Environmental Health Officer - Housing

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

A large proportion of our work involves carrying out inspections to ensure that legal standards are met, and tackling poor conditions and unsatisfactory management in licensed and unlicensed properties within the private rented sector.

With significant housing licensing schemes operating in Bristol, we need enthusiastic and self-motivated officers to help deliver our highly ambitious aims. You will work alongside colleagues to engage positively with landlords and help tackle rogue and criminal landlords and support project work.

Nottingham is a dynamic and popular city which is in an area of high housing demand, with a high percentage of privately rented houses many of which are not well maintained. We are determined to continue to improve the private rented sector in Bristol, to reduce anti-social behaviour and drive up housing conditions. The Vision of the Council is to make Bristol Safe, Clean, Ambitious and Proud, where people live in safe, warm and affordable homes.

The ideal candidate will have:

1. A degree or diploma in Environmental Health and a certificate of registration issued by the EHRB or equivalent.
2. Extensive knowledge, understanding and awareness of Environmental legislation and its application.
3. A specialism in Housing Standards or in Housing licensing and compliance or the Selective licensing service operating within the city of Nottingham.
4. Ability to produce written reports and/or case files of inspections, investigations and schedules of work.
5. Demonstrate experience and the ability to direct investigations resulting in prosecutions or other legal sanctions in accordance with relevant procedural and evidential rules.
6. Practical experience of applying and/or observing the application of relevant environmental health/housing legislation e.g., carrying out inspections and intervention visits at businesses and other premises.

Vivid Resourcing are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.