Temporary Surveyor

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

West Midlands Fire Service is looking for a dynamic Estates Surveyor (Capital Projects) for a 12 month contract.

The role is highly challenging and rewarding and presents an excellent opportunity for an experienced Surveyor. We are looking for candidates who can handle multi disciplines and a diverse workload yet still deliver on time, on budget and to the high standards expected.

You will be directly involved in land acquisition, planning, design, and delivering Capital projects, you must be fully conversant with all current legislation including CDM. You may also be involved in organising and controlling repair and maintenance to Fire Service buildings

Applicants should be educated to the level of Degree, HNC (or similar professional qualification) or alternatively have gained relevant experience from similar roles. A Car and a current driving licence are also essential as travel will be a core requirement of the role.

Benefits include; flexible working hours, onsite parking at Fire Service Headquarters, petrol allowance, continued development plus standard benefits you would expect when working for a leading Fire Authority.

For an informal discussion on this post please contact David Gardiner on 0121 380 6525

Temporary Data Analyst

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:04:00 GMT

The management of Organisational Intelligence in West Midlands Fire Service involves the need to ensure that its allocation of resources and people is driven by risk in the local community. To enable this, research and analysis are constantly carried out to inform and update our view of local risk and to guide decisions affecting the number of people employed, the skills that they require, vehicle and equipment needs and the likely impacts of future change. Data analysis is essential to the management of a modern Fire and Rescue Service and the effective use of resources in fire prevention, legislative enforcement and emergency response.

West Midlands Fire Service currently has an opportunity to join our Strategic Planning, Improvement and Risk team as a Data Analyst for 6 months. You will be responsible for research and data analysis across a range of areas to support the collation of operational intelligence. This will help you to inform organisational learning, risk management, performance monitoring and the direction and enhancement of work activity.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and have experience in the use of relevant software systems, including MS Excel and Word (or similar). You will have experience of carrying out statistical analysis and be able to present and communicate your results accurately and effectively. Experience of using GIS mapping systems would be an advantage and the use of MS Access (or similar). The ability to apply Structured Query Language (SQL) for the retrieval and management of data is desirable.

If you would like to find out more about the post, contact Rory Campbell (Organisational Intelligence Manager) either via e-mail rory.campbell@wmfs.net or telephone 07973 810721.

The closing date for this position is 25th May 2012. Shortlisted candidates will be called for assessment on 22nd June 2012. Please note that the assessmentFS process will include a presentation.

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