Asbestos Manager (12m FTC) in Settle

Salary: £71,708 + excellent benefits

Location: Wooburn Green, High Wycombe or Baldock, Letchworth Garden City

Hybrid: Minimum 2 days per week in the office, 3 days from home

Contract: 12‑month fixed‑term contract

Hours: 37 hours per week

Are you looking to join a growing, values‑led organisation with a clear social purpose? At SettleParadigm, we’re proud to be the largest housing group in the region, managing over 30,000 homes across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire. Everything we do is about delivering excellent services, high quality homes, neighbourhoods we can be proud of and maximising the number of new affordable homes we build.

We’re now looking for an experienced Asbestos Manager to lead our asbestos management function and ensure the safety and compliance of our homes across a large and diverse property portfolio.

About the Role

As our Asbestos Manager, you’ll take operational responsibility for asbestos compliance across approximately 30,000 homes. You’ll act as the organisation’s duty holder, ensuring we meet the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and all relevant HSE guidance. You’ll oversee asbestos surveys, registers, management plans, contractor performance and risk controls, ensuring safe delivery of investment works, repairs, voids and planned programmes. You’ll also lead the harmonisation of asbestos management practices across our merged organisation, aligning policies, data, systems and contractor arrangements. This role also plays a key part in implementing our new Asset & Compliance Management System, ensuring accurate asbestos data, strong reporting and improved visibility of risk. You’ll manage a small team and work closely with colleagues across Property Services, Housing, Investment, Reactive Repairs and Voids.

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance & Technical Leadership
  • Act as duty holder for asbestos management
  • Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and HSE guidance
  • Provide expert advice to senior leaders and operational teams
  • Monitor and report on asbestos compliance performance and risks
• Surveys, Registers & Management Plans
  • Commission and quality‑assure asbestos surveys (management, refurbishment, demolition)
  • Ensure survey data is accurate and recorded in asbestos registers
  • Produce and maintain site‑specific Asbestos Management Plans
  • Define risk controls, access arrangements and monitoring requirements
• Operational Oversight
  • Provide governance for non‑licensed asbestos works
  • Ensure risk assessments, plans of work and training are in place
  • Monitor workmanship, air testing and waste disposal
  • Investigate incidents, near misses and non‑compliances
• Contractor & Supplier Management
  • Appoint and manage asbestos consultants, surveyors and removal contractors
  • Ensure contractors meet statutory and contractual requirements
  • Contribute to procurement, frameworks and contract reviews
  • Drive performance, efficiency and value for money
• Integration & System Implementation
  • Lead harmonisation of asbestos management across two organisations
  • Align policies, procedures and compliance frameworks
  • Integrate legacy asbestos data and contractor arrangements
  • Define data standards and workflows for registers, actions and reporting
  • Oversee data migration, validation and cleansing
  • Train teams and embed consistent system usage
• Leadership & Collaboration
  • Manage and develop a Coordinator and Administrator
  • Work collaboratively with Property Services, H&S, Estates, Projects and Repairs
  • Provide reports to senior leaders and support audits and inspections
  • Recommend improvements and support performance management

What We’re Looking For

You’ll do well in this role if you:

• Bring significant experience managing asbestos in a large housing or property portfolio
• Have deep knowledge of asbestos legislation and HSE guidance
• Are confident commissioning surveys and overseeing both licensed and non‑licensed works
• Can interpret technical information and communicate clearly with non‑technical colleagues
• Build strong relationships and influence at all levels
• Are organised, proactive and comfortable working across multiple workstreams
• Care deeply about safety, compliance and continuous improvement

Must haves

• Significant experience managing asbestos across a large housing/property portfolio
• Strong knowledge of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
• Experience commissioning and managing asbestos surveys and registers
• Proven experience overseeing licensed and non‑licensed asbestos works
• Ability to develop and implement asbestos management plans and strategies
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Knowledge of asset management systems and compliance reporting tools
• Experience supporting capital investment and planned works
• BOHS P405 (Management of Asbestos in Buildings) or equivalent
• Understanding of CDM requirements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Clean driving licence

Nice to haves

• BOHS P402 / P403 / P404
• IOSH or NEBOSH qualification
• Experience producing executive reports

Benefits

At SettleParadigm, we believe in creating an environment where our people feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow. Our comprehensive benefits and rewards package reflects this commitment.

• Annual salary: £71,708 per annum
• 25 days holiday, increasing with service, plus Christmas closure and buy options
• Generous pension scheme – up to 9.5% employer contribution via salary sacrifice
• Family‑friendly leave: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Health cash plan – claim up to £1,800 for everyday health costs (plus free kids’ cover)
• Life cover and income protection
• Flexible working – hybrid options, modern offices, free parking & EV charging

And that’s just the beginning! We’re also thrilled to provide:

• Mental Health First Aiders available to support
• Car leasing via salary sacrifice (for permanent colleagues subject to conditions)
• Funded training, qualifications & apprenticeships
• 3 paid volunteering days in the local communities
• Peer‑recognition rewards platform
• Paid professional subscription (one per year)

Working Hours

37 hours per week Monday - Friday

Monday - Thursday, 09:00 - 17:30

Friday, 09:00 - 17:00

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating an inclusive workforce, by reflecting and representing the diversity of the communities we serve. We would like to encourage applications from disadvantaged socio‑economic backgrounds; people who identify as disabled, neurodiverse, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people from underrepresented groups.

Accessibility and Adjustments

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. Please let us know in advance of any suitable arrangements required. Due to the nature of some of our roles involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post may be subject to a basic or enhanced Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made. Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.

Closing Date: 15.07.2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the closing date should we find a suitable candidate.