3D Graphics Technician

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Help us work smarter and leaner

-Create, develop and amend simulation training scenarios

-Enhance service delivery

-Provide effective customer solutions

As one of the largest fire and rescue services in the country, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is responsible for the safety of over 2.5 million people within an area of nearly 500 square miles. Our Emergency Response hub is responsible for organising the provision of operational cover for 41 fire stations, 24/7, 365 days of the year.

Incident Command is a nationally recognised system of incident management. All operational firefighters are trained in its use and implementation, the Incident Command Academy (ICA) delivers this training within GMFRS as well as providing the operational assurance that its commanders are operating safely and within agreed procedures.

The GMFRS ICA constantly seeks to provide new and innovative ways to deliver incident command training and development. The ICA uses a hybrid of technical and practical systems within a 3D environment, and requires a suitably experienced and proactive individual to help ICA develop and improve these solutions utilising hardware and software technologies. You will be an experienced 3D Systems Technician who will be creating, amending and updating 3D simulated training scenarios, as well as managing various video capture and editing solutions. The ICA team will invest in your development to ensure you are able to react to advancements in national Incident Command strategy and developments in the 3D system called XVR and provided by E-Semble.

You will be:

-Educated to BTEC Higher or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in multi-media development

-Experience of using Games Engines

-Experience of working within virtual training/development environments

-Able to demonstrate experience of computer hardware/software maintenance

-Knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of software packages

-Strong customer service skills

-Excellent written and oral communication

-Experienced in IT Skills including Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, Word and Outlook

-A Self-Starter with a 'can do/will do' attitude

You will be working in a fast-moving environment where delivery and results really matter. But more than that, your skills, knowledge and experience will be making a real difference to the service that we provide in helping us to protect our communities within Greater Manchester.

For more information about this role and to apply, click the APPLY button.

Closing date: midnight, Sunday, 26th October 2014.

If you are an internal candidate applying from home, please use the staff login facility to navigate via Big Red to the internal vacancies page. From here login to the internal recruitment portal using GMFRS user name and password.

Closing Date: Sunday 26th October.

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