National Resilience – High Volume Pump Capability Officer
Summary: The National Resilience – High Volume Pump Capability Officer role at Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service involves supporting the delivery of the National Resilience Functional Plan and HVP Capability Business Plan. The position requires coordination and assurance processes for the HVP capability, along with providing specific advice to stakeholders. This is a fixed-term contract/secondment opportunity until March 2028, requiring national travel and full-time commitment. Applicants must have relevant qualifications and experience in the Fire and Rescue Service environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the successful delivery of the Lead Authority National Resilience Functional Plan and the HVP Capability Business Plan.
- Supporting the National Resilience (NR) response to operational incidents as required in accordance with the NCAF.
- Co-ordination and delivery of the National Resilience HVP Capability assurance process.
- Delivery of the HVP capability specific advice to a range of stakeholders to maximise the benefits of the HVP capability.
- Supporting and/or evaluate any exercises that utilise National Resilience capabilities as directed.
- Supporting the governance of the HVP Capability by attending capability or other meetings as directed.
Key Skills:
- Successfully completed a recognised Incident Command Course.
- Possess a recognised Health & Safety qualification.
- Experience of working in Fire and Rescue Service environment to resolve operational incidents.
- Experience and knowledge of the HVP Capability.
- Experience of managing own workload and working to deadlines.
- Evidence of supporting quality assurance.
Salary (Rate): £55,301 yearly
City: Liverpool
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
About The Role
Salary: Station Manager B, plus flexible duty allowance
Contract: Fixed term contract / secondment up to 31st March 2028
Hours: Full time, 42 hours per week
Location: An agreed base of work. Requirement for national travel
As the Lead Authority for National Resilience, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service are seeking applications from existing FRS specialists who wish to undertake a fixed term contact / secondment to the National Resilience High Volume Pump (HVP) capability team as a HVP Capability Officer. To support delivery of the agreement between the National Resilience Lead Authority and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. To operate in support of the National Co-ordination Advisory Framework (NCAF).
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the successful delivery of the Lead Authority National Resilience Functional Plan and the HVP Capability Business Plan.
- Supporting the National Resilience (NR) response to operational incidents as required in accordance with the NCAF.
- Co-ordination and delivery of the National Resilience HVP Capability assurance process.
- Delivery of the HVP capability specific advice to a range of stakeholders to maximise the benefits of the HVP capability.
- Supporting and / or evaluate any exercises that utilise National Resilience capabilities as directed.
- Supporting the governance of the HVP Capability by attending capability or other meetings as directed.
Applicants must have:-
- Successfully completed a recognised Incident Command Course
- Possess a recognised Health & Safety qualification
- Experience of working in Fire and Rescue Service environment to resolve operational incidents
- Experience and knowledge of the HVP Capability
- Experience of managing own workload and working to deadlines
- Evidence of supporting quality assurance
Please note we cannot consider CVs.
You must seek prior approval from your Chief Fire Officer to be released on secondment
Closing date for applications: midnight Monday 20 th July 2026
**Please note should we receive a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert early**
Interviews: 29th / 30th July 2026
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