An excellent opportunity to work within a friendly, highly motivated team dealing with the design, construction, and maintenance of the Ipswich Borough Councils corporate building stock, including some amazing listed properties.

Reporting to the Corporate Estate Manager (R & M) to provide a comprehensive, high quality, client focussed service for the effective maintenance and improvement of the operational property portfolio within legal, financial, quality, time, and policy constraints. Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation/regulations and provide a single point of contact for building managers for technical matters.

Main Duties include.

Head project teams for Mechanical Engineering projects including selecting, organising, and managing the team of consultants and contractors and co-ordinating their programme activities, assist the CEM (R & M) in the delivery of the department’s Service Improvement plan.

Undertake, check, and produce technical feasibility studies, provide budgetary estimates, prepare drawings, specification and contract documentation for the adaptation, refurbishment, repair, and maintenance of assets within the corporate property portfolio (using where required technical engineering equipment).

Obtain the necessary statutory approvals for approved projects such as Planning, Building Regulations, Listed Building Consent, Health & Safety Executive etc.

Life-cycle costing analysis, development of specification of sustainable products and development of partnership approach within the supply chain, aiming to improve the overall service provided.

Obtain competitive tenders / quotations and place orders with contractors, suppliers, and statutory undertakers in accordance with Contract and Financial standing orders. Manage contracts proactively, checking work as it proceeds, monitoring and recording delays, site conditions and labour, monitoring and controlling quality, progress, costs, and safety. Exercise budgetary control (including variations, claims damages and final accounts) and deal with all contract administration. Develop ‘best value’ service improvement initiatives. Complete final inspections, liaise with clients to assess their satisfaction and ensure they understand how to use any new facilities.

Investigate property engineering defects and advise / implement appropriate action (including outside of normal working hours). Prepare reports, surveys & schedules and give professional / technical engineering / surveying advice being the Council’s single point of contact for the corporate estate.

Develop and co-ordinate health and safety plans / procedures in relation to; maintenance, site safety, workplace safety, CDM compliance to protect building users, employees, and the general public.

Provide technical advice to the Property Head of Service for the production of various Council policies and processes.

Such variations as may be required from time to time without changing the general character of the duties shown above or the level of responsibility entailed.

Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.

This post is offered on a permanent basis.

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.

For more information about this role please contact Graham Hornsby on 01473 432735 or via email graham.hornsby@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.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification

The selection process will be occupational testing followed by interview etc.

Interviews will be held week commencing 21st September 2026

The assessment/interview process will be carried out in person.

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 opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.

Please note CVs are not accepted.