Rochford Vacancies

Senior Building Control Surveyor

2026-07-20T12:23:00+01:00

Job title: Senior Building Control Surveyor

Contract type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: £42,839 - £46,142 (PO6 – PO9) plus market supplement of £5000 per annum (market supplement to be reviewed after 12 months)

Location: Rochford/ Launchpad

Department: Building Control

Benefits:

A friendly, customer focused and supportive team.

Opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments

Generous annual leave

One professional membership payment.

Payment of ongoing BSR registration fees.

Enrolment onto the LABC MyCPD system.

Regular opportunities for development with internal and external training courses for ongoing CPD.

Local government pension scheme

Staff discounts

Our culture and values:

We like our staff to be proactive and innovative. Being customer focused and willing to maximise your potential at work are expected. We all work together to achieve the very best for our residents which sometimes means getting involved in projects and trying new tasks outside of your day to day job role. We love our staff to suggest new ideas and to have enthusiasm to try out new experiences.

About the role:

Would you like to become an integral part of our successful Building Control team. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, qualified Building Control professional to join our supportive, modern, customer focused team, to ensure buildings are compliant and residents and visitors of the Borough for safe.

You’ll join our proactive customer focused Building Control team which has been involved in some exciting developments recently and also has a number of exciting projects to get involved with, including housing developments and commercial projects across the borough.

You will experience plenty of variety as you manage and progress a broad range of building control projects to effective completion. In addition, you will help to grow our business by establishing and strengthening working relationships with architects, developers as well as other existing or potential clients.

About you:

We are looking for a team member who has a degree in Building Surveying or equivalent construction discipline and has corporate full membership of either MRICS, MCABE or MCIOB and must be registered at either Class 2 or 3 with the Building Safety Regulator. You must be self-motivated, be able to work on own initiative and have broad experience in Building Control legislation and enforcement processes. You must have proven excellent verbal and written communication skills.

For an informal discussion:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rob Sadler, Building Control Manager on 07966 569307 or email robert.sadler@brentwood.rochford.gov.uk

People Business Partner

2026-07-16T12:06:00+01:00

Are you looking for a new challenge where you can make a real difference?

Are you an experienced and passionate HR professional who values building strong relationships and providing practical, people focused support?

If so, this could be the next opportunity for you.

We are a small but mighty People & Culture team working across Brentwood Borough Council and Rochford District Council. As a generalist team, no two days are the same. We take the time to get to know our workforce, enabling us to provide tailored advice and guidance that makes a meaningful difference.

We work with a People First leadership team that actively supports people initiatives and prioritises wellbeing, communication and development.

As we prepare our councils for Local Government Reorganisation, we are seeking a full time People Business Partner (fixed term until 31 March 2028) to support a number of Directorates across both organisations, providing day to day advice, guidance and casework support. Experience in managing complex employee relations matters is essential, including disciplinaries, grievances, organisational change and TUPE (due to the generalist nature of the role, this list is not exhaustive!). There will also be opportunities to assist with the transformation and change in respect of LGR.

We operate a hybrid working model, with an expectation of 2–3 days per week in the office across both councils. We take a flexible approach to this, balancing the needs of the role and the service.

If this opportunity has caught your attention and you would like to find out more, full details are available in the attached job description and person specification.

For an informal conversation, please contact Zoe Saward, Corporate Manager – People & Culture, at zoe.saward@brentwood.rochford.gov.uk between 17 and 23 July, or Nichola Mann, Director – People & Governance, at Nichola.mann@brentwood.rochford.gov.uk between 24 July and 2 August.

Please note that this opportunity is being advertised on both Brentwood Borough & Rochford District Council's websites and advertising boards for full reach. All applications will be reviewed together meaning you only need to submit one application.

This is a fixed term position until 31 March 2028. Interviews will be held on Monday 17 August 2026. If you are unavailable on this date, please detail this in your application form.

Benefits: We offer a Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave, flexible working, and access to a range of staff discounts and wellbeing support through Vivup.

Please use our pension calculator to see which pension rate you will be entitled to in this role: https://www.jobsgopublic.com/pension-calculator

Senior Environmental Health Officer

2026-07-01T16:44:00+01:00

Job title: Senior Environmental Health Officer

Contract type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: PO 6-9 £42,839 to £46,142

Location: Rochford

Department: Environmental Health

Closing date: 16th August 2026

Benefits: Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave, flexi scheme, staff discounts

State if DBS check is required and what level of check. Yes Standard check

State if the post is classed as ‘politically sensitive’. Not politically sensitive

Our culture and values:

About the role:

Located in South-East Essex, with miles of coastline, home to London Southend Airport and benefitting from good road and rail links, Rochford is a prosperous community with a small and friendly Environmental Health team, that strives to make a positive difference to its residents.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Environmental Health officer to join our busy multi-disciplinary Environmental Health team. The post-holder will retain a specialism in Environmental Protection and main responsibilities will include investigating allegations of statutory nuisance and provision of advice and guidance to stakeholders. You will also be required to interpret acoustic reports in respond to consultations.

We recognise that every candidate will bring different strengths and experience to the role. Training and support will be provided to help the successful applicant develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to carry out the full range of duties, including any service-specific procedures, systems and specialist technical requirements.

About you:

The successful applicant will have sound knowledge of Environmental Protection legislation and guidance as well as effective organisational and communication skills. A commitment to provision of high standards of customer service are also essential and the officer will be expected to contribute positively to the progression of the service. You must hold a full, current driving licence and have use of a vehicle.

Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more detailed information. Starting salary will be dependent upon the qualification and experience of the successful applicant.

For an informal discussion:

For an informal chat please call David Cant on 07894231082 or Andrew Paddon on 07814 861937 