Building Safety & Compliance Officer (Asbestos Lead)

Gravesham Borough Council; Northfleet; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Free parking

Local Government Pension Scheme

Eye care vouchers

Job summary

Gravesham Borough Council is seeking an experienced Building Safety & Compliance Officer to lead asbestos management across its housing stock. The role covers surveys, remedial works, and contractor performance, ensuring compliance records are accurate and up to date.

You will provide specialist advice to keep residents, staff and contractors safe. You will oversee the Asbestos Management Plan, maintain the asbestos register, and coordinate with residents and project teams to communicate risks

Qualifications

• Detailed working knowledge of asbestos management in buildings.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations and construction industry relating to social housing.
• Familiarity with Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.
• Desirable knowledge of Building Safety Act 2022 and CDM Regulations 2015.

Responsibilities

• Oversee surveys, remedial works and contractor performance.
• Maintain accurate asbestos compliance records and plans.
• Provide specialist advice to ensure residents and staff remain safe.
• Manage Asbestos Management Plan, register, survey programme and risk-based actions.
• Coordinate with residents, project managers and contractors to communicate risks and actions.

Skills

Asbestos management knowledge

Survey & registers

Risk assessment

Contractor management

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Salary: £38,237- £43,111 per annum
Location: Brookvale Depot, Northfleet
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: No
Closing Date: 29/11/2026

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Building Safety & Compliance Officer to lead the management ofasbestos across the Council’s housing stock. You will oversee surveys, remedial works and contractor performance,maintain accurate compliance records, and provide specialist advice to ensure residents, colleagues and contractorsremain safe.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a key area of building safety and make a visible contribution tothe quality and safety of our homes.

Reporting to the Building Safety & Investments Manager, you will act as the department’s operational lead for asbestos management across the Council’s housing properties. You will provide specialist advice and assurance to promote best practice, statutory compliance and effective control of asbestos-related risk, protecting residents, employees, contractors and others who may be affected.

You will oversee the Asbestos Management Plan, asbestos register, survey programme, risk-based actions and emergency arrangements, ensuring that information is accurate, accessible and acted upon.

You will coordinate with residents, client representatives, principal designers, principal contractors, project managers and specialist advisers, ensuring that asbestos risks, control measures and required actions are clearly communicated and managed throughout each project.

About you

We are looking for someone with detailed working knowledge of asbestos management in buildings, including the duty to manage, asbestos surveys and registers, risk assessment, management plans, contractor controls and procedures for suspected disturbance or accidental exposure.

You will have working knowledge of building regulations and the construction industry, particularly as they apply to occupied social housing. Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.

Desireable is you have knowledge ofthe Building Safety Act 2022 andConstruction (Design Management) Regulations 2015.

Working for Gravesham

We are committed to delivering to the community and working with us means you are part of delivering the level of growth and improvement our community needs and deserves. A range of services have been provided to over 106,000 people and 4,000 businesses.

The Borough of Gravesham, situated in the north west corner of Kent, covers 25,000 acres of the most varied countryside in south east England. Bordered by the River Thames to the north, it is at the heart of Thames Gateway and has a significant role to play in the regeneration of a major government growth area.
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• A minimum of 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Membership to Local Government Pension Scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme
• Career development, training opportunities and access to e-learning
• Access to eye care vouchers and VDU Glasses
• External Occupational Health service
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to EAP Services 24/7
• Hybrid Working
• Free parking

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job description.

Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager please call Bal Chattha on 01474 337505.

The proposed interview date for this role is 1 December2026