Emergency Planning Officer

Job Introduction

Our Story

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring three iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It's an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what's great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been 'our colleagues'.

Our Team

Halton Council has a number of duties under the Civil Contingencies Act to ensure risks to our communities are understood and managed, this includes robust emergency planning and response arrangements. If you are able to maintain a calm approach whilst dealing with complex emergency situations and can work collaboratively with multi-agency partners, then we want to hear from you.

Your Contributions

Working within the Community Safety and Protection Team as part of the Emergency Planning Team, you will carry out the duties of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and other related statutory legislation.

You will

• assist with the preparation, review and exercising of the Council's Emergency plans for the response to a Major Incident, Major Incident Standby or other emergency situations, as well as facilitating debriefs, producing reports and progressing learning following such incidents
• confidently deliver training and awareness sessions to the Council's on call Responders, Elected Members and wider colleagues, ensuring thorough training and exercise records are maintained
• have experience of writing and reviewing emergency and/or business continuity plans, working collaboratively with multi-agency partners to identify risk, challenges and opportunities
• be educated to Level 4 (HNC/CertHE) or equivalent in a relevant discipline or possess relevant experience
• have a flexible approach to working including ability to work core hours between 07:30 - 19:00hrs Monday to Friday and on occasion evenings and weekends, depending on the needs of the service
• be part of the Council's on-call Emergency Response Rota for response to Major Incidents; be the first point of contact should an emergency occur, providing support and technical advice to the Council's Tactical and Strategic Officers.
• be able to organise and prioritise a busy and varied workload
• have your own vehicle and be willing to travel to meetings within the borough, across Cheshire and on occasion further afield

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 26 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites

Next Steps

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Jo Evans (Emergency Planning Manager) on 0151 511 8048

A presentation will be required at the interview as part of the selection process - interviews will take place on Friday 13th November 2026

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you - resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Attached documents:

• HBC_VALUES_FRAMEWORK_V2.pdf
• Completing Your Application Form Guidance.pdf
• Job_Profile_Emergency_Planning_Officer_Nov_24.docx

Working conditions

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: 37