Private Sector Housing Technical Officer

Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils • Pershore, Worcestershire, GB • 2d ago

Private Sector Housing Technical Officer

37 hours per week

Permanent contract

£34,314 to £37,938 per annum

We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and organised Private Sector Housing Technical Officer to join our joint Housing service at Wychavon District and Malvern Hills District Councils. The role covers a varied and wide range of private sector housing functions, contributing to the delivery of the Private Sector Housing team services provided to landlords, tenants, agents and owner-occupiers on a day-to-day basis.

As a key member of the Private Sector Housing team, you will use your experience to lead on inspecting and licensing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) as well as investigating complaints of disrepair to improve housing standards in the private sector across the two districts.

You should be experienced and competent in assessing housing conditions and be qualified in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and have good knowledge of housing legislation together with an understanding of its practical application.

The successful candidate will need to work with other services (including Planning Enforcement and Revenues and Benefits) to pro-actively identify HMO properties and work with owners, landlords and agents to ensure properties comply with the safety standards, HMO management regulations, and are licensed.

You will need to provide technical and specialist housing advice and, as part of your role, you will be required to have skills in persuasion, negotiation and influencing to support your work with internal and external customers along with partner organisations. You will also use your excellent written and verbal communication skills to undertake both informal and formal housing enforcement action.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced housing professional to grow your CV and gain further experience in a supportive and ambitious shared service.

About you

The successful candidate will:

Be qualified in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
Have good knowledge of housing legislation together with an understanding of its practical application.
Be experienced in inspecting and licensing HMOs, investigating complaints about property conditions, assessing properties in accordance with HHSRS and carrying out inspections under the Housing Act 2004.
Be able to prepare schedule of works, draft and serve statutory housing enforcement notices, produce witness statements and case files to attend court and tribunals to give evidence.
Good computer literacy and be able to use MS Office.
Have the necessary skills to manage and maintain a case load and keep detailed and accurate records.
Be able to undertake visits to residential premises including some unhygienic and poor physical condition/s, in rural locations and occasional working outside normal working hours.
You will be required to undertake site visits so flexibility, a full driving licence and use of a car is essential. You will also need to be able to travel through the Wychavon and Malvern Hills districts.
Ideally hold a relevant degree in Environmental Health, have experience of working within a local authority housing service or a related field and hold professional membership to CIH and/or CIEH.
It would be advantageous to have experience of partnership working.

What we can offer

Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:

Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
Committed training programme and development opportunities
Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
Discounted Gym and swim membership
Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
Cycle to Work scheme
Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.

We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.

To discuss the post or for further information, please call Kate Stevenson-Pugh, Senior Private Sector Housing Officer on 07977 949 077 or email kate.stevenson-pugh@wychavon.gov.uk or contact Rachael Tooth, Principal Housing Officer on 07773 642 862 or email Rachael.tooth@wychavon.gov.uk

Closing date: Sunday 3 August 2025

Interview date: Monday 11 August 2025

Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.

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