Watch Manager
Gloucestershire
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Watch Manager
- Job Location: Gloucestershire
- Salary: Salary dependent on role: £48,202 per annum
- Hours per Week: 42.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 04/05/2026
- Job Requisition Number: 14004
- This post is not open to job share
As a Watch Manager in Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, you will be working to the NJC role map for Watch Manager and be a key member of the Service’s Leadership Team.
You will need to be an inspirational, forward thinking and innovative leader with a strong focus on community outcomes. You should be confident in your ability to inspire individuals and teams to deliver continuous improvement in everything we do. You should be confident in engaging with a wide range of partners to ensure that Gloucestershire County Council coordinates and maximises the potential of all public services across the county.
You must be highly motivated to drive an agenda of transformational change that will ensure that GFRS continues to maximise every opportunity to improve our community safety and emergency response services to the communities of Gloucestershire. The role and the future success of the organisation will require a leader who is an innovative and creative problem solver who can take people with them on a journey of improvement. You should be progressive, resilient, and willing to make decisions and encourage decision making at the right level, supporting a true empowerment culture.
The requirements of the role will mean that you will be expected to demonstrate commitment to the values of the service and council, encourage all those that you manage and work alongside to do the same. Applications are welcomed from grey book competent Crew Managers or above.
The role will be subject to the NJC Scheme of Conditions of Service Sixth Edition 2004 (updated 2009).
The post of Watch Manager is fully aligned with elements of the NFCC Leadership Framework.
The ideal candidate will need to evidence their relevant experience, knowledge, values and behaviours and development and improvement throughout the process.
Essential
• A strong desire to develop themselves, others and the Fire and Rescue Service with the ability to evidence this.
• A good understanding of the NFCC Leadership Framework.
• Be a competent Crew Manager or above. This is applicable to both Control and Operational Staff.
Relevant Experience
• Experience in successfully leading, monitoring and supporting staff in managing fire service emergency incidents.
Values and Behaviours
• Demonstrate an understanding and commitment to the organisations core values and the national fire and rescue service Core Code of Ethics.
• The ability to demonstrate high personal and professional standards, trust and personal accountability.
• Communication – Encourages open communication and actively listen to, encourage different points of view and value others contributions.
• A commitment to leading cultural change and transformation within teams.
• An ability to form positive and strong relationships with staff and partners.
Additional Information
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This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.