Fire Safety Manager

Ipswich Borough Council; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipswich Borough Council is seeking a Fire Safety Manager to lead fire safety across housing stock and ensure compliance with all fire safety legislation. The role involves overseeing fire risk assessments, testing, inspection and maintaining safety standards in council properties.

The post requires a degree or equivalent professional qualification with post-qualification experience, IFE Level 4 Fire Safety and NEBOSH certificates.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent level of professional building related qualification with post-qualification practical experience.
• NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety
• Experience at managing fire safety in residential premises
• Experience in carrying out Fire Risk Assessments

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Council remains compliant with Fire Safety legislation across housing stock.
• Lead ongoing safety checks, testing, inspection and maintenance.
• Develop and implement fire safety strategies for asset management.

Skills

Fire safety knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Fire risk assessment

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Decision making

Education

Professional building qualification

IFE Level 4 Fire Safety

NEBOSH Fire Safety

Tools

Microsoft Windows applications

Job description

Fire Safety Manager

Company: Ipswich Borough Council Salary: £53,051 to £55,224 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Ipswich, IP1 2DE Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 4 Nov 2026 Closing date: 23 Nov 2026

Summary

A senior post at Ipswich Borough Council; 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 circa 8,000 properties including 15 sheltered schemes and 4 Homeless Families Units to our local “Ipswich Standard”. The Council takes a holistic approach to stock management and has one seamless service that is responsible for everything in connection with the asset management of our homes; to ensure they remain safe and decent at all times.

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 are looking for a Fire Safety Manager who will be responsible for ensuring the Council maintains full compliance on all aspects of Fire Safety within its Housing stock, which will include being responsible for meeting all regulatory standards relating to Fire Legislation, ensuring ongoing safety checks, testing, inspection and maintenance and ensuring all of the relevant HRA assets are fully maintained in line with the newly adopted fire safety strategies.

Essential requirements

Degree or equivalent level ofprofessional building relatedqualification with post qualificationpractical experience.Minimum of 5 years technicalprofessional experienceIFE Level 4 Certificate inFire SafetyNEBOSH Certificate inFire SafetyApplication/CertificateRelevantexperienceExperience at managing fire safetyin residential premisesGood working knowledge of allMicrosoft Windows applicationsExperience atundertaking Fire RiskAssessmentsApplication/InterviewJune 2023SpecialistKnowledgeExpert knowledge of fire safetylegislation and regulations.Proven ability to successfullyidentify and manage fire safetyrisks, develop fire strategies andundertake fire risk assessments.Application/InterviewPersonal SkillsProven ability to organise andprioritise workload to meetdeadlines / to help achievelegislative requirements.Proven programming ability tosuccessfully deliver a wide varietyof fire safety measures acrossmultiple sites in terms of risk, time,cost and quality.Demonstrates risk based approachto decision makingProven ability to communicate at alllevels, including externalorganisationsExcellent interpersonal andnegotiating skillsDemonstrates effectivepresentation skillsProven ability to deliver successfulinnovative and creative solutions toservice deliveryApplication/InterviewSpecial workingconditionsMaybe required to work outside ofnormal working hours and to attendevening meetings or to meetdeadlines

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