Private Sector Technical Compliance Officer

Private Sector Housing Technical Compliance Officer – Empty Homes

Location:

Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool.

This hands‑on role focuses on tackling empty homes and helping bring them back into use across Liverpool. You will manage your own caseload, carrying out inspections, checking compliance, and progressing cases through to the next stage. Using a mix of proactive targeting and reactive work, you will gather evidence, prepare notices and support enforcement action, playing a key role in moving cases forward and helping to turn empty properties into homes.

• Enjoy getting out on site and tackling cases.
• Possess or have a strong interest in housing, compliance or a related technical role.
• Be organised, practical, able to manage your own workload, with good communication skills and a willingness to learn.
• Be motivated by seeing real progress and want to be part of a service that makes a visible difference to neighbourhoods.

• Experience in housing, compliance or a related technical role preferred.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Practical and proactive attitude to enforcement work.

• At least 29 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 33 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time); option to purchase further days.
• Agile working (role dependent), with a “Flexibility First” approach.
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme.
• Progression opportunities and training through a wide range of high‑quality learning.
• Health and Wellbeing offer including Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes.
• Drive Time – salary sacrifice car lease scheme.
• Family‑friendly policies with enhanced leave.
• Discounted Gym Memberships.
• Employee Volunteering Scheme.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under‑represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.