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Asbestos Safety Technical Officer

Lancashire Permanent £39,000 - £39,000 per year View Job Description
This is a key technical role leading asbestos compliance delivery across a large housing portfolio, ensuring safety, quality, and full legal compliance. You'll provide technical leadership, oversee surveying standards and contractor performance, and support planned maintenance and refurbishment activity with robust asbestos risk controls.
  • Real impact, real scale
  • Technical authority + influence

About Our Client

Our client is a community-focused housing provider in Lancashire with over 5,000 homes and an ongoing development pipeline. Their wider group delivers services across housing and community support, with a strong ethos of going one step further-helping customers stay safe, secure, and well at home, particularly during challenging times.

Job Description

  • Lead and support delivery of the asbestos compliance service across housing stock and non-domestic sites
  • Carry out and/or oversee management, refurbishment, demolition and re-inspection surveys
  • Produce and quality-check professional asbestos reports and ensure high standards across all asbestos-related activity
  • Provide asbestos expertise to planned maintenance, refurbishment projects, stock condition activity, and programme planning
  • Review and comment on contractor RAMS and method statements for asbestos-related works
  • Conduct audits and quality checks of survey, analytical and removal works to ensure compliance and performance standards
  • Monitor contractor performance, analyse trends, and drive service improvement (KPIs/quality/turnaround/customer outcomes)
  • Undertake site visits, provide progress updates, and resolve asbestos-related issues efficiently and professionally
  • Support training, development, and technical guidance for internal teams and supply chain partners
  • Contribute to policy/process development and continuous improvement initiatives



The Successful Applicant

  • BOHS P402 (or equivalent)
  • Minimum 2 years' asbestos surveying experience
  • Strong working knowledge of asbestos surveying across varied building types
  • Proven ability to write high-quality reports and advise on controls for works
  • Good understanding of asbestos and wider H&S legislation (e.g., CDM/COSHH/RIDDOR)
  • Experience reviewing RAMS and coordinating/overseeing asbestos works
  • Comfortable auditing, performance monitoring, and quality assurance
  • Full UK driving licence, access to a vehicle + business insurance
  • Clear communicator with a customer-first mindset (you'll be dealing with stakeholders and residents)

What's on Offer

  • A role with visible impact-protecting residents, staff, and communities
  • Exposure to a large, varied portfolio (domestic + non-domestic) and planned investment works
  • Opportunity to act as a technical lead, influencing standards, quality, and service performance
  • A values-led organisation focused on innovation, collaboration and community outcomes
  • Supportive compliance structure with scope for continuous improvement and professional development



Contact
Mitchell Davies
Quote job ref
JN-042026-6986192
Phone number
+44 161 829 0491

Job summary

Job function
Property
Subsector
Property / Building Surveyor
Sector
Property
Location
Lancashire
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Mitchell Davies
Consultant phone
+44 161 829 0491
Job reference
JN-042026-6986192