Interim Asbestos & Water Hygiene Manager

Carrington West; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Basildon Borough Council is seeking an Interim Asbestos & Water Hygiene Manager to lead the asbestos and water hygiene service across BBC properties. The role combines operational oversight, regulatory compliance and financial governance, with hybrid working arrangements.

You will manage surveys, maintain registers and lead specialist contractors, ensuring statutory compliance and robust governance across the estate.

Qualifications

• BOHS P405 qualification required.
• Membership of professional body such as BOHS, NEBOSH or IOSH.
• Significant experience managing asbestos and water hygiene compliance within social housing.
• Strong knowledge of control of asbestos regulations and legal requirements for managing asbestos risks.
• Strong knowledge of legionella prevention and water hygiene management, including HSE ACoP L8.
• Experience managing specialist compliance contractors and holding them to account.
• Experience developing compliance programmes, monitoring remedial actions and producing management information and assurance reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational management and oversight of the asbestos and water hygiene service areas.
• Ensure compliance with all asbestos and water hygiene statutory and regulatory requirements, including guidance and best practice.
• Maintain oversight of asbestos management surveys, refurbishment and demolition surveys, reinspections and condition assessments.
• Ensure the asbestos register and management plans are accurate, current, and communicated to staff, contractors and duty holders.
• Monitor identification, assessment and completion of asbestos and water hygiene remedial works.
• Manage controls for repairs, maintenance, planned investment, void works and refurbishment where asbestos may be present.
• Oversee legionella risk assessments and water hygiene monitoring programmes.
• Manage specialist contractors and ensure contractor performance and accountability.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify, assess and manage asbestos and water hygiene risks.

Skills

Asbestos & water hygiene management

Education

BOHS P405 management of asbestos qualification

Professional body membership (BOHS/NEBOSH/IOSH)

Job description

Interim Asbestos & Water Hygiene Manager - Basildon District Council

Basildon Borough Council

Temporary,Full Time

£500.00 per day umbrella

Location:Harlow

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Basildon Borough Council in recruiting an Interim Asbestos & Water Hygiene Manager initially on a 6-month basis. Please note this role is being offered on a hybrid basis.

The Borough of Basildon is alive with opportunity and has the ingredients to be one of the most successful and desirable places in the South-East. As the largest economy in the Thames Estuary outside London, we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved but we are never complacent.

We are driving inclusive, sustainable growth to provide opportunity and prosperity for local people and businesses, access to quality homes, vibrant town centres and an enhanced local environment.

The Role

The role is within the Property Maintenance and Compliance department of Basildon Borough Council (BBC) and combines operational oversight, financial management and regulatory compliance.

The role is responsible for ensuring that BBC properties are safe, statutory obligations are met, risks are appropriately managed, and robust systems are in place to monitor and evidence compliance.

Key deliverables

• Lead theoperational management and oversight oftheasbestos and water hygiene service areas.
• Ensure compliance with all asbestos and water hygiene statutory and regulatory requirements, including associated guidance and best practice.
• Maintain oversight of asbestos management surveys, refurbishment and demolition surveys, asbestos reinspection’s and condition assessments.
• Ensure the asbestos register and management plans are accurate, current, accessible and communicated to relevant staff, contractors and other duty holders.
• Monitor the identification, assessment and completion of asbestos and water hygiene remedial works.
• Ensure appropriate controls and management arrangements are in place for repairs, maintenance, planned investment, void works and refurbishment activities where asbestos maybe present.
• Ensure appropriate controls and management arrangements are in place for water hygiene.
• Manage specialist asbestos removal and remediation contractors and water hygiene contractors.
• Oversee legionella risk assessments, water hygiene monitoring programmes and the implementation of recommended control measures.
• Maintain oversight of remedial actions arising from water hygiene assessments, inspections, monitoring results and audits.
• Work closely with internal teams and external contractors to ensure that asbestos and water hygiene risks are identified, assessed, controlled and managed effectively.

The experience you will bring

• BOHS P405 management of asbestos qualification.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as BOHS, NEBOSH or IOSH.
• Significant experience managing asbestos and water hygiene compliance within social housing.
• Strong working knowledge of the control of asbestos regulations and the legal requirements for managing asbestos risks.
• Strong working knowledge of legionella prevention and water hygiene management, including HSE ACoP L8.
• Significant experience managing specialist compliance contractors and holding them to account.
• Significant experience developing compliance programmes, monitoring remedial actions and producing management information and assurance reports.

Please note

Basildon Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all employees, contractors and volunteers to share its commitment to prevent abuse, harm or exploitation.