At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead housing enforcement efforts to ensure safe and high-quality living conditions.
- Company: Join Southwark, a borough committed to tackling housing inequality and homelessness.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and the chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Be a key player in improving housing standards and protecting residents' rights.
- Qualifications: Experience in housing enforcement and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Why Southwark?
Southwark’s Private Rented Sector is home to over 37,000 households.
We are proud to be at the forefront of tackling housing inequality and homelessness.
Through our Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025–2030, we are delivering bold action to prevent homelessness, improve housing conditions, and protect residents across the private rented sector.
Our work includes strengthening enforcement against rogue landlords, improving partnership working, and ensuring residents have access to safe, secure and high standard housing.
If you want to make a real difference in one of London’s most dynamic boroughs, this is your opportunity.
What You'll Be Doing As a Principal Enforcement Officer, you will play a critical leadership role in delivering Southwark’s regulatory and housing enforcement services.
You will: Provide expert leadership and specialist knowledge in private sector housing enforcement and collaboration with internal and external enforcement partners.
Take robust enforcement action against non-compliance, including investigations, legal proceedings and court representation.
Contribute to performance monitoring, ensuring high standards of service delivery against the requirements of the Renter’s Rights Act 2025.
What We're Looking For We are seeking a motivated and experienced enforcement professional who thrive...
