Senior Environmental Health Officer

Salary details: £47532 - £50574

Senior Environmental Health Officer

Join our dedicated and forward-thinking Private Housing & Environmental Health Standards Team as a Senior Environmental Health Officer (SEHO) and make a real impact on housing standards and regulatory compliance. We are committed to ensuring safe, high-quality housing in the private rented sector through proactive enforcement, partnership working, and targeted interventions.

In this role, you will take the lead on complex enforcement cases, mentor a skilled team, and contribute to shaping policies that drive meaningful change. Beyond enforcement, you will play a vital role in educating landlords and tenants, developing training materials, and enhancing public resources. You will work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative and supportive environment where your expertise will be valued, and your contributions will directly influence housing quality and compliance.

If you are an experienced and motivated Environmental Health professional with a passion for enforcement, leadership, and improving housing conditions, we would love to hear from you. Join us in creating safer, better homes for communities while advancing your career in a dynamic and impactful setting. Apply now and be part of a team that’s making a difference!

Successful candidates will be appointed on a Grade PO4 based on their knowledge, skills, and qualifications

You will be supported day-to-day by your Seniors and a Team Manager and have the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills through both internal and external training, this includes CPD opportunities and payment of a relevant professional fee. 

The successful candidate will be eligible to take part in the Council's flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working to help you achieve a good work/life balance. Please ensure that you application addresses all the essential shortlisting criteria (as per the attached person specification).

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Mohammad Islam;    Mohammad.Islam@royalgreenwich.gov.uk     0208 921 3807  

Safer recruitment: Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.

As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

DBS: This role requires a Basic DBS.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

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