Fire SafetyManger

JoRecruitment Limited; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Holiday and sick pay

Subsidised parking

Public transport discounts

Free gym membership

Cycle purchase scheme

Personal and professional development

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Employee Assistance Programme

Great colleagues

Job summary

Ipswich Council is seeking a Fire Safety Manager to ensure full compliance across its Housing stock, meeting all Fire Legislation requirements and overseeing safety checks, testing and maintenance.

You will lead a Fire Safety Surveyor, provide fire engineering expertise for major improvement contracts, and work within a safety and compliance team to keep homes safe.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications and proven track record in a similar role.
• Experience in fire safety within housing stock and compliance with fire legislation.
• Ability to manage a Fire Safety Surveyor and develop their professional development.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance with fire safety legislation across housing stock.
• Oversee fire safety checks, testing, inspection and maintenance.
• Provide fire engineering advice for major safety improvement contracts.
• Manage a Fire Safety Surveyor and develop the team.

Job description

We are looking for a Fire Safety Manager on behalf of Ipswich Council. Permanent (£53,051 – £55,224 per annum). 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.

This is an exciting time to join as they have just entered into contracts with suppliers to carry out major fire safety improvements across their housing stock. The postholder will therefore also be responsible for providing fire engineering advice and expertise, to enable these contracts to successfully progress.

The postholder will be expected to manage a Fire Safety Surveyor and their professional development and work as part of a safety and compliance team, ensuring homes remain safe at all times.

About You

The successful candidate will have relevant qualifications, experience and a proven track record of working in a similar role.

As well as a good salary, they offer 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, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

• 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
• flexible working
• hybrid working opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• the opportunity to work with great colleagues