Senior Environmental Health Officer

We are seeking an experienced Environmental Health Officer for a key leadership role. You will need excellent communication skills and enjoyvaried customer, regulatory and business support work. A driving licence and access to a car are essential for inspections across North Devon.
About the team
Join our Private Sector Housing Team and help improve housing conditions. The team covers:
- Empty homes
- Energy efficiency
- Licensing of caravan sites, residential park homes and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)
- Disabled Facilities Grants
The roleThis rewarding role supports the Private Sector Housing Team and wider Environmental Health services, helping improve housing conditions and enforce the Renters' Rights Act. Responsibilities include:
·Inspection and investigation: Inspect private housing, including HMOs, and investigate housing, nuisance and environmental complaints
·Specialist leadership: Lead in specialist areas
·Advice: Advise owners, landlords and tenants on housing and public health
·Licensing: Manage licensing for park homes, caravans and tented campsites
·Enforcement: Serve notices, prepare legal briefs and represent the Council in legal proceedings
·Supervision: Guide, mentor and supervise junior and trainee officers
·Partnership working: Work with regulators, emergency services and public health agencies
What we are looking for, ·Development: Attend relevant meetings and training and maintain current professional knowledge
·Records: Keep accurate, timely records
Why join us?North Devon offers an excellent quality of life, with a stunning coastline, vibrant communities and a thriving food and tourism economy. You will join a friendly team committed to better housing and legal compliance.

·Digital skills: Confidence using databases, spreadsheets and multiple systems
·Judgement: Strong problem-solving and decision-making
·Resilience: Calm, effective management of competing priorities and deadlines
·Organisation: Strong organisation and attention to detail
·Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills
·Teamwork: Ability to work independently and collaboratively
·Supervision: Proven staff supervision experience
·Relevant experience: Regulatory, compliance, customer service, administration or Environmental Health experience is desirable
·Legislative knowledge: Knowledge of housing law and procedures, including the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, Housing Act 2004 and Renters' Rights Act 2025
·Management and reporting: Brief senior managers, prepare reports and undertake projects