Asbestos Surveyor

We are seeking an Asbestos Surveyor to join the Compliance Service within Building Services of the Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services (HNB) Directorate.
The role will have responsibility for asbestos management across our varied 17,000 housing portfolio and 900 corporate buildings.
Candidates must be enthusiastic, good communicators and qualified asbestos surveyors with experience of undertaking asbestos surveys and managing asbestos across a variety of assets.


Skills:

1. Hold specialist qualification related to asbestos including P402 - Surveying and Sampling Strategies for Asbestos in Buildings or equivalent.
2. Be an experienced Asbestos Surveyor with extensive experience.
3. Be able to conduct a variety of asbestos surveys including management surveys, refurbishment surveys, demolition surveys and reinspection surveys, including sampling and recording asbestos information.
4. Have knowledge and experience of construction related health and safety legislation and application. Specifically, the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
5. Have the ability to evaluate different options with asbestos management and remediation and preparing specification of works.
6. Have relevant experience of using Microsoft packages and demonstrate practical IT skills using Excel spreadsheets to analyse data or Word when writing reports, letters or specifications and be able to use various other software packages to accurately update data as part of undertaking the surveying role.
7. Analytical skills to be able to interrogate, analyse and evaluate stock data.
8. Have planning skills and demonstrate the ability to be organised and methodical when undertaking surveys, preparing and managing repairs and remediation works to ensure effective time management.
9. Have communication skills (verbal and written) and demonstrate the ability to be a good communicator developing relationships with clients and customers, understanding their aspirations, managing expectations and ensuring that excellent communication occurs to ensure that they are fully informed regarding the repairs and maintenance of their assets, particularly as most repairs and maintenance work is undertaken in occupation whilst our residents are living in their homes or commercial buildings are operational.
10. You will be required to provide and deliver asbestos training to staff colleagues and contractors as appropriate.
11. Full driving licence and provide a car for work, as you will be visiting various sites across housing and corporate portfolios and will need to travel effectively between them.