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Private Sector Housing Manager(P01342)

Salary up to £58,445 inclusive of outer fringe allowance

37 hours per week (hybrid working)

Permanent contract

We’re looking for a proactive, experienced and enthusiastic manager to lead our Private Sector Housing Team.This is an exciting opportunity to shape and improve housing standards across the borough, ensuring that private sector homes are safe, well managed and meet the required legal standards.

The team delivers a wide range of important services, including private sector housing enforcement, Houses in Multiple Occupation licensing, Disabled Facilities Grants, housing assistance, landlord engagement and strategic work to improve residents’ home environments.

You will lead a team of Private Sector Housing professionals to ensure that interventions are identified, and timely decisions are made. You will be a strong leader who be able tosupport the team with complex and complicated cases.

You will have experience in working within the Private Sector Housing services or relevant enforcement work.You will have thorough knowledge of all technical, procedural, and legal aspects of the requirements of Private Sector Housing professional practice.

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential in this post.

This post is hybrid working with the expectation of attending the office at least two days week, dependent on service requirements.

You will have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

The role includes occasional working out of normal office hours.

This post is political restricted.

OurCOREvalues —Collaborative, Open, Responsible, Excellent — guide everything we do.

We offer the Local Government Pension Scheme, which is a defined benefits scheme. Curious about how much a pension with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council could be worth? Take a look at this public sector pension calculator to find out.

You will work in an attractive working environment in the heart of Welwyn Garden City.We offer flexible working, free parking, access to electric pool cars, and a minimum of 25 days annual leave each year.You can see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site hereMy Rewards – Career

Please note we do not provide sponsorship for employment in the UK.

We recommend downloading the role profile as this will not be available online once the vacancy closes.

Closing date for applications is 9 August 2026.
Remote assessment will be held on 12 August 2026.
Face to face interviews will be held on 17 August 2026.