Job title: Asset Systems Officer
Grade: D
Salary: £31,537 – £33,143 per annum (rising by annual increments to £33,143) More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.
Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week
Location: Dorchester Support Offices, Poundbury – There will be a requirement to attend your centre of duty and various fire stations and service premises as required for key activities and meetings. When you are not working from your centre of duty location there will be the flexibility to work from home / DWFRS Stations / Support Offices, and we will welcome a conversation with the successful candidate on what type of flexible working arrangement will work best for you.
Appointment Type:Permanent
Contact: For a chat about this post, please contact Barry Hill, Asset Systems Manager on 07825145088 / Barry.Hill@dwfire.org.uk
Closing and Interview date: The closing date for applications is Sunday 21 June 2026 (midnight).
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.
As an Asset Systems Officer in our Assets department you will:
- Develop and maintain the Asset Management System to ensure it is capable of demonstrating the Service is compliant with all relevant legislation and regulations and the asset is achieving value for money
- Develop and deliver training in the use of the Asset Management System to all users as required
- Act as contract manager for the Asset Management Systems. This will include system development, problem solving, supplier performance and budgets
What makes you our ideal Asset Systems Officer?
- NVQ 3 or equivalent vocational qualification in a related subject area
- Experience of extracting data from and interrogating databases
- Proven experience of working with statistical collection and collation of data
- Proficient in the following software: MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and use of the internet
- Ability to design, develop and deliver training
For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.