Senior Plans Officer (Emergency Resilience Planning)

Wirral Council; Wirral; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Pension scheme

Life cover

Job summary

Wirral Council is seeking two emergency planning professionals for a six-month fixed-term contract to lead a focused programme of plan development. Hybrid working, with a mix of remote and in-office days, will apply as part of the role.

The role centres on drafting, reviewing and updating emergency plans, ensuring alignment with Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and current resilience guidance, with some training and horizon-scanning tasks also involved.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience writing or contributing to emergency plans, business continuity plans or similar documents.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders to gather information and translate source material into usable documents.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and update emergency plans per work programme, consulting services and partners.
• Support training sessions and horizon scanning as part of resilience work.
• Contribute to live incident support and multi-agency exercises where needed.

Skills

Emergency planning

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

• Employer: Wirral Council
• Salary: £44,253 to £47,665 plus benefits (pro rata)
• Location: Wirral, Mallory, 2 Alice Ker Square, Hybrid Working
• Contract: Temporary
• Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 11/10/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: NS/26/345097

Wirral Council is a place where your work truly makes a difference. Employees are empowered to “#BeTheDifference” and help improve life for residents across one of the happiest and most welcoming areas in the UK. With its stunning coastline, vibrant communities, and ambitious vision for the future, Wirral offers an exceptional setting to grow your career and feel valued every day. If you’re looking for a role where you can thrive, develop, and make real impact, Wirral Council is the perfect place to apply.

6-month fixed term contract

We're looking for two emergency planning professionals to join Wirral's Community Safety service, to lead a focused programme of plan development for the Council.

The Council's resilience function: one day you might be updating a hazard-specific plan or briefing elected members, the next you could be supporting a live incident response or leading a multi-agency exercise.

About the Role

This is a plan-writing role first and foremost. You'll draft, review and update the Council's emergency plans against an agreed work programme, consulting Council services and partner agencies to gather what's needed and making sure everything reflects the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, relevant regulations and current resilience guidance. You'll also pick up some supporting tasks along the way, such as supporting training sessions and contributing to horizon scanning.

About the Candidate

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of writing or contributing to emergency plans, business continuity plans, procedures or similar technical/operational documents. You will have the ability to engage and consult with stakeholders to gather information and convert technical or legislative source material into clear, usable documents.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants focused, deliverable-driven work within a supportive resilience team.

Shortlisting will take place on 12 & 13 October 2026, and interviews will take place on Monday 26 October & Tuesday 27 October

These posts are subject to Non-Police Personnel Level 2 (NPPV2F) clearance.

We believe in giving you the flexibility to work where you’re most productive. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, combining the benefits of remote work with the collaboration and connection of in-office days, twice a week.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. For this vacancy, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK before commencing employment. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available for this post.Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process.

This is not legal advice, and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances.

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on [e-mail] or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing [e-mail]

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

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We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, enrolment into the local government pension scheme (an excellent defined benefit scheme), immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact [e-mail]