Principal Trading Standards Officer

Principal Trading Standards Officer

Location: Perceval House, London Borough of Ealing

Salary: £55,323.00 to £57,402.00 per annum

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

Are you passionate about protecting consumers, promoting fair trading, and tackling rogue traders? Join Ealing Council’s Trading Standards Team as a Principal Officer and take the lead in delivering high impact enforcement and compliance work.

As a senior member of the team, you will drive activity across one or more specialist areas, including Weights and Measures, playing a key role in upholding trading standards legislation and supporting a fair and vibrant local economy. Your work will directly contribute to safeguarding residents and ensuring businesses operate responsibly.

What You’ll Be Doing

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You will:

• Lead complex investigations and take enforcement action where necessary
• Inspect business premises to ensure legal compliance
• Provide expert advice and guidance to local businesses
• Manage and deliver targeted projects and initiatives
• Work independently while managing a diverse and demanding caseload

About You

We’re looking for a motivated and experienced professional who can make an immediate impact. You will have:

• Full qualification as a Trading Standards Officer with Weights and Measures
• Significant experience in criminal investigations and prosecution work within an intelligence-led framework
• Strong technical and legal knowledge, with the ability to manage complex cases effectively
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, including report writing and preparation of legal documents
• The ability to support and develop colleagues through supervision and mentoring

Why Join Us?

Ealing is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs, offering a unique and rewarding environment for regulatory professionals. You will be part of a supportive, ambitious team that values innovation and continuous development.

How to Apply

We are not accepting CVs, you must complete a supporting statement providing examples of how you meet each of the criteria in the job description section of the role profile. Any applications received with a CV will not be progressed or reviewed.

Equality and Inclusion:

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

It is an exciting time to join us, here at Ealing Council. If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you.

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Ealing council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

Closing date for applications: Friday 21 June 2026

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