Interim Asbestos & Water Hygiene Manager

Position: Interim Asbestos & Water Hygiene Manager
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