Environmental Health Officer - Housing Enforcement

In this role you will be responsible for improving housing standards, making a difference to the quality and security of tenant's lives and wellbeing through inspecting housing defects, undertaking comprehensive risk assessments of hazards and taking appropriate remedial action through investigation, engagement and enforcement.

You will require knowledge of relevant legislation relating to Housing and Environmental Health and a good understanding of building construction and housing defects. Establishing good working relationships with tenants, landlords, managing agents, contractors, the London Fire Brigade and other Council Officers is important as well as effective communication and negotiation skills.
This role will predominantly focus on single occupation within the private and social landlord sector but may also include work relating to HMOs, cladding, tall building defects and Mobile Homes as the service requires. You will be authorised to undertake a range of enforcement actions and where necessary you will be required to present evidence in court.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.
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