Fire Safety Manager

Ipswich Borough Council is looking for a Fire Safety Manager. The Maintenance and Contracts service spends roughly £25 million annually repairing, maintaining and improving a retained housing stock of approximately 7,800 properties and 15 sheltered schemes to our local “Ipswich Standard”. The Council provides a single seamless service that manages every aspect of asset management for this stock, from initial design to finalising works on site with directly employed trade teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance with all aspects of Fire Safety across the Council’s Housing stock.
• Maintain regulatory standards relating to Fire Legislation, including ongoing safety checks, testing, inspection and maintenance.
• Confirm that all relevant Housing Regulation Authority (HRA) assets are fully maintained in line with the newly adopted fire safety strategies.
• Provide fire engineering advice and expertise to support major fire safety improvement contracts.
• Oversee the work of a Fire Safety Surveyor and support their professional development.

Qualifications

• Relevant formal qualifications in fire safety or equivalent.
• Significant experience in a similar role within the housing or public sector.
• A proven track record of managing fire safety compliance and improvement projects.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and a career‑average pension scheme.
• Generous holiday allowance and paid sick leave.
• Subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts and a cycle purchase scheme.
• Free swimming and gym membership, flexible and hybrid working options.
• Plenty of personal and professional development opportunities and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to work with a supportive and dedicated team.

Equal Opportunities: Ipswich Borough Council is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or ethnicity.

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