Senior Technical Officer (Housing)

Senior Technical Officer (Housing)

Job reference: PHN51

Department: Place Directorate

Grade: SCP 26-28

Pay: From £30,451 To: £32,234 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Closing date: 9 November 2021

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably motivated and qualified Senior Technical Officer/Environmental Health Officer to join our busy Housing Enforcement Team. This post will require you to work with existing data sources, vulnerable tenants and a range of agencies in order to ensure compliance with housing standards and HMO licence requirements.

You will have a sound knowledge of building construction and will have an excellent understanding of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and its application. You will enable housing and community improvements through proactive work with landlords, tenants and other stakeholders and will progress cases to enforcement action as necessary. Other key skills required for the post include a high standard of computer literacy, as well as the ability to prioritise, plan and manage complex projects to a satisfactory conclusion.

You will be able to work remotely or from an agile work hub but will also need to perform site visits.

This post will suit a Senior Technical Officer or newly qualified E.H.O. looking to extend their housing knowledge and experience.

Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 NOLAN principles of conduct in public life. These include selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

We welcome applications from the BAME community.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Pamela Coppock, Principal Environmental Health Officer on 07545083669.

Closing date: 9 November 2021.

For an application form and further details please visit www.sthelens.gov.uk/jobs or contact Cavelle Curran on telephone number: 01744 671852 or postal address: Human Resources, Town Hall, Victoria Square, St Helens, WA10 1HP or email address: recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk