Housing Standards Lead Officer


Company:	Chelmsford City Council
Salary:	£53,346 to £58,479 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chelmsford, CM1 1JE
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Sept 2026
Closing date:	12 Oct 2026

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Summary

An exciting career opportunity for has arisen with Chelmsford City Council as we look to appoint a Lead officer to our Housing Standards team. There has never been a greater interest in housing conditions and this is a fantastic opportunity to work in this expanding and demanding field. We are looking for a suitably qualified, skilled and experienced Environmental Health Officer to help us to improve housing standards, increase our positive influence on the rented sector and promote and deliver energy efficiency improvements and disabled adaptations across all tenures and property types.

The Housing Standards Lead Officer will require a sound knowledge of housing and related legislation and guidance together with a proven record of its implementation. The post holder will deal with more complex housing issues, give technical support to other team members and advise service managers, Members and partners on key housing issues. They will allocate and oversee the workload of officers within the team, assist in the supervision of budgets, performance monitoring and development of policies and procedures. The successful candidate will have had a broad range of experience of housing enforcement, not least HMOs and the implementation of HHSRS and have an understanding of disabled facilities grants and loans.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational, written and verbal communication skills who can manage a varied and demanding workload. Applications from experienced Environmental Health Officers looking to progress into a management position are welcomed. A full driving licence is required for this post and the successful applicant will be required to work 37 hours per week.

Please note should sufficient applications be received prior to the closing date, we may close the role for applications early.

Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment checks which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.

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