Environmental Health Officer – Private Sector Housing
| Posting date: | 11 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | Trafford, M32 0TH |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75758942 |
Summary
Job Title - Environmental Health Officer Private Sector Housing
Location - Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester M32 0TH with hybrid working (e.g. at home, on site etc.)
Salary range - Band 8 (£40,777 to £42,839)
Trafford council is a Living Wage Employer.
Working Pattern Full Time
Working hours 36.25 hours per week
We will offer flexibility where we can if you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider.
Many of our colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or they flex the hours they work. We call this SMART working, and it gives you the option to flex your days and hours so you can fit your work around your life and life around your work.
Contract type Permanent
Application deadline 28 November 2025
Interview date Week commencing 8 December 2025
Interview type In person
About the Role
Trafford’s Private Sector Housing Team have an exciting vacancy for an Environmental Health Officer to join the team. The Environmental Health Officers in the team work to support the Team Leader (Private Sector Housing) in enforcing a wide range of legislative requirements in the area of private sector housing. This includes the investigation of complaints of poor housing conditions and undertaking inspections of private sector housing to assess potential hazards and carrying out any follow up or enforcement to bring the property to current standards. In addition, the team license Houses in Multiple Occupation and undertake work to bring empty properties in the borough back into use.
This role offers the flexibility of hot desking / home working together with field based work.
About you
You will have:
A degree or diploma in Environmental Health.
Hold the Housing Health and Safety Rating System qualification
Recent experience and specialist knowledge relating to private sector housing enforcement.
The ability to prioritise work and manage a busy workload and deliver to tight deadlines.
A passion and pride in your work.
Excellent written and communication skills.
Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviors: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others’ contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.
About us
Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.
Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.
Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.
Additional Information
Please note the advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications so, please do not delay in submitting your application.
You will have flexibility in terms of hybrid working at home and in the office.
Flexibility will be required to work outside core hours.
You will be required to drive in this role and have a serviceable car available for use.
Contact Details
For an informal chat or to find out more about this role, please contact Nicola Lees, Team Leader Private Sector Housing Nicola.lees@trafford.gov.uk or call 07890 067855.
About the benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.
To learn more about Trafford as a place to work visit and to view more about our awards and benefits please visit: Trafford - Benefits | www.inploi.com (greater.jobs)
If you are applying under the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme then you need to show that you meet the essential requirements of the job as set out in the ‘About You’ section of the role profile. You may be given the opportunity to demonstrate your skills, talent and abilities at an interview or other form of assessment.
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment - greater.jobs | www.inploi.com
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