Senior Environmental Health Officer – Selective Licensing

The Role:

As a Senior Environmental Health Officer in Westminster’s Private Sector Housing team, you’ll make your own powerful contribution to Westminster’s success by playing a vital role in improving housing conditions and protecting residents in one of the most complex and high-profile housing markets in the country.

Our work is focused on ensuring that privately rented homes are safe, well-managed and fit for people to live in. Working within the Public Protection and Licensing directorate, you’ll help deliver and enforce mandatory, additional and selective licensing schemes, alongside a wide range of housing and public health legislation, including supporting the council’s duties under the new Renters’ Rights Act.

Carrying out routine or unannounced visits and inspections to ensure compliance with legislation, and using engagement, education or enforcement to improve conditions, you’ll deliver a fair and informed response to complaints and concerns, and resolve them quickly and efficiently. Promoting and ensuring the integration of environmental health principals across the council and its partners, and providing guidance and support to improve public health, if you have to take any enforcement action you’ll be required to initiate legal proceedings, and prepare and give evidence in court.

An important part of your role will involve undertaking project work to deliver improvements to the service we provide, and you’ll also lead on the delivery of high profile or complex cases. And as a senior, experienced professional, you’ll also guide and mentor new officers and Environmental Health Officer and Regulatory Compliance Officer apprentices, and support the Principal Officer in the development and delivery of staff training and quality monitoring systems for our operational teams. Always ready to deliver a positive and proactive service as you help businesses and individuals understand and meet their regulatory requirements, you’ll also develop your expertise in environmental health through training and development, and share this knowledge and expertise to improve public health.