Asbestos Surveyor

Asbestos Surveyor – Midlands

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as an Asbestos Surveyor? This is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in safeguarding environments while supporting the success and growth of our business.

As SOCOTEC continues to expand, we’re looking for a reliable and committed Asbestos Surveyor to join our Environment & Safety Division and wear the badge with pride. We’re seeking a proactive, adaptable professional who can work confidently both independently and as part of a team. In this role, you’ll be key in surveying buildings, collecting samples, and identifying asbestos‑containing materials to help ensure the safety of workplaces and communities.

Your expertise will support projects across a wide range of sectors, including defence, rail, roads, power stations, retail, heritage, and service industries—giving you the chance to make a real impact every day.

• Undertake asbestos surveys, record site data, and submit reports on time.
• Maintain equipment, ensuring cleanliness, calibration, and proper records.
• Liaise with clients, project managers, and colleagues to deliver projects to agreed timescales.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety procedures and quality standards.

• Must hold BOHS P402 qualifications (or RSPH Level 3 in Asbestos Surveying).
• Industry experience essential with a proven track record of conducting a similar role.
• Hold a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Competent in the use of IT software, in particular mobile applications used for survey data collection.
• Good client‑facing skills – confident in liaising with contractors, project managers, and stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data collection/report writing.
• Time management and ability to meet project deadlines.

The SOCOTEC Asbestos team holds UKAS accreditation for both Inspection and Testing and is one of the leading asbestos consultancies in the UK. We provide all aspects of asbestos consultancy services, ensuring clients are better equipped to comply with current legislation. These services include surveying, lab analysis of samples, managing removal projects on the clients’ behalf, consultancy, policy reviews, and action plans and training.

• Life Assurance:
  Our policy significantly exceeds other market offerings, providing invaluable support to your family during difficult times.
• Competitive Overtime:
  Market‑competitive overtime rates, including door‑to‑door travel for out‑of‑hours work.
• Company Car Program:
  Choose from over 150 vehicles across various manufacturers, models, fuel types (including EVs), and colours.
• Work‑Life Balance:
  Contracted hours of 39 per week, Monday to Friday.
• Generous Leave: 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave.
• Benefits:
  Enhanced company pension scheme and an improved family leave policy exceeding statutory requirements.
• Employee Recognition:
  Award schemes celebrating and acknowledging outstanding contributions.

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world‑class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As an Asbestos Surveyor, you will play a pivotal role in providing these services.

We offer transversal and linear career pathways, support you in attaining a portfolio career, and enable you to work locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development and you will be supported at every step of your journey with us. #You Grow We Grow

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

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