Principal Environmental Health Officer

Grade: Level 4 Zone 2

Location: 5 Pancras Square N1C 4AG

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time (36 hours)

Closing Date: Monday 2 nd November 2026 at 23:59

\*plus 7% of salary annual retention payment and £2000 ‘golden hello’ and zone

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

How You’ll Be Involved

In the Private Sector Housing Service, part of the Homes and Communities Directorate, your main goal is to elevate standards in Camden's private rented sector. You will support our Houses in Multiple Occupation licensing schemes, leading on enforcement and compliance inspections. This role empowers you to leverage a full suite of enforcement tools—from Civil Penalty Notices to Banning Orders—to address substandard housing.

Additionally, you'll promote grants and landlord accreditation as effective alternatives, all aimed at enhancing the private housing landscape in Camden, with a strong focus on rental properties.

You will have the opportunity to support and mentor a team of professional officers in their development and performance to deliver service objectives.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require a Basic DBS.

All About You

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Asking for Adjustments

At Camden, we are committed to making our recruitment process barrier-free and accessible for everyone. If you need us to do something differently during the application, interview or assessment process, just let us know and we will support you. This could include providing information in an alternative format, extra time in assessments, or adjustments for disabled, neurodiverse or long-term health conditions.

Please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at [email protected] or by post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG. We’ll work with you to make sure the process works for you.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias