Equipment Support and Projects Officer
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Grade: D
Salary: £31,537 – £33,143 per annum (rising by annual increments to £33,143). Details on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.
Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week. Core hours: 08:30 – 16:25 with some flexibility.
Location: Blandford Vehicle and Equipment Preparation Centre, Blandford Fire Station – office based with very little opportunity to work from home.
Appointment Type: Permanent.
Contact: For a chat about this post, please contact Natalie Fairhead, Fleet and Equipment Projects and Implementation Manager, 07825 997247 / natalie.fairhead@dorset.gov.uk.
Closing and Interview Date: The closing date for applications is Sunday 4 January 2026 (midnight). Interviews are intended to take place on Thursday 15 January 2026. Further details regarding the interview format and location will be provided prior to the interview date.
Please note we do not accept CVs in place of application forms.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded, including a flexi‑time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave allowance, and family‑friendly schemes such as 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & wellbeing services.
Responsibilities
* Monitor all stock holdings by maintaining the appropriate asset management system at the VEPC, including carrying out asset relocations, stock checks, and registering new equipment onto the system with relevant information to ensure that the equipment is trackable and traceable throughout its life. This may include periods of lone working and shared responsibility for buildings management and the security of such buildings.
* Support and coordinate the research and development of equipment, maintaining communications for all VEPC equipment‑related matters, liaising with the Fleet and Equipment Project Team, all key stakeholders, Equipment Review Group, Technical Document Author, and external suppliers. Produce evidential reports to support the findings and present to the relevant audience.
* Maintain relationships with external suppliers, keeping up to date with new products, changes in existing products and keeping abreast of market changes.
Qualifications
* 4 GCSE passes – Grade A*‑C / 9‑4, including English and Mathematics or equivalent Level 2 qualification (including L2 functional skills), or higher‑level relevant qualification.
* Capable of manual handling activities when moving equipment.
* Experience in the management of health and safety within a warehousing environment; demonstrating an effective approach to ensure health and safety practices are maintained.
* Knowledge of delivering simple projects.
Other Information
* You must have a full current driving licence and be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role. A service vehicle may be available. Please note service vehicles are manual transmission only. Travel will be required across the Service area and occasionally outside of Dorset & Wiltshire.
* If you are unable to drive due to a disability, we would still welcome your application and will explore any reasonable adjustments that could be put in place.
* A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
* Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre‑employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, negative drug test, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.
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Equality, Diversity and Disability
We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. All applications will be treated on merit and staff involved in recruitment and selection processes undertake unconscious bias training.
We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to applicants with a disclosed disability if they meet the minimum criteria for the post to which they are applying. Please tell us in confidence if this applies to you, or if there are any reasonable adjustments that would help you apply for this post.”
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