Job Introduction

Advert – Asbestos Supervisor – PO4

Royal Greenwich is proud to be a borough synonymous with first class modern services. A world heritage site, our communities are vibrant and diverse and our elected members are ambitious to realise the potential of the borough whilst working within a challenging financial environment.

The Repairs and Investment service within the Housing and Safer Communities Directorate, delivers responsive repairs, capital and major works, and all safety and compliance services to our 25,000 Council tenants and leaseholders. We carry out approx. 80,000 repairs a year, and will this year deliver capital programmes of c£30m through a range of contractors. Our repairs service is mainly delivered by our in-house team, with some more specialist services being delivered by external contractors.

We are looking for a qualified, experienced and professional Asbestos Supervisor to form part of our compliance team based at The Birchmere Centre.   You will not just be an expert in asbestos management, but understand that process, procedures and good management are key to keeping people safe within their homes and our buildings.

You will support the Asbestos Manager in the delivery of Asbestos Services, being responsible for scoping and arranging asbestos surveys and removal work and checking that these are done on time and to the correct standard through desktop reviews and site audits.  You need to be proficient with IT systems and a key part of your role will be accessing and updating our Asbestos Register and raising and completing work orders.  You will be the first point of contact for our in-house teams and external asbestos contractors and will also liaise directly with our residents to make appointments and answer queries.

Your passion for safety will be matched by your structured approach to managing asbestos within our stock.  

The successful candidate will take a supporting role, encouraging innovation and looking for ways to do things better.

The successful candidate will have excellent written and communication skills, being at home communicating with residents, key elected members and stakeholders, building a positive ‘Can-Do’ culture within the service.

We offer great career potential and continued professional development to ensure that we get the best out of you but you receive the best support from us.

You must have a current driving license and use of own car.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.