Principal Enforcement Officer ASB

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is advertising a Permanent Principal Enforcement Officer role based in Nottingham South. You will lead complex investigations into ASB, environmental crime, and community safety issues, and supervise a small team across the South area.

The post requires strong leadership, knowledge of relevant legislation and the ability to work with partners at multi-agency meetings to deliver enforcement outcomes. Hybrid working arrangements apply.

Qualifications

• Hold or working towards a BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Neighbourhood Nuisance & Anti Social Behaviour Case Supervision or similar.
• Experience supervising enforcement and understanding legislation.
• Experience with criminal and civil enforcement actions.
• Ability to supervise a team and ensure performance and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise investigations into ASB, environmental crime and neighbourhood disputes.
• Represent the Council at multi-agency meetings and lead area projects.
• Ensure other officers investigate correctly and protect vulnerable victims.
• Oversee South ASB Team and manage four ASB Enforcement Officers.

Skills

Enforcement leadership

Team supervision

Legislation knowledge

ASB experience

Communication skills

Education

BTEC Level 5 Diploma

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £47,665 (Level one) rising to £50,908 (Level four) per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Location:Nottingham South

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

The Principal Enforcement Officer is responsible for leading and supervising the investigation of the most serious complex issues such as:

• Persistent Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
• Environmental crime
• Serious neighbour disputes
• Community safety issues
• Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs)
• Community Trigger cases
• High-risk victims and witnesses

The role combines operational leadership, case supervision, enforcement expertise, partnership working and problem solving. Including being the area lead for Community Triggers/ASB case reviews, representing the Council at multi-agency meetings and managing projects such as implementing Public Spaces Protection Orders and area based problem solving.

Rather than simply carrying their own caseload, they are expected to ensure that other officers investigate cases properly, use legislation correctly, protect vulnerable victims, and deliver successful enforcement outcomes.

This post leads and manages the South Anti-social Behaviour Team covering Clifton, Meadows, Sneinton and St Ann's, managing four ASB Enforcement Officers

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Hold or working towards a BTEC Level 5 Professional Diploma in Neighbourhood Nuisance & Anti Social Behaviour Case Supervision or similar.
• Ability to use knowledge and clinically case supervise in relation to anti social behaviour, environmental crime and housing legislation. Including experience, interpretation and application of legislation.
• Experience of carrying out enforcement activities relating to both criminal and civil proceedings.
• Effectively supervise a team ensuring performance, behaviours and procedures are followed.

-A NPPV (Non-Police Personal Vetting) is required for this post

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Maria Summers, Principal Enforcement Officer (North), by telephone on 07970471826 or by email at [e-mail].

Closing Date: 25th October 2026

Interviews will be held:TBC

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