Details:
- Salary: £53,051 - 55,224 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Ipswich Suffolk
- Date: 15 hours ago
Description:
Fire Safety Manager – Housing | Ipswich | Permanent
Salary: £53,051 – £55,224 per annum
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk (hybrid working available)
Contract: Permanent, full time
About the role
We are recruiting a Fire Safety Manager for a local authority in Ipswich. The role sits within its Housing Maintenance and Contracts service, one of its largest front-line services. You will make sure the council stays fully compliant on fire safety across about 8,000 homes, including 15 sheltered schemes and 4 homeless families units. This is an exciting time to join: new fire safety strategies have just been adopted and major fire safety improvement contracts have recently been awarded.
Key responsibilities
* Make sure the housing stock meets all fire safety legislation and regulatory standards
* Oversee ongoing fire safety checks, testing, inspection and maintenance
* Keep housing assets maintained in line with the new fire safety strategies
* Give fire engineering advice and expertise on major fire safety improvement contracts
* Line manage and develop a Fire Safety Surveyor
* Work as part of a wider safety and compliance team
About you
* Relevant fire safety qualifications
* Proven experience in a similar fire safety role, ideally in social housing or a residential setting
* Strong knowledge of current fire safety legislation and good practice
* Experience managing or developing staff
Benefits
* Career average pension scheme
* Generous holiday and sick pay
* Flexible and hybrid working
* Subsidised parking and public transport discounts
* Free swimming and gym membership
* Cycle purchase scheme
* Personal and professional development
* Employee Assistance Programme
How to apply
Send your CV to [your email / apply link] by [Thursday 19 November 2026]. Interviews will be held in person. We encourage early applications, as the vacancy may close early if a suitable candidate is found.
This is a permanent position only