Osborne Richardson

Our client, a local authority in East London, is looking for a Noise Officer to join its Environmental Health team. You will investigate noise complaints from residents and businesses, including those about loud music, construction, licensed premises and anti-social behaviour, and take appropriate action under relevant legislation such as the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Your duties will include carrying out site visits and out-of-hours monitoring, gathering evidence, serving abatement notices, and working with the police, licensing, and housing teams to resolve issues. You’ll need strong communication skills, sound judgement, and the ability to manage a varied caseload in a busy inner-city borough. A relevant qualification or experience in environmental health or noise control is desirable.

This is a hybrid role, alternating weekly between 3 days in the office and 2 days remote, and 2 days in the office and 3 days remote. The current rate is £274 per day, and we are working with the client to negotiate a higher rate.

Noise Officer

We are delighted to be supporting a client in Essex to recruit a temporary Environmental Health Food Officer on a part-time basis until March 2027.

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out a full range of high-quality food hygiene inspections, with most of the work involving Category D and newly registered or unrated food businesses. To be considered, you will need previous experience of undertaking food hygiene inspections within an Environmental Health setting, along with the ability to carry out inspections to a high professional standard in line with relevant food safety legislation and procedures. Appropriate CIEH registration is required, as is up-to-date Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including evidence of at least 10 hours of core food training.

This is a one day per week role paying £45 per hour, although this may be negotiable. If you are interested, please get in touch as soon as possible.

EH Food Officer

We have a client in the West Midlands looking for 350 Cat D and E rated inspections to be carried out by the end of March 2027.

Delivering the work is very straight forward, you will simply be asked to complete a full premises inspection and associated paperwork. You will return paperwork to the client and they will write to the business to advise of risk ratings.

The work programme is very flexible and allows for weekend and evening work. We will simply ask you to specify your availability for the rest of the year and an estimate of how many inspections you can complete, we will then allocate accordingly.

The work will be paid on a unit basis for each inspection completed with rates as below:

£60-£65 Cat C
£55-£60 Cat D
£45-£50 Cat E

We need those with experience inspecting on behalf of a Local Authority. You will need to provide evidence of your competency. You will need to be qualified to carry out Food hygiene inspections.

You can work via a limited company or umbrella.

Ref: OR/083738


Food Safety Inspector

Our client, a Local Authority in Sussex, is looking for an experienced manager to lead their local authority property licensing scheme, ideally with selective licensing experience, on an initial 3-month contract with a strong likelihood of extension. The role covers managing and directing a team undertaking a range of environmental health duties to maintain and improve property conditions in private sector housing, including staff recruitment, development, appraisal and mentoring. You'll act as an expert resource on environmental health matters, undertake proactive surveys and inspections, sign and take responsibility for the correct service of statutory notices, and prepare cases for prosecution, including acting as an expert witness at tribunals, higher courts and public inquiries. You'll also lead on specific projects, represent the department with internal and external stakeholders, and deputise for the Private Sector Housing Manager when required.

Candidates should hold a Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health or Environmental Services, along with competency training in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and sound knowledge of the Housing Act and related legislation. You'll need significant experience undertaking inspections and formal enforcement action in a residential environmental health context, along with experience of legal processes and evidential requirements across civil and criminal courts. Strong line management skills, the ability to communicate complex information to a range of stakeholders, and confidence handling challenging situations are essential, along with good ICT skills.

This role pays £60–£65 per hour (Umbrella) on an initial 3-month contract, likely to be extended, based in Sussex with 2 days on site per week. If interested, please get in touch to discuss further or submit your CV.

Team Leader - Housing

Our local authority client based near East Midlands is seeking an experienced Housing Enforcement Officer with recent expertise in enforcement under the Housing Act 2004. The role involves drafting and issuing enforcement notices, issuing financial penalties, and representing the authority in Magistrates’ Court and First-tier Tribunal proceedings. You will deliver a high-quality advice, information and enforcement service in relation to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), ensuring properties are safe, well managed, and compliant with licensing requirements.

Applicants must have recent experience conducting housing inspections and hold, as a minimum, the HHSRS Certificate. Strong knowledge of HMO legislation and enforcement procedures is essential.

This is a full-time position requiring 2–3 days per week in the office. The initial contract is for three months, with pay rates available up to £45 per hour.

Housing Enforcement Officer

We are recruiting on behalf of a local authority client based in Bedfordshire for an experienced Private Sector Housing Team Leader to join their Housing Solutions service. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled housing professional to take the lead on regulating and improving conditions across the private sector housing stock in Central Bedfordshire, using statutory powers to drive real change for residents. You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Council's Housing Assistance policy and associated programmes, helping to achieve renewal objectives, promote environmental sustainability, and maximise both public and private investment in local housing.

In this role, you will work closely with the Head of Housing Solutions, contributing your expert knowledge to lead, manage and develop a team of Environmental Health Officers and Technical Officers across a broad range of Private Sector Housing functions. You'll take ownership of complex casework, providing advice and guidance to practitioners on challenging cases and HMOs, while also undertaking the first review of prosecution files, tribunal cases and financial penalty notices. The role also involves managing a small caseload of your own complex cases, including attending inspections and supporting officers with notices, schedules of work and evidence files, alongside regular face-to-face engagement with a wide range of customers.

To be considered for this role, your CV must clearly demonstrate recent or previous experience working as a Team Leader within a local authority setting. This is a long-term contract running until the end of May 2027, offering excellent stability for the right candidate, and pay rates are negotiable — we'd welcome you to let us know your rate expectations when applying. If you're an experienced Private Sector Housing professional ready to step into a leadership role with real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
