Elmbridge Borough Council
Senior Housing Standards Officer
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Are you an experienced Environmental Health professional looking to make a real difference to people’s lives and supporting people in the community?
Elmbridge Borough Council is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Housing Standards Officer to help improve housing conditions and raise standards across the borough's diverse housing sector.
Elmbridge is a thriving and desirable borough with a significant and varied private rented sector. High housing demand and property values create unique challenges for residents, landlords and housing professionals alike.
As part of our Housing Standards Team, you will play a key role in ensuring that homes across all tenures are safe, well managed, energy efficient and compliant with legal requirements, helping to protect the health and wellbeing of our residents.
Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Housing Standards Manager, you will investigate complaints relating to poor housing conditions, undertake inspections using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), and determine appropriate interventions ranging from advice and guidance through to formal enforcement action.
- You will lead on complex housing cases, prepare legal documentation, represent the Council in court and tribunal proceedings when required, and support the delivery of our objectives around empty homes, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), caravan site licensing and domestic energy efficiency.
This is an excellent opportunity for a housing professional who enjoys problem-solving, partnership working and making sound regulatory decisions. You will supervise and support Housing Standards Officers, provide technical expertise across the team, and work closely with residents, landlords, managing agents, solicitors, fire safety officers and other key partners to achieve positive outcomes.
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Working for Elmbridge offers the opportunity to deal with a wide variety of challenging and rewarding cases in one of the most sought-after areas in the South East. Whether tackling housing hazards, bringing empty properties back into use, improving standards in the private rented sector or promoting energy efficiency, your work will have a direct impact on the quality of life of local residents and support the Council's wider housing objectives.
About You
- Hold a professional qualification in Environmental Health
- Have substantial experience of private sector housing enforcement and housing standards work
- Possess strong knowledge of housing legislation, HHSRS and enforcement processes
- Be confident leading complex investigations and preparing cases for legal proceedings
- Have basic literacy and numeracy skills
- Have excellent organisational, communication and time management skills, be able to navigate and work effectively in a busy, client facing service
- Be customer-focused and committed to delivering high-quality services for residents, helping to make a difference for our residents
- Enjoy working collaboratively and supporting the development of colleagues and enjoy being part of a team
An Enhanced DBS check covering both adults and children will be required for this role.
Help us improve housing standards, protect residents and make a lasting difference in Elmbridge. We look forward to hearing from you.
From April 2027, Elmbridge will become part of the new East Surrey Council. As we work towards that time, our focus remains firmly on delivering high quality services to our residents. We understand that this period of transition may bring uncertainty, particularly around future working arrangements such as office locations. Please be assured that we are committed to supporting all our employees throughout this process, prioritising wellbeing, continuous learning and professional development.
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While we cannot predict exactly what lies beyond 2027, we can confidently say that your time at Elmbridge Borough Council will be both rewarding and enriching. You will gain valuable experience, benefit from extensive training opportunities and be involved in one of the most significant transformations in local government in the past 50 years.
About Us
- Learning and development: We will support you on that journey by creating a bespoke learning and development plan for you. You will meet people in the team who have completed Masters, been promoted within the team and have taken on other professional qualifications.
- Flexibility: We know hybrid working is here to stay and we will discuss the right mix of home and office for you.
- Wellbeing: When you thrive Elmbridge thrives, which is why we have developed a strong and varied wellbeing programme for our employees.
- The package: Not forgetting our excellent pension and ‘Thrive’ package of employee benefits and discounts with various local businesses. There is also free employee parking.
We encourage you to read more on us and if you have any queries please give us a call.
If you enjoy working with people and want to contribute to a vital local service, we’d love to hear from you.
If you would like to talk to us about the role, please give Rubina Gani, our Housing Standards Manager a call on 01372 474623
Equal Opportunities
Elmbridge Borough Council - Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you require any adjustments to be able to engage in the recruitment process for this role, please let us know by emailing humanresources@elmbridge.gov.uk
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