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.

Client Details

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.

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

Profile

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)

Job 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