Public Protection Officer; Enforcement - Career Pathway

Public Protection Officer - Environmental Health (Housing Enforcement) – Career Pathway

• Location: Based in County Hall, Ruthin / Remote home working (travel throughout the county of Denbighshire is vital within this role)
• Salary: Career Pathway Grades 6 – 9 (£32,597 - £42,839 per annum)
• Hours : 37 per week
• Contract: Permanent
• Closing date: 6th July 2026

Are you passionate about improving housing standards and making a tangible difference in your community? Denbighshire County Council is seeking motivated and committed individuals to join our dynamic Housing & Pollution Team within Public Protection.

You will play a key part in maintaining and enhancing housing conditions across the county. Working collaboratively with key partners such as Rent Smart Wales, Fire and Police Authorities, you will help ensure safe, healthy living environments for residents.

Your work will be varied and rewarding, and will include:

• Conducting detailed property inspections using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
• Identifying hazards and taking appropriate enforcement action
• Preparing and serving statutory notices and schedules of work
• Contributing to the delivery of both Mandatory and Additional HMO licensing schemes
• Working within other disciplines of environmental health i.e. housing enforcement, public health, food safety and health and safety, using enforcement action as necessary.

• Fully qualified Environmental Health Officers with relevant experience
• Candidates with transferable skills seeking a career change
• Graduates and students looking to begin a career in Environmental Health

For experienced candidates, prior knowledge of HMO licensing and enforcement processes will be advantageous.

For those starting out, we offer a fully supported pathway to qualification, including sponsorship of both academic and practical training, enabling you to become a CIEH-registered Environmental Health Officer. Applicants will be required to enrol on and commit to either the MSc or BSc Environmental Health course commencing this autumn.

• Flexible and Agile Working - Take control of your work / life balance
• Generous annual leave entitlement - starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days
• Local Government Pension Scheme - a secure pension for life
• Your Wellbeing - Supportive, caring work environment, mental health champions, and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Your development - The chance to progress in your career, including training and promotion opportunities
• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct - high street shopping, holidays, days out etc
• Car salary sacrifice scheme and car leasing scheme
• Family friendly policies

To view the full list of benefits we offer, please visit:

Employee benefits will vary depending on specific job role terms and conditions.

To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website, where you can also view the full job description and personal specification:

Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.

Candidates must complete an application form on our website to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been short listed for interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Denbighshire County Council is committed to Equal Opportunities and its Welsh Language Standards. We welcome applications in the Welsh Language and application forms received in the Welsh Language will not be treated less favourably than an application form submitted in English.