Overview
Firefighter (266/25)
Job Description
NRS Dounreay is recruiting for firefighters within the Dounreay Fire, Ambulance & Rescue Service (DFARS) to respond to a wide range of emergency calls and services in support of Dounreay and Vulcan site operations and the wider local community.
The successful candidate will be required to meet stringent health and physical fitness standards and will initially attend a 13-week residential training course with Durham Fire & Rescue Service or an equivalent training venue. On completion of firefighter training, the candidate will receive further competency based on-the-job training. The candidate will be employed with a day shift watch but provide casual shift cover, which will include short notice callouts, when required. A pensionable shift allowance is payable.
Future job role requirements may include ambulance practitioner and rope rescue operator qualifications.
Main Responsibilities:
- Carry out specific duties as referenced in DFARS procedures and working instructions
- Participate in training and exercising personnel in preparation for on and off-site major incidents
- Provide support to the training of site and local emergency service personnel
- Provide training for appointed persons first aid, breathing apparatus and rope rescue
- Respond to emergency incidents including fires, rescues, ambulance calls and special services
- Participate in fire evacuation exercise
- Carry out maintenance inspections on site specified equipment as per the K/SRE work programme
- Undertake the inspection of vehicles and maintain its equipment
- Provide support to the ambulance technician
- Continuous personal development through on-the-job training
- Perform the responsibilities of management authorisations relevant to post
Aptitudes and Experience:
- Ability to work as part of a team maintaining personal and team safety as a priority
- Core knowledge of the Dounreay site and the decommissioning phase
- Previous experience in an emergency response role would be advantageous
- Willingness to train as an ambulance practitioner and rope rescue operator
- Sound decision making, interpersonal and communication skills
- Physically fit to meet the required fitness standards – see post specific physical capability analysis
| For further information, contact: | careers@dounreay.com |
| Interviews to be held: | Week commencing Monday 28 April 2025 |
| If you require assistance with any aspect of the recruitment process then contact careers@dounreay.com so that we can make any necessary reasonable adjustment. | |
NRS attracts an excellent Benefits package:
- Standard full time working week with every third Friday off (unless subject to shift work) and paid overtime available
- Annual leave entitlement of 28 days, and in addition, 8 days statutory public holidays, 2 and a half days privilege holidays and 2 and a half days Christmas/New Year closure holidays
- Up to 13.5% employer pension contribution depending on individual contribution amount.
- Annual company bonus payment of up to 5% basic salary as at 31 March
- Relocation assistance (where appropriate)
- Dounreay recognises individual and team achievements or exemplary safe behaviour through the award of vouchers
- Maternity leave, adoption leave, shared parental leave and paternity leave that offers enhanced payments above the statutory minimum requirements for qualifying employees
- Additional paid time off for training purposes for local volunteer services such as the retained Fire Service, the Coastguard Rescue Service and Scottish Mountain Rescue. NRS also provide the same support to our employees in the Reserve Forces
- Access to our onsite Occupational Health Service
- Access to Aviva Digicare+ Workplace Health package which includes free annual health check, access to a digital GP, nutritional consultations, mental health consultations and second medical opinions
- Employee Assistance Programme including 24-hour telephone support & personal assistance service and access to an online wellbeing App
- Cycle to work and reduced gym membership fees
- Company sick pay scheme
- Access to training and development through the company performance management arrangements, supporting you in maintaining your personal Continuous Professional Development
- We have various different employee networks supporting our inclusion, diversity and wellbeing mission at Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS)
At Dounreay we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We therefore actively welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives and we are committed to ensuring that we work in an inclusive way that means everyone can perform at their best.
Dounreay is a member of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria, Dounreay will interview the best candidates from within that group.
