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
The Opportunity
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.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Growth & Sales
- 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.
Operational Leadership
- 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.
Strategic Leadership
- +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.
Candidate Profile
We are open to candidates from either:
- Asbestos Surveying Management backgrounds; or
- Licensed Asbestos Removal Management backgrounds
provided they possess strong commercial acumen and a proven track record of generating revenue.
Essential Experience
- 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.
- WIP management experience.
- Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to identify and convert cross-selling opportunities.
Desirable Experience
- 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.
What's on Offer
- £80,000 - £100,000 basic salary.
- Attractive revenue share scheme.
- 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.
