Environmental Health Officer / Senior Environmental Health Officer / Principal EHO

Environmental Health Officer (EHO) /Senior EHO / Principal EHO

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated and dedicated Environmental Health Officer, dealing specifically with HMO’s and private sector housing. You will be joining our friendly team where your skills and judgement will count, and there will be variety and opportunities to stretch your capabilities.

We are looking to recruit a specialist who is experienced and technically competent in all aspects of private sector housing work including HHSRS inspections, HMO licensing and enforcement within target deadlines. Some knowledge and experience of the planning regime and covenant control would be preferable. This diverse and challenging role provides a great opportunity to make a real difference to people’s health and well-being.

You will be hitting the ground running and encouraged to develop existing practices and take forward new ways of working. Displaying excellent verbal and written communication skills, flexibility in working patterns and practices, the successful candidate will play a central role in the delivery of housing enforcement and licensing objectives.

This will be a good opportunity to further your knowledge and experience, and the Council will offer appropriate support to the successful candidate in their professional development. We will consider applications for job share or from environmental health graduates who may be starting a career in private sector housing.

This position may also be offered as a development plan opportunity, which will be bespoke to the individual applicant, including the commencing grade/salary.

We offer a host of benefits such as a supportive team, flexible working arrangements, generous annual leave entitlement, local government pension scheme, payment of professional fees and training/development opportunities.

Harlow, located in the West of Essex, is an ideal location to both live and work and is only thirty minutes from London and Stansted Airport with good transport links. The district and surrounding area are undergoing significant new development and regeneration as part of its transformation into a Garden Town.

Interested? please ring Steven Adams 01279 446113 or Norah Nolan 01279 446132