Watch Manager (Driver Training) – Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Watch Manager (Driver Training) – Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Watch Manager (Driver Training)
Salary: Watch Manager B (£50,034), plus 10% training allowance
Location: Kingsbury Training and Development Centre (TADC)

About the Team –

The Training & Sustainability Team plays a key role in ensuring Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service maintains a highly skilled, competent and operationally prepared workforce.

The team is responsible for delivering a wide range of training activities that support the Service’s Prevention, Protection, Response and Resilience functions, helping to ensure our people have the skills, knowledge and confidence required to serve the communities of Warwickshire safely and effectively.

About the Role –

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Watch Manager to lead our Driver Training Team.

This is an important role responsible for supporting the effective delivery and management of driver and vehicle-related training across the Service. You will lead a team of Driver Trainers, ensuring training programmes are planned, organised and delivered effectively to maintain a sufficient number of competent drivers across our operational fleet.

You will provide professional advice and guidance on vehicle operations, driver development and road risk management, whilst ensuring driver training standards, competencies and records are maintained. The role also supports the continuous improvement of driver training across the organisation and contributes to developing a positive learning culture.

The successful candidate will be required to maintain operational competence and undertake operational duty commitments as directed, currently consisting of 24 integrated response shifts per annum.

Key Requirements –

Applicants must be able to demonstrate:

• Be substantive and competent in their current wholetime Watch Manager role.
• In receipt of the Watch Manager IFE examination (IFE Lev 3 Certificate Unit 6 – Operations and Incident Command) or internal gateway examination*
• In receipt of the relevant Incident Command Level 1 assessment.
• Hold a full driving licence with no pending issue, including Category C manual license entitlement. Driving licence categories required: C1, C1E, D1, D.
• Current and relevant specialist driver training qualifications, including DVSA Approved Driving Instructor (ADI), DVSA Delegated Examiner status and NFCC Approved Emergency Response Driving Instructor accreditation.
• Employed by a Local Government Fire and Rescue Service.
• Be an Approved Emergency response Driving instructor with the NFCC.
• Must be a qualified Emergency Response Driver on Fire Appliances. This qualification must have been held for at least three years.

Application closing date – 23:59hrs on Tuesday 29th September 2026.

Contract type: Full Time