Environmental Health Enforcement Officer x2

We are looking to recruit two Environmental Health Enforcement Officers within our vibrant Environmental Health Team.

The ideal candidates will be an effective communicator, confident working alongside colleagues and dealing with residents, tenants, business operators and landlords.

Your next role

You will be part of a successful and mutually supportive team operating across Housing and Environmental Protection. You will work in dealing with private sector housing complaints, houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), public health funerals and statutory nuisances. Experience with disabled facilities grants is welcomed but not essential and you will have an opportunity to develop your knowledge in these areas. We welcome applications from existing technical or enforcement Officers or those working towards qualification as an Environmental Health Practitioner and/or those working in the field of surveying or enforcement.

At Swindon we pride ourselves on developing staff to their highest potential investing in our team with apprenticeships and further post qualification training, developing skills at all levels. 

As this role is customer-facing, we will discuss the right combination of home and office-based working for you and the service. You may occasionally need to work within the borough on some evenings or weekends to meet the needs of the service.

You will need strong negotiation and collaboration skills and knowledge of private sector housing legislation and environmental health more generally.  You will have a certificate of competency in HHSRS and/or have experience of assessing for hazards and surveying housing conditions.

You will possess excellent people skills allied with the proven ability to listen, explain, negotiate and influence.  You will have a track record of good performance in a busy environment.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role) and the ability to travel throughout the borough is essential.

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Please see our new Swindon Plan

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

For further information about the role please contact Susan Green, Team Leader Housing and Environmental Protection at SGreen2@swindon.gov.uk

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk