PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING PROJECT ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
About the job
Salary: £41,511 - £44,711 a year pro rata plus £963 essential car user allowance
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed term (12 months from start date)
Are you passionate about safe, high-quality housing? We’re looking for a proactive and committed Private Sector HousingProject Enforcement Officer to help raise living standards in the private housing sector and ensure compliance with building safety regulations.
In this important role, you’ll lead on targeted service improvement projects, carry out property inspections, and take proactive enforcement action where needed. Your work will directly support safer, healthier homes and improved outcomes for residents across the borough.
If you're ready to make a real impact through hands-on housing enforcement and project work, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Private Sector HousingProject Enforcement Officer to join our team and play a vital role in improving housing standards within the private sector. If you have a passion for public service, housing quality, and building safety, this is an excellent opportunity to make a tangible difference in our community.
You’ll consult, negotiate, and advise a wide range of professionals and members of the public, using your knowledge to inspect properties, gather evidence, and produce clear, professional reports with informed recommendations. Strong analytical skills are key—you’ll be expected to assess complex building and housing situations, review tenders, and prepare witness statements where necessary.
Working independently and as part of a team, you’ll manage your own workload and contribute to service improvement projects. Strong time management, excellent written communication, and the ability to use IT systems confidently are essential.
You should have in-depth knowledge of building construction, housing standards, and enforcement procedures within local authority settings. A qualification in Environmental Health (EHO, EHP, or CEHP) or equivalent professional experience is required. You’ll also need to be physically able to conduct thorough property inspections, including accessing roof and loft spaces using ladders, and must be able to travel throughout the borough daily.
This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English.
An understanding of how discrimination can affect service delivery and a commitment to inclusive practice is essential to this role. If you're ready to use your expertise to protect and support residents, we’d love to hear from you.
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
How to apply
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!
Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: How to apply
Available documents
Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.Salary range
- £41,511 - £44,711 per year