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Senior Officer Salaries 2025-26

Strategic Leadership Team organisational chart with Chief Fire Officer Craig Parkin at the top, directly below is ACFO Damien West, ACFO Michael Sharman and Head of Finance & Treasurer Beverly Bull
Strategic Leadership Team 2025-26

Publication of senior officer salary information

The following information relates to members of the Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Strategic Management Team. This incorporates the following roles:

  • Chief Fire Officer
  • Assistant Chief Fire Officer
  • Assistant Chief Fire Officer

The following table sets out information about the above roles:

This information is provided in line with the Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data Transparency (2015)
Name Job Title Service area Average Weekly Hours Pay Range £000
Mr Craig Parkin Cheif Fire Officer Head of Paid Service 42* £161-179
Mr Damien West Assistant Chief Fire Officer Strategic Director for Corporate Support 42* £121-134
Mr Michael Sharman Assistant Chief Fire Officer Strategic Director for Service Delivery 42* £121-134

Officers marked with an asterix provide continuous operational cover outside of their normal working arrangements on a rota basis.

Chief Fire Officer

The Chief Fire Officer has a duty, on behalf of the Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Combined Fire Authority, to

  • Advise and support the Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority in ensuring that it achieves its strategic aims and plans of the Fire Authority for the protection of communities and people it services
  • Be responsible for discharging, on behalf of the Fire Authority, the requirements placed upon it by the Fire Services Acts 1947, 1959 and 2004 and other appropriate legislation, as determined by the Fire Authority.
  • To ensure, in association with the Treasurer and the Clerk to the Authority, that the financial and formal administrative affairs of the Authority are properly carried out within the terms of the Authority’s Financial Regulations and Standing Orders and any appropriate legislation.

Strategic Directors

The Strategic Directors have budgetary and staffing responsibilities for the following areas with effect from 1 May 2024. Job descriptions are attached as appendices:

Strategic Director for Service Delivery

  • Emergency Call Handling and Mobilising
  • Operational response
  • Fire Prevention and Community safety
  • Fire Protection
  • Fire Investigation Resilience and Business Continuity
  • Management
  • Operational Training

Strategic Director for Strategic Support

  • Risk and Operational Assurance
  • Resilience and Business Continuity Management
  • Health & Safety
  • Estates Procurement and Stores
  • Fleet Management
  • Equipment
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Planning and Programmes
  • Performance Management
  • Corporate Communications
  • Corporate Administration
  • Human Resources (Personnel, Occupational Health, Equalities)
  • Industrial relations
  • Organisational Development

Other roles

Additionally, under the Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data Transparency, it is recommended that the salaries of senior employees of the Service who earn more than £50,000 per annum should be published. These roles are listed below.

Strategic Management Team

Role Basic Salary Allowances Total Remuneration
Area Manager x3 £65,690 - £72,054 pa
  • Flexi-duty allowance (20% of basic salary)
  • Area Manager rota allowance
  • Essential User Car Allowance

£88,027 - £96,555

£1,239

Area Manager (Head of Prevention, Protection and Fire Investigation) £65,690 - £72,054

Day duty rota

On-call allowance equating to 5% of basic salary

£68,974 - £75,675

Head of People and OD £65,690 - £72,054pa On call allowance equating to 5% of basic salary £68,974 - £75,675
Head of Finance and Treasurer £74,284 - £80,648  pa
  • On call allowance equating to 5% of basic salary
  • Treasurer allowance
£77,569 - £84,251

Basic salary, flexi-duty and essential car user allowances are determined by national pay agreements.

Non Strategic Roles above the £50k threshold

There are 39 other employees whose remuneration is above £50k per annum as at 31 March 2025. These are as follows:

  • Group Manager x 6
  • Station Manager x 18
  • Head of Engineering
  • Estates Manager
  • Equipment Manager
  • Procurement Manager
  • ICT Service Delivery Manager
  • ICT Project Manager (ESN Transition)
  • Inclusion and Organisational Development Manager
  • HR Manager
  • Assistant Head of Finance
  • Occupational Health and Fitness Manager
  • Strategic Support Manager
  • Corporate Programme Manager
  • HR Business Partner x 2
  • Head of Community Safety and Engagement

Appendices - Job Role Information