Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Private Sector Housing Manager
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Private Sector Housing Manager (P01342)
Salary: up to £58,445 inclusive of outer fringe allowance
Hours: 37 hours per week (hybrid working)
Contract: Permanent
About the Role
We’re looking for a proactive, experienced, and enthusiastic manager to lead our Private Sector Housing Team. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and improve housing standards across the borough, ensuring that private sector homes are safe, well managed, and meet the required legal standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Private Sector Housing professionals to ensure that interventions are identified, and timely decisions are made.
- Provide support to the team with complex and complicated cases.
- Deliver a wide range of important services, including private sector housing enforcement, houses in multiple occupation licensing, disabled facilities grants, housing assistance, landlord engagement, and strategic work to improve residents’ home environments.
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Requirements
- Experience in working within the Private Sector Housing services or relevant enforcement work.
- Thorough knowledge of all technical, procedural, and legal aspects of the requirements of Private Sector Housing professional practice.
- Ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- Willingness to work occasionally out of normal office hours.
Working Conditions
- Hybrid working with the expectation of attending the office at least two days per week, dependent on service requirements.
- Political restricted post.
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Our Values
Our CORE values — Collaborative, Open, Responsible, Excellent — guide everything we do.
Benefits
- Local Government Pension Scheme (defined benefits scheme).
- Attractive working environment in the heart of Welwyn Garden City.
- Flexible working.
- Free parking.
- Access to electric pool cars.
- Minimum of 25 days annual leave each year.
- Full list of employee benefits available on our careers site [here](http://My Rewards – Career).
Important Notes
- We do not provide sponsorship for employment in the UK.
- We recommend downloading the role profile as it will not be available online once the vacancy closes.
Application Timeline
- Closing date for applications: 9 August 2026
- Remote assessment: 12 August 2026
- Face to face interviews: 17 August 2026
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