Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Officer

Islington

The post holder will be responsible for securing improvements to standards and management in privately rented housing through investigation, engagement and enforcement. The role will require the post holder to survey privately rented properties to identify housing defects, undertake a comprehensive risk assessment of hazards and specify the most appropriate remedial action.

You will be required to utilise your expert knowledge of Housing Act and other relevant legislation to identify the most appropriate enforcement action to secure compliance with legal requirements. You will also be required to collate and present evidence in court and defend council decisions at the Residential Property Tribunal. As an experienced enforcement officer, you will be authorised to undertake the full range of enforcement powers, including Improvement and Prohibition Notices, Prosecutions and Civil Penalty Notices.

You will manage a mixed caseload of reactive service requests, planned licensing verification and monitoring activities, unlicensed and rogue landlord investigations. You will collect, use and analyse data to support interventions and maintain comprehensive records of actions and decision making.

You will need to establish good working relationships with tenants, landlords, builders, managing agents, lawyers as well as other council officers to achieve the best outcomes for private renters.

Responsibilities will include:

1. Dealing with service requests, including complaints in a timely manner, and take appropriate follow up action.

2. Carrying out inspections of properties, identify deficiencies and assess hazards to health and safety.

3. Using enforcement powers as authorised including service of notices, simple cautions, civil penalty notices and prosecutions.

4. Securing improvements to standards and management in private rented housing.

5. Dealing with property licence applications

6. Providing expert advice to landlords, agents, tenants and other relevant people.

7. Investigating unlicensed HMOs and other privately rented properties covered by either mandatory licensing or the additional and selective licensing schemes.

Person specification

A degree or diploma in Environmental Health and registered with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health as an Environmental Health Practitioner.

Must have min 3 Years Experience as a Environmental Health Officer