Operational Risk Team Leader

An opportunity has arisen within our Firefighter Safety Team for an Operational Risk Team Leader, based at Headquarters in Sheffield.

The Operational Risk Team Leader plays a key role within the Firefighter Safety Team, responsible for leading the facilitation, development, and delivery of accurate and timely operational risk information to support the safety and effectiveness of operational personnel. The post-holder will line manage and support Improvement Technicians, ensuring high standards of performance and continuous improvement. Working collaboratively across the organisation, the role contributes to maintaining a robust risk information framework that underpins firefighter safety, operational planning, and decision-making.

To be considered for this role you will have previous experience of understanding risk with a proven ability to identify, assess, and communicate operational risks in a way that supports firefighter safety and effective decision-making. You will also have experience of processing and managing data and information including collecting, validating, analysing, and presenting operational risk data to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and compliance with service standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage staff, providing clear direction, coaching, and performance management to achieve team objectives.
• Oversee operational risk information, coordinating the collection, validation, maintenance, and quality assurance of operational risk data.
• Support firefighter safety, ensuring timely and accurate risk information is available to operational crews, underpinning effective planning, response, and decision-making.
• Promote continuous improvement, championing innovation, identifying efficiencies, and sharing best practice to strengthen risk information management and service delivery.
• Collaborate across the service, working with internal departments and external stakeholders to identify, assess, and communicate emerging or changing risks.
• Ensure compliance, aligning processes with relevant legislation, national operational guidance, and organisational policies.
• Provide assurance, contributing to audits, inspections, and reviews, reporting on data trends and operational learning.
• Support learning and development, delivering or supporting training and awareness sessions to improve understanding and use of operational risk information.
• Represent the team, deputising for the Firefighter Safety Team Manager and representing the team at meetings, working groups, or regional collaborations when required.

New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. We offer 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. We also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme.

Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.

We are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. We warmly welcome applications from individuals who identify with underrepresented groups within our workforce, including individuals from Minority Ethnic backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (LGBT+), and individuals with disabilities.

Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration.

Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and a minimum of a standard level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check which includes current and spent criminal records information. Enhanced checks with barred lists will be carried out for roles that undertake regulated activity which is a term related to working with children or vulnerable adults.