Fire Safety Manager

Ipswich Borough Council • ipswich, england • Posted July 01, 2026

About the Role

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 service that is vital 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.

Responsibilities

  • Be responsible for ensuring the Council maintains full compliance on all aspects of Fire Safety within its Housing stock, including ...