Principal Manager (Compliance)

Principal Manager (Compliance) – Housing | Ipswich | Permanent

Salary: £53,051 – £55,224 per annum Location: Ipswich, Suffolk (hybrid working available) Contract: Permanent, full time

About the role

We are recruiting a Principal Manager (Compliance) for a local authority in Ipswich. This is one of six senior management roles in the Housing Maintenance and Contracts service, which spends about £25 million a year on around 8,000 homes. You will lead the safety and compliance team and be the lead officer for home safety. You will take a zero-tolerance approach to compliance failure, so that tenants are safe and every home meets regulatory standards.

Key responsibilities

• Act as principal responsible manager and lead officer for home compliance and safety

• Oversee the “big 9” landlord safety areas: fire, lifts (LOLER), emergency lighting, alarm systems, gas, damp and mould, electrical, asbestos and water safety

• Monitor hazards from HHSRS stock condition surveys to make sure homes comply with Awaab’s Law and the Decent Homes Standard

• Lead business planning, change management and continuous improvement

• Manage staff and budgets

About you

• Significant experience in a comparable environment

• A degree and/or membership of a relevant professional body

• Experience managing staff and budgets

• Strong working knowledge of the regulatory requirements for safe homes

• Experience of business planning, change management and continuous improvement in an operational or front-line setting

• Health and safety experience and/or qualifications

Benefits

• Career average pension scheme

• Generous holiday and sick pay

• Flexible and hybrid working

• Subsidised parking and public transport discounts

• Free swimming and gym membership

• Cycle purchase scheme

• Personal and professional development

• Employee Assistance Programme

How to apply Send your CV to [your email / apply link] by [Thursday 19 November 2026]. Interviews will be held in person on 2 December 2026. We encourage early applications, as the vacancy may close early if a suitable candidate is found.

This is a permanent position only