Compliance and Building Safety Manager

Suffolk Jobs Direct; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Ipswich is seeking a Compliance and Building Safety Manager. This role involves ensuring compliance with UK standards across housing stock, leading a growing team and providing compliance advice. The successful candidate should have a degree and experience in managing building safety. This position offers a competitive salary, generous benefits including pension and development opportunities, and fosters innovation and collaboration in a modern work environment.

Benefits

Career grade average pension scheme

Generous holiday and sick pay entitlements

Subsidised parking

Public transport discounts

Free swimming and gym membership

Cycle purchase scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience managing building safety and compliance.
• Proven track record of leading staff and contractors.
• Skills in continuous improvement processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with UK Compliance Standards.
• Lead a new Compliance Team.
• Prepare reports and provide technical advice.

Skills

Experience in a comparable environment

Leadership skills

Building safety management

Business planning

Change management

Education

Degree qualification or membership in a relevant professional organization

Job description

• Address: Grafton House 15-17 Russell Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2DE
• Salary: 47181 - 49282 per annum
• Hours: 37 hours per week المادة
• Contract: Permanent
• Reference: 0462

Your opportunity to take up this senior post in Ipswich Borough Council as a Compliance and Building Safety Manager in one of its largest front line services.

The Maintenance and Contracts service spends circa 25 million annually repairing, maintaining and improving a retained housing stock of approximately 7800 properties and 15 sheltered schemes to our local Ipswich Standard.

The Council takes a holistic approach to building safety and 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 from a brand new environmentally friendly modern depot facility.

It is a wonderful opportunity to make your mark at Ipswich and develop your career at the Council. Innovation and aspiration are encouraged. The varied workload will enable you to refine your existing skills as well as develop new ones.

Overview of the role

• To be responsible for ensuring compliance and reporting the Big 9 within UK Compliance Standards across all of the Council's housing stock.
• The Big 9 compliance items include full legal compliance with gas, electrical, damp/mould, stock condition, lift safety, asbestos safety, water safety, smoke and CO alarms and fire safety. Ensure all testing, inspection, maintenance and remedial actions are completed on time. Ensure all relevant regulatory certification and data are fully maintained at-carbtime.
• Show leadership and be passionate in ensuring tenants remain safe in their homes at all times.
• Work in a newly formed Compliance Team as it grows, including recruitment, development and performance management.
• Work with colleagues to ensure any work is allocated, programmed, monitored, reported and progressed. Ensure quality and safety standards are met and compliance with specification. Ensure performance is reported to CMT, Councillors and Governance Boards when asked.
• Prepare reports and give professional/technical building safety and compliance advice. Coordinate and provide training of other non‑technical staff on compliance‑related subjects.

For details of other responsibilities see the job description online.

As the successful candidate you will have:

• Experience in a comparable environment.
• A degree qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional organisation.
• Experience of managing building safety and compliance as well as leading staff and contractors.
• Experience of business planning, change management and continuous improvement in a similar environment.

Benefits

• A career grade 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.
• געבן flexible working and hybrid working opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• The opportunity to work with great colleagues.

To find out more

Please read the Job Description (pdf).

For more information clearer about this role please contact Paul Pledger by either calling or emailing.

How to apply

To apply please visit our Ambitions Ipswich website.

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.

Please note CVs are not accepted.

Closing date: 11:30 pm 9 November 2025.