Farringdon, Sittingbourne or Maidstone hybrid working

Are you an experienced compliance professional with strong expertise in asbestos management and contract oversight? We have a great opportunity for a knowledgeable and proactiveCompliance Technical Manager - Asbestosto join our dedicatedAsset Compliance team. You will take on the role of a Subject Matter Expert within the Asset Compliance Directorate in your key area of responsibility:Asbestos.

In this role, youll manage large-scale contracts for asbestos remedial works and asbestos surveying activity, be responsible for business engagement with the central asbestos contractors, lead on ensuring adherence to our Asbestos Policy and Management Plan, and support various stakeholders with asbestos related advice and guidance. You will be the Contract Manager for our central asbestos contracts, maintaining strong performance, quality, and value for money. You will work with the asbestos contractors to ensure a positive, proactive approach to resolving any problems that arise. You will proactively engage with all internal teams undertaking relevant works or surveys, ensuring compliance with regulations and approved guidance. You will work with internal teams to respond to any major incidents, accidents, and near misses.

Youll also oversee data integrity by putting in place effective quality assurance measures, including robust checking regimes aligned to a three-lines-of-defence model for both internal teams and contractors. Alongside day-to-day delivery, youll contribute to short-, medium-, and long-term planning to support continuous improvement.

A key part of the role will be developing and delivering training plans in-person and virtually, ensuring staff and

contractors have the knowledge and skills needed to maintain compliance and deliver high-quality services.

This role is based at one of our main offices inFarringdon, MaidstoneorSittingbourne. Travel to the Sittingbourne office is required at least one day per week. This is a hybrid working role with the option to work from home 3 days per week. Work from home days to be agreed with line manager.

What youll need:

• BOHS P405 Management of Asbestos in Buildingsand
  BOHS P402 Asbestos Surveying & Sampling(or recognised equivalents)
• CIH Level 4 in Housing qualification, or willingness to achieve it byOctober 2029
• Proven experience managinglarge-scale contracts
• Strong data capability - confident analysing large sets of KPI and financial data
• Ability to innovate, influence and inspire others
• Excellent IT skills and outstanding communication abilities
• Comfortable working in pressurised environments, managing competing priorities effectively

A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle, with the ability to visit sites and other offices when required will be needed.

In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the aboveseven criteriaproviding real examples.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 12th April . We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.

About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at theheartof everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to peoples lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, its about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. Were all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

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