Asbestos Quality Manager – Swindon

Future Select Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent asbestos consultancy in the Swindon area seeks a Quality Manager to oversee UKAS accreditation and quality systems. The ideal candidate will possess a CCP certificate and extensive experience in asbestos management and surveying. Responsibilities include conducting audits, liaising with UKAS, and managing staff. A competitive salary and benefits package await the successful candidate.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a UKAS accredited asbestos consultancy.
• Hands-on experience in asbestos surveying, testing, and internal auditing.
• Formal qualifications related to asbestos management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the company's quality system – UKAS accreditation.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and quality control.
• Manage and develop Quality Management Systems.

Skills

Quality management

Asbestos surveying

Auditing

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Leadership

Client-facing skills

Education

CCP certificate or equivalent (P401/P402/P403/P404)

Job description

This fast growing and well‑established asbestos consultancy that provides a variety of asbestos and environmental services to clients to a mixed portfolio of clients is actively seeking to employ a smart, self‑motivated, and flexible asbestos Quality Manager in and around the Swindon area. The successful candidate will have experience with asbestos surveying, management, and supervisory experience. Undertaking daily tasks such as carrying out our audits, inspections, and quality control, attending meetings, and liaising with UKAS. Applications from Bath, Gloucester, Cirencester, Warminster, and the surrounding areas will be taken into consideration.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Attained the CCP certificate or equivalent – P401/P402/P403/P404 qualifications.
• Significant and varied experience working with this role and within a UKAS accredited asbestos consultancy.
• Formal qualifications.
• Good technical, quality, auditing, management and supervisory background.
• Hands‑on experience in asbestos surveying, testing, sampling and internal auditing.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in using the Microsoft Office Package.
• Good organisational, presentation, people‑management, leadership and client‑facing skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Predominantly maintaining the company’s quality system – UKAS accreditation.
• Attending operational meetings, dealing with asbestos UKAS accredited laboratory and surveying, managing, maintaining and developing Quality Managing Systems and UKAS accreditation to ISO17020 and ISO17025.
• Carrying out audits, inspections and quality control.
• Liaising with UKAS.
• Advising on training requirements as and when required.
• Complying with UKAS documentation and procedures.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with clients.
• Managing staff and dealing with issues appropriately.

Attributes:

Overall, the successful candidate will be a top player, astute and have good attention to detail and at the same time have the ability to work effectively and improve the system and processes of the Quality System.

A competitive salary commensurate with experience and along with other benefits awaits the successful candidate.