Job Overview
The Maintenance and Contracts service spends circa £25 million annually repairing, maintaining and improving a retained housing stock of circa 7800 properties and 15 sheltered schemes to our local “Ipswich Standard”. The Council takes a holistic approach to stock management and has one seamless service that is now responsible for everything in connection with the asset management of that stock; from initial design to completing works on site on a right first‑time basis using our own directly employed trade teams.
Housing is a flagship service of Ipswich Borough Council and it is a vital service for our tenants and very much in the public eye – as you would expect with such a range of work. We benefit from working in a brand new environmentally friendly modern depot facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure the Council maintains full compliance on all aspects of Fire Safety within its Housing stock, including meeting all regulatory standards relating to Fire Legislation, ensuring ongoing safety checks, testing, inspection and maintenance, and ensuring that all relevant HRA assets are fully maintained in line with the newly adopted fire safety strategies.
- Provide fire engineering advice and expertise to enable major fire safety improvement contracts across the housing stock to progress successfully.
- Manage a Fire Safety Surveyor and oversee their professional development.
Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have relevant qualifications, experience and a proven track record of working in a similar role.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Career average pension scheme
- Generous holiday and sick pay entitlements
- Subsidised parking for work and leisure
- Public transport discounts
- Free swimming and gym membership
- Cycle purchase scheme
- Plenty of personal and professional development opportunities
- Flexible working and hybrid working opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to work with great colleagues
Contact Information
For more information about this role please contact Paul Pledger on 01473 432779 or paul.pledger@ipswich.gov.uk.
Accessibility
If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.
Job Documents
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role.
Recruitment Process
The selection process will be a panel interview in person. Interview date to be confirmed.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.
Please note CVs are not accepted.
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