What is the job role?
As an Environmental Health Officer, you will be on the frontline of housing regulation. This is an investigative and legal-heavy role where no two days are the same. Your core responsibilities will include:
Inspecting: Conducting detailed HHSRS (Housing Health and Safety Rating System) inspections to identify hazards and ensure HMOs meet statutory standards.
Regulating: Managing the HMO licensing process, ensuring landlords adhere to their legal obligations and management regulations.
Enforcing: Taking a lead on enforcement actions, which may include serving statutory notices, issuing Civil Penalties, gathering evidence for PACE interviews, and preparing cases for prosecution.
Advising: Providing expert guidance to landlords, agents, and tenants to promote high standards within Coventry’s private rented sector.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for motivated individuals at the entry point of their professional career who are ready to make a tangible impact. We welcome applications from:
Those nearing qualification: If you are currently on track to complete a CIEH-accredited BSc or MSc in Environmental Health.
Recently qualified professionals: Individuals who have recently obtained their accredited degree and are looking for a structured environment to complete their professional portfolio/logbook.
Established Environmental Health Professionals: Experienced and fully qualified officers with a proven track record in Environmental Health who can bring their knowledge, judgement and expertise to a high-performing service.
Analytical Communicators: You should have a solid understanding of housing legislation (or the ability to learn it quickly) and the confidence to handle complex conversations with both landlords and tenants.
Mobile Professionals: Ideally, you will hold a full UK driving licence. However, we also welcome applications from those currently working towards their licence.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Closing Date: Midnight on 30 August
Interview date: Friday 4 September
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
Environmental Health Officer • One Friar Gate, Station Square, Coventry , GB
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