety

Candidates who do not hold the appropriate IFE papers will not be able to enter the process.

Further information is outlined in the Service Procedure – Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) Examinations which can be found in the links at the end of the page.

DFRS require successful candidates to complete the Leadership Programme. Further information is outlined in the Service Procedure – The Leadership Programme which can be found in the links at the end of the page.

In return we offer; 

• Flexible working hours.
• Family friendly policies.
• Free, secure on-site car parking.
• Health & wellbeing services, including free access to gyms at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service locations.
• Employee discount scheme (Boost) and eligibility to apply for Blue Light Card.
• Employee support networks.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay (subject to meeting eligibility criteria).
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Eligibility to join the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/derbyshirefire/Job/JobDetail?JobId=969

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