Hydrant Technician

CEMP; East Devon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Hydrant Technician to join the Water Resources Team in Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service. The role involves inspecting and maintaining fire hydrants, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and working outdoors. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working options

Local Government Pension Scheme

Referral bonuses for hard-to-fill roles

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining and inspecting fire hydrants.
• Ability to work outdoors in various conditions.
• Familiarity with British Standards for fire safety.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and maintain statutory and private fire hydrants.
• Ensure compliance with British Standards.
• Work with a team to provide vital services.

Skills

Maintenance

Inspection

Teamwork

Job description

Hydrant Technician (8110) | Permanent contract | 14.8 hours (2 days) per week on a rolling 2-week schedule | £25,584 to £27,269 per annum/pro rata | (Grade E) | Hethersett

We are recruiting a Hydrant Technician to work within the Water Resources Team in Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service.

The role involves maintenance of statutory and private fire hydrants, in line with British Standards and national guidance agreements, working in specific locations across the county. You will be responsible for inspecting, maintaining, and assessing hydrants to ensure adequate provision of fire hydrants/water supplies for firefighting purposes and statutory obligations are met.

Hydrant inspections are carried out all year round, working in the open on public highways. You will be provided with a shared van and all necessary equipment to carry out the inspections, with outcomes entered on a mobile device using the Hydrant Management system, which is also used to allocate work.

You will work with a team of other technicians and office support staff to provide this vital service to operational activities.

You may also be involved in servicing and refilling of NFRS fire extinguishers in compliance with relevant British Standards.

For further information, please contact Tim Harper-Allison, Fire Protection Manager, or Sam Minister-Wilson, Senior Hydrant Technician.

Benefits of working for Norfolk County Council include:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services, including physiotherapy and counselling
• Flexible working options such as flexi-time, part-time, remote, and hybrid working
• Financial benefits including discounts through Norfolk Rewards, Blue Light card, relocation expenses, and travel expense advances
• Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions, life assurance, and dependants’ pensions
• Tax-efficient pension and bike schemes
• Access to a tax-efficient car lease scheme for greener travel
• Referral bonuses for hard-to-fill roles

Before applying, please review the full job description and person specification. Additional information on terms and conditions is available on our website.

Existing Norfolk County Council employees can apply via myOracle using their official email addresses.

Priority consideration may be given to current employees at risk due to restructuring or in redeployment.

Redeployment closing date: Monday, 26 May 2025 at 23:59

General application closing date: Monday, 2 June 2025 at 23:59