Ipswich Borough Council Address: Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE Salary: £39,152 - £40,777 per annum Hours: 37 hours per week Contract: Permanent. Required as soon as possible Reference: 0346 The Maintenance and Contracts service spends circa £25 million annually repairing, maintaining and improving a retained housing stock of circa 7500 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 from a brand new environmentally friendly modern depot facility. It is a great 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. We are looking for a Fire Safety Surveyor who will manage all activities and aspects relating to the fire safety of the housing stock and ensure compliance with Building Safety/Health and Safety and Fire legislation/regulations. Specifically, this post will be responsible for: working under the guidance of the Fire Safety Manager you will work in both office and site-based environments you will be carrying out work such as fire risk assessment, fire door inspections, monitoring compliance with testing, inspection and maintenance, ensuring safe operating practices are being observed and followed at our Sheltered Schemes, assessing vulnerable tenants by way of PEEPS and engaging with our tenants the role is varied, and this list is not exhaustive but a snapshot of a range of exciting duties the successful post holder may become involved with. You will have: preferably, a degree qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional organisation experience and/or qualifications in Fire Safety experience in a similar role. We will offer you As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, 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. To find out more For more information about this role please call Paul Pledger on 01473 432779 or email paul.pledger@ipswich.gov.uk 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. How to apply Please download the Job Description (pdf) to find out more about this role. To apply, please visit our website where you can complete the online application form for this vacancy. Closing date: 11.55 pm, 27 August 2025. The selection process will be a panel interview in person. Interview date to be confirmed. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the date opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications. Please note CVs are not accepted.