Fire Safety Manager in Ipswich, Suffolk

Your new company
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Fire Safety Manager to take a senior role within a large and high-profile housing service in Suffolk.
You will join an organisation responsible for the management, maintenance and improvement of approximately 8,000 residential properties, including 15 sheltered housing schemes and 4 homeless family units, with around £25 million invested annually in maintaining and improving its housing portfolio.

Fire safety is a major priority, and this role will take the lead in ensuring the housing stock remains safe, compliant and effectively managed in line with current fire safety legislation, regulatory requirements and the organisation's wider fire safety strategy.

This is a particularly exciting time to join, with significant fire safety improvement programmes now progressing across the housing portfolio. You will have the opportunity to provide specialist technical and fire engineering advice, influence major investment programmes and help shape the future approach to building and resident safety.

Your new role
As Fire Safety Manager, you will:

• Lead on fire safety compliance across a large and diverse residential property portfolio.
• Ensure relevant properties meet current fire safety legislation and regulatory standards.
• Oversee programmes of fire safety inspections, testing, servicing and maintenance.
• Provide specialist fire engineering and technical advice across major fire safety improvement projects.
• Monitor contractors and ensure improvement works are delivered safely and to the required standards.
• Support the development and implementation of fire safety strategies, policies and procedures.
• Work closely with colleagues across property, asset management, maintenance, housing and compliance.
• Manage and professionally develop a Fire Safety Surveyor.
• Play a key role within the wider safety and compliance team, ensuring residents and homes remain safe.

What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for an experienced fire safety professional who can combine strong technical knowledge with the confidence to operate in a senior, highly visible role.
Ideally, you will bring:

• A relevant fire safety, fire engineering or building safety qualification.
• Strong knowledge of fire safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing fire safety within residential, social housing or similarly complex property portfolios.
• Experience of fire risk management, compliance inspections and remedial programmes.
• The ability to provide credible technical and fire engineering advice.
• Experience working with contractors and overseeing significant fire safety improvement works.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Previous management or supervisory experience, with the ability to support the professional development of others.

Experience within social housing, local government, housing associations or another large property-owning organisation would be particularly advantageous.

What you'll get in return
Alongside a competitive salary, you'll receive an excellent public-sector benefits package including:

• Career average pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Generous sick pay provisions
• Hybrid and flexible working opportunities
• Subsidised parking
• Public transport discounts
• Free swimming and gym membership
• Cycle purchase scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent professional and personal development opportunities

Most importantly, this is an opportunity to take ownership of fire safety across a substantial housing portfolio and have a genuine impact on the safety of thousands of residents and their homes.


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