Interim Asbestos & Water Hygiene Manager

Job description

Key deliverables

• 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 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.

Reference 225755718