Senior Environmental Health/ Housing Practitioner
2 days ago
Southampton
Senior Environmental Health Practitioner / Senior Housing Practitioner Location: Hybrid Duration: Until Aug 2026 Rate: £43 p/h (Inside IR35, via umbrella) Venn Group are supporting the recruitment of an interim Senior Environmental Health Practitioner/Senior Housing Practitioner to provide visible operational management and leadership across housing enforcement, licensing, and public health functions. This key role will lead and mentor a team of officers, ensuring the effective delivery of housing interventions that protect residents, improve housing standards, and strengthen communities. Key Responsibilities: • Manage and support a team of Housing Enforcement and Licensing Officers, and trainee/apprentice practitioners, • Deliver and oversee inspections, enforcement, and licensing across private and multiple housing tenures, • Undertake complex casework including investigations, risk assessments, and enforcement action under housing and public health legislation, • Oversee licensing of HMOs, caravan sites, and unauthorised encampments in line with legal requirements, • Ensure a risk-based, intelligence-led approach to service delivery in accordance with strategic priorities, • Mentor and develop staff, fostering a positive and high-performing team culture, • Conduct interviews under caution (PACE), prepare evidence, and support legal proceedings including Civil Penalty Notices and prosecutions, • Collaborate with other senior officers and managers to deliver cross-service initiatives and projects, • Produce reports, performance updates, and policy recommendations to support service improvement, • Promote innovative approaches and continuous improvement across housing enforcement and regulation Key Requirements: • Accredited qualification in Environmental Health (BSc, Diploma, or MSc) and CIEH registration, or Advanced Professional Certificate in the Private Rented Sector with CIEH registration, • Proven experience managing teams within housing enforcement, regulation, or environmental health, • Strong knowledge of housing, public health, and licensing legislation, including HHSRS, • Experience conducting interviews under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, • Excellent written and verbal communication, with ability to produce clear reports and legal documentation, • Proven track record in achieving outcomes across housing and community-based enforcement cases, • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, • Ability to work flexibly, including outside core hours when required, • Basic DBS required If you have the relevant experience, please apply today!