Public Protection Officer (Environmental Health)
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,938 to £41,511 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Grade 9 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2025 |
| Location: | Ruthin, Denbighshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Denbighshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | PCPR00008WD1MTE |
Summary
Public Protection Officer (Environmental Health)
Job reference: PCPR00008WD1MTE
Location: Ruthin / Hybrid working
Salary: Grade 9 (£37,938 - £41,511 per annum)
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent
This is a unique and rare opportunity to join a dynamic, progressive and high performing team.
Working within our busy Housing & Pollution team, in this role you'll be responsible for maintaining & improving housing standards across the County by working with key stakeholders such as Rent Smart Wales, Fire & Police Authorities. You will be expected to have previous experience of undertaking detailed property inspections using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System to assess potential hazards and be familiar with taking enforcement action including the service of notices and preparing schedules of work to bring the property up to the required standards. We have both mandatory and additional HMO licensing schemes in Denbighshire and so previous experience in this field of work would be advantageous. You will also have the opportunity to work with other officers in the team including Pollution when required.
We want the right people to join our busy Public Protection team and make a real difference to the lives of our residents and visitors. You will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and diligent.
The Council is committed to support your continued professional development and also your CIH / CIEH Professional Fees will be reimbursed.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post, please call Andrew Lord on 01824 706087.
What makes Denbighshire County Council a great place to work?
We believe the hard work and commitment of our staff should be properly rewarded, so we offer a range of benefits to help our employees achieve a work/life balance, develop in their career, and we support them in their work.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Focus on Employee Wellbeing and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct (high street shopping, holidays, days out etc)
• Car salary sacrifice scheme and car leasing scheme
• Family friendly policies
How to Apply?
To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website, where you can also view the full job description and personal specification:
www.denbighshire.gov.uk/work-for-us
Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.
Candidates must complete an application form on our website to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been short listed for interview.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Job reference: PCPR00008WD1MTE
Location: Ruthin / Hybrid working
Salary: Grade 9 (£37,938 - £41,511 per annum)
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent
This is a unique and rare opportunity to join a dynamic, progressive and high performing team.
Working within our busy Housing & Pollution team, in this role you'll be responsible for maintaining & improving housing standards across the County by working with key stakeholders such as Rent Smart Wales, Fire & Police Authorities. You will be expected to have previous experience of undertaking detailed property inspections using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System to assess potential hazards and be familiar with taking enforcement action including the service of notices and preparing schedules of work to bring the property up to the required standards. We have both mandatory and additional HMO licensing schemes in Denbighshire and so previous experience in this field of work would be advantageous. You will also have the opportunity to work with other officers in the team including Pollution when required.
We want the right people to join our busy Public Protection team and make a real difference to the lives of our residents and visitors. You will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and diligent.
The Council is committed to support your continued professional development and also your CIH / CIEH Professional Fees will be reimbursed.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post, please call Andrew Lord on 01824 706087.
What makes Denbighshire County Council a great place to work?
We believe the hard work and commitment of our staff should be properly rewarded, so we offer a range of benefits to help our employees achieve a work/life balance, develop in their career, and we support them in their work.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Focus on Employee Wellbeing and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct (high street shopping, holidays, days out etc)
• Car salary sacrifice scheme and car leasing scheme
• Family friendly policies
How to Apply?
To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website, where you can also view the full job description and personal specification:
www.denbighshire.gov.uk/work-for-us
Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.
Candidates must complete an application form on our website to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been short listed for interview.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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