Senior Officer (Private Sector Housing)

Mid Devon; Tiverton; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Devon Council in Tiverton is seeking an experienced Senior Officer (Private Sector Housing & Environmental Protection) to lead investigations and oversee regulatory enforcement. You will advise colleagues, elected members and partners, and manage inspections, casework and prosecutions as needed.

You will also oversee a small team of Regulatory Officers, shaping service planning, policy development and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex investigations in Private Sector Housing or Environmental Protection.
• Proven ability to deliver regulatory and enforcement actions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficient IT skills and numeracy for casework and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex investigations and enforcement actions across Private Sector Housing & Environmental Protection.
• Undertake inspections, investigations and statutory enforcement actions; prepare case files and support prosecutions.
• Represent the Council at hearings and court proceedings; provide expert technical advice to colleagues and partners.
• Line management responsibility for Regulatory Officers and contribute to service planning and policy development.

Skills

Investigations

Regulatory enforcement

Leadership

Communication

IT skills

Teamwork

Tools

IDOX Uniform

Job description

PERMANENT: 37 Hours per week
SALARY:£44,253 to £47,665 per annum
LOCATION:Tiverton

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced professional to join our Public Health and Housing Options Team as a Senior Officer (Private Sector Housing & Environmental Protection).

As a Senior Officer, you will lead complex investigations and deliver a wide range of regulatory and enforcement activities across Private Sector Housing and Environmental Protection. You will provide expert technical advice to colleagues, elected members and partners, ensuring services are delivered effectively and in line with legislation.

Working closely with internal teams, legal services and external agencies, you will undertake inspections, investigations and proportionate enforcement action. You will prepare legal case files, support prosecutions, represent the Council at hearings and court proceedings, and play a key role in protecting communities and improving local environments.

The role includes line management responsibility for Regulatory Officers within the Community Team, providing leadership, technical support and professional development to colleagues. You will contribute to service planning, performance management and the development of policies and procedures to support continuous service improvement.

We are seeking an experienced Environmental Health Officer with substantial knowledge of housing legislation, HMO licensing, environmental protection and enforcement. You will have experience of complex investigations, serving statutory notices, gathering evidence for legal proceedings and applying a risk-based approach to regulation and enforcement.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious professional looking to take the next step into a senior role, where you will influence service delivery, support team development and make a real difference to communities across the district.

You will be a confident and adaptable team player with excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, capable of working independently and managing a varied workload. Strong IT skills are essential, and experience of IDOX Uniform is desirable, although training will be provided.

The ability totravel throughout the Mid Devon area is essential.

The Job Description refers to the level of competencies required for this post. Foran explanation of what this means,please see Core Competencies .

A satisfactory basic disclosure check and three years complete employment history will be requested in the event of you being offered the position.

Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor skilled worker visas at this time. For more information on pre-employment checks, please review the documents found here.

Please remember to quote the following post and vacancy numbers:

CLOSING DATE:

CLOSING DATE: 05 November 2026 at 5:00pm

POST NUMBER:

POST NUMBER: ES37

VACANCY NUMBER:

VACANCY NUMBER: 2026131

PROPOSED INTERVIEWS:

PROPOSED INTERVIEWS: w/c 16 November 2026

MDDC reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We're committed to Equality of Opportunity andwelcome applications from all sections of the community.

Thank you for showing an interest in this vacancy and we wish you every success with your on-going job search.