Asbestos Administrator

SOCOTEC UK & Ireland; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Electric car scheme

Employee recognition schemes

Enhanced company pension

Employee assistance programmes

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy in East Kilbride is looking for an Asbestos Administrator to support its growing team. This role is pivotal in providing administrative and coordination support within the Asbestos team, ensuring effective communication and documentation. Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills, be proficient in IT, and demonstrate a strong focus on client service. The position includes handling enquiries, monitoring project progress, and preparing reports. The company offers various benefits, including 25 days of holiday and an electric car scheme.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an administrative role is essential.
• Must demonstrate strong client and customer focus.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Able to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Customer and client-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Handle incoming enquiries and ensure updates are made.
• Track and monitor project progress.
• Prepare comprehensive reports.
• Provide full administrative support to the Project Management team.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Proficient in IT

Prioritization of workloads

Client and customer focus

Customer focus

Tools

IT tools

Job description

Asbestos Administrator, East Kilbride

Play a vital role in supporting the success of our growing business.

As our company continues to grow, we are expanding our teams and have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Asbestos Administrator to join our Environment & Safety Division. This role offers the chance to make a real impact while representing the SOCOTEC brand with pride.

We are seeking a proactive, flexible, and highly organised individual to provide essential administrative and coordination support to our Asbestos team. You will manage a variety of day-to-day tasks while ensuring smooth communication, accurate documentation, and efficient workflows.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives both independently and as part of a wider team. While your core responsibilities will remain consistent, the projects and clients you support will be diverse and evolving, providing variety and opportunities to contribute to meaningful and high-impact work.

The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):

• Handling incoming enquiries and ensuring all relevant parties and systems are updated promptly
• Tracking and monitoring project progress
• Preparing clear, comprehensive reports
• Working closely with the Project Management team and providing full administrative support

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Previous experience in an administrative role
• Possess strong interpersonal skills
• Be confident and proficient in IT
• Be able to prioritise workloads and meet demanding deadlines
• Demonstrate a strong client and customer focus

About Asbestos

The SOCOTEC Asbestos team holds UKAS accreditation for both inspection and testing and is one of the leading asbestos consultancies in the UK. We provide all aspects of asbestos consultancy services, ensuring clients are better equipped to comply with current legislation. These services include surveying, lab analysis of samples, managing removal projects on the clients’ behalf, consultancy, policy reviews, and action plans and training. We operate out of six offices covering all areas of the UK, and assist more than 300 clients on a variety of projects, from offices to military bases to hospitals. The work our Asbestos team does is vital in preventing workers from exposure to asbestos fibres, and that all of our clients operate within the asbestos regulations, and wider health and safety framework.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension.

SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As an Administrator you will play a pivotal role in providing these services.

We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.