Head of Asbestos

Head of Asbestos (Surveying) / Director Designate

Location:

UK Wide (Remote/Flexible)

Package: £80,000 - £100,000 Basic Salary + Revenue Share + Directorship Opportunity

Reporting To:
Group Board

We are seeking an ambitious and commercially driven Head of Asbestos (Surveying) to lead and grow our asbestos surveying division nationwide.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced asbestos professional, potentially from either a surveying or licensed asbestos removal background, who understands how to develop client relationships, drive revenue growth, and build a market-leading compliance offering.

The successful candidate will join the senior leadership team with a clear route to Directorship and will play a pivotal role in shaping the future growth of the business.

Whilst technical asbestos knowledge is essential, this is primarily a commercial leadership role. Approximately 90% of the position will focus on sales, client development, and revenue generation across an extensive portfolio of existing warm clients.

• Lead the growth of the asbestos surveying division across the UK.
• Maximise revenue opportunities from an extensive portfolio of existing clients.
• Develop and implement sales strategies to increase market share and profitability.
• Identify opportunities to cross‑sell wider compliance services including:
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision makers across client accounts.

• Take full responsibility for the division's Profit & Loss performance.
• Manage and monitor Work In Progress (WIP) and operational efficiencies.
• Ensure accurate pricing, tendering and commercial management of projects.
• Work closely with delivery teams to ensure service excellence and profitability.
• Develop operational processes that support scalable growth.

• Contribute to wider group strategy and business development initiatives.
• Identify acquisition, partnership and expansion opportunities.
• Support recruitment, retention and development of surveying teams as the division grows.

We are open to candidates from either: provided they possess strong commercial acumen and a proven track record of generating revenue.

• Significant experience within the asbestos industry.
• Strong understanding of asbestos surveying and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrable success in winning and growing client accounts.
• Experience pricing projects and managing commercial performance.
• P&L responsibility.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to identify and convert cross-selling opportunities.
• Experience operating at Director, Head of Division or Regional Director level.
• Existing industry network and client relationships.
• Knowledge of wider compliance services including Fire, EICR, Health & Safety and Legionella.
• Experience leading multi-site or national operations.

• Directorship opportunity.
• Significant autonomy and influence.
• Existing portfolio of warm client relationships.
• Opportunity to build and lead a national division.
• Long-term career progression within a growing compliance group.

If you are a commercially minded asbestos professional who can turn relationships into revenue and drive growth across a wider compliance offering, we would like to hear from you.