Housing - Regulatory Compliance Officer

Medirest Signature; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunderland City Council is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Officer for a 12-month role focused on improving standards in privately rented accommodation. The role involves working alongside the Senior Environmental Health Officer to assess risks and ensure compliance with housing regulations, including the opportunity for training and development.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexi time

Home and agile working

Annual leave based on service length

Use of Council electric Pool Cars

Qualifications

• Experience in private sector housing regulation under the Housing Act 2004.
• Experience in building construction or surveying is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist in dealing with high and medium-rise buildings.
• Communicate with responsible persons and collect information.
• Form part of an inspection and assessment team.

Skills

Good computer literacy

Communication skills

Job description

Sunderland City Council are looking to recruit a Regulatory Compliance Officer on a fixed term 12 month contract. The role is as a result of receiving funding from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, to support the Council in its approach to dealing with medium and high-rise flats that have building safety defects.

The successful applicant will ideally have experience in private sector housing regulation under the Housing Act 2004 (HHSRS) and fire safety, however applications will be considered from persons who have a can-do approach to work with good computer literacy and communication skills, experience in building construction or surveying or general regulation would advantageous.

The role will involve assisting an established Senior Environmental Health Officer and Team manager in dealing with high and medium rise buildings. This will involve communicating with responsible persons linked to the buildings, collecting information from responsible persons and forming part of an inspection and assessment team. Where remediation of such buildings does not take place in a timely manner, use of formal enforcement tools would be used so experience of service of legal notice would be of benefit.

Training is available together with the opportunity to shadow and learn from existing inspecting staff.

The post is fixed term for 12 months currently with a focus on medium and high-rise properties. It is an exciting time to join Sunderland City Council and improve the standards in privately rented accommodation throughout the City as it prepares for the delivery of the Renters Right Bill which is hoped to transform the experience of privately renting.

The successful applicant will need to be able to work by themselves and also as part of a team being able to assess risk and form sound and reasonable actions to protect the residents of the accommodation.

Why work for Sunderland City Council:

• Automatic enrolment with a pay and reward pension scheme with Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi time to allow for work-life balance
• Home and agile working
• Full time employees with less than 5 years continuous local government service receive 26 days and those with more than 5 years continuous local government service receive 31 days (not including public bank holidays).
• Use of Council electric Pool Cars for work duties (where applicable).

For an informal discussion please contact Philip Scott on 07879 662 787

This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications must be completed on-line at northeastjobs.org.uk/sunderlandcitycouncil

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