Housing Inspector (Damp and Mould)

Inside Housing Management; Oadby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council organization in Oadby is seeking a Housing Inspector to join its Property Services team. The role focuses on conducting damp and mould inspections, HHSRS assessments, and managing housing disrepair cases. Ideal candidates should have experience in these areas along with excellent communication skills. This temporary full-time position offers a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements, plus a generous local government pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexi-time

Generous local government pension

Supportive working arrangements

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in property hazard inspections required.
• Experience in diagnosing property hazards and specifying remedial works.
• Ability to manage cases in line with statutory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Undertake damp and mould inspections and HHSRS assessments.
• Manage housing disrepair cases and conduct stock condition surveys.
• Ensure compliance with Awaab’s Law and other statutory requirements.

Skills

Damp and mould inspections

HHSRS assessments

Stock condition surveying

Report writing skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Salary: £35,412 - £38,220

This is a Temporary Full Time position

Do you want to change more than your work-life balance?

We are looking for a talented individual to join our Property Services team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill Country Park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. You can find more information about our benefits here .

Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process.

The Property Services team are responsible for statutory compliance, asset management, and tenant-focused housing services.

The Housing Inspector (Damp, Mould & Housing Standards) will undertake responsibilities including damp and mould inspections, HHSRS assessments, housing disrepair cases and stock condition surveys. The role involves diagnosing property hazards, specifying remedial works, and ensuring cases are managed in line with Awaab’s Law and other statutory requirements.

If you have relevant experience including carrying out damp and mould inspections, HHSRS assessments, stock condition surveying, report writing skills and excellent communication skills, we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

A DBS check is required for this post.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

Please contact Darren Bates (Property Services Manager) at [e-mail] for any informal enquiries.

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply for this role you must complete our online application form (CVs will not be accepted)

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.

Closing date: Wednesday, 25 February 2026