About the job Technical Licensing Officer
Technical Licensing Officer
Temporary Contract
Job Details
Client: Thurrock Council
Service Area: Housing Licensing
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start Date: 26 October 2026
End Date: 17 January 2027
Duration: 12 weeks
Number of Roles: 2
Working Pattern
Full-time temporary role.
Location
New Road
Grays
Essex
RM17 6SL
Pay
PAYE Rate: £17.38 per hour
Job Overview
Thurrock Council is seeking Technical Licensing Officers to support the administration and delivery of housing licensing functions.
The role will involve processing housing and licensing applications, validating documentation, maintaining licensing records, managing enquiries and applications, supporting compliance activity and providing advice to residents, landlords, agents, businesses and other stakeholders.
Important – Please Read Carefully
This is a Technical Licensing Officer / Housing Licensing Administration role.
Candidates should have experience in licensing, regulatory services, housing, environmental health, local authority administration or a similar compliance-focused environment.
Experience with property licensing, HMO licensing, selective licensing or housing enforcement would be highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
- Process licensing applications
- Validate documents
- Maintain licensing records
- Update databases
- Manage enquiries
- Manage application progress
- Monitor compliance requirements
- Respond to residents
- Respond to landlords and agents
- Provide licensing advice
- Prepare correspondence
- Prepare notices
- Prepare reports
- Support investigations
- Support licensing reviews
- Upload documentation
- Produce statistics
- Support audits
- Liaise with partner organisations
Essential Experience & Skills
- Licensing or regulatory experience
- Housing admin experience
- Application processing
- Case management skills
- Record keeping skills
- Customer service skills
- Stakeholder communication
- Good IT skills
- Microsoft Office skills
- Attention to detail
- Deadline management
- Confidentiality awareness
- Compliance awareness
- Good written communication
- Good verbal communication
Desirable
- Local authority experience
- Housing licensing experience
- HMO licensing experience
- Selective licensing experience
- Property licensing experience
- Environmental health admin
- Licensing database experience
- Housing enforcement knowledge
- Data Protection Level 1
- Public services qualification
Additional Information
This is a 3-month temporary contract.
Interview will be held online via Microsoft Teams.
Target interview date is 07 October 2026.
Candidate submission deadline is 28 September 2026.
Previous local authority, housing licensing, regulatory services or environmental health experience is highly desirable.
Disclaimer
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Job Reference: OR115335
Screening Questions
- Housing licensing experience?
- Application processing experience?
- HMO/selective licensing knowledge?
- Customer/stakeholder enquiries?
- Strong IT and records skills?
- Can you work in Grays?
Skills: Housing Licensing, HMO Licensing, Selective Licensing, Regulatory Services, Local Authority, Case Management, Application Processing, Compliance, Data Entry, Customer Service