Private Sector Housing Officer | North West

Job Title: Private Sector Housing Officer

Employer: Local Authority

Contract Type: 3 month Contract

Location: Apply for detail

Salary/Rate: £45+, Competitive, based on experience

About the Role

A local authority is seeking an experienced and motivated officer to join their Private Sector Housing and Environmental Health team. This is a vital role focused on improving housing standards, protecting residents, and ensuring compliance with housing and environmental legislation.

Key Responsibilities

• Improve housing standards across the private rented sector by providing expert advice and taking enforcement action.
• Ensure Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are managed and maintained in line with licence conditions.
• Undertake regulatory duties relating to environmental issues, including statutory nuisance investigations and planning consultations.
• Manage a personal caseload of service requests, property inspections, and investigations across housing, HMO licensing, caravan site licensing, grants delivery, and nuisance complaints.
• Investigate poor housing conditions, conduct HHSRS assessments, and specify remedial actions, including serving notices and schedules.
• Inspect licensable HMOs to ensure compliance with management standards and licence conditions.
• Prepare letters, draft notices, schedules of defects, and remedial works using specialist knowledge.
• Work closely with the legal team to prepare witness statements, gather evidence, and provide testimony in legal proceedings.
• Communicate effectively with property owners, businesses, emergency services, the public, and other stakeholders, providing specialist advice and reports.
• Represent the authority at internal, partner, and external meetings, speaking on behalf of the team.
• Undertake occasional out-of-hours work to address urgent issues or site visits.
• Ensure all data is accurate, reliable, and compliant with the authority’s Data Quality Policy.

About You

We are looking for a professional with:

• Strong knowledge of housing legislation, HHSRS, and environmental health practices.
• Experience in enforcement, statutory nuisance investigation, and housing inspections.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload and work independently.
• Confidence in preparing legal documentation and representing the authority in proceedings.

If this role feels like the right next step for you, please submit your application ASAP to be considered.

Or please contact on: sonia.bargioni@oysterpartnership.com