Head of Asbestos
Location : Flexible, UK (with travel)
Salary : Competitive, commensurate with experience
Contract : Permanent, Full-Time
About Anchor
Anchor is a leading provider of housing, care, and homeownership services across the UK. Our Resident & Building Safety team is committed to ensuring resident safety through rigorous asbestos management and compliance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
The Role
We are seeking a Head of Asbestos to lead Anchor’s asbestos management programme, ensuring compliance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. Reporting to the Director of Resident & Building Safety, you will act as the Asbestos SME and Duty Holder, overseeing surveys, removals, and contractor management while embedding a compliance-first and customer-first culture.
This role involves technical leadership, resident communication, and liaison with regulators to ensure safe and compliant asbestos management across our properties.
Key Responsibilities
1. Act as the Asbestos SME and Duty Holder, ensuring compliance with CAR 2012 through surveys, risk assessments, and removals.
2. Maintain and update the Asbestos Register and Management Plan, ensuring accurate records.
3. Commission and manage asbestos surveys, removals, and air monitoring services, ensuring contractor compliance with UKAS and ARCA standards.
4. Communicate asbestos safety processes to residents and manage complaints sensitively.
5. Lead investigations into asbestos-related incidents, liaising with HSE and other regulators, and implement lessons learned.
6. Manage asbestos service budgets and monitor KPIs, compliance rates, and customer satisfaction.
7. Lead a high-performing team, fostering a culture of performance excellence and accountability.
About You
You are an experienced leader with expertise in asbestos management and compliance. You bring:
8. Deep knowledge of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, asbestos risk management, and health and safety compliance.
9. Senior leadership experience in asbestos management, including contractor procurement and customer-focused service delivery.
10. Strong leadership, communication, and risk management skills, with the ability to lead incident responses and specialist inspections.
11. BOHS P402, P403, P404 qualifications or substantial experience with a commitment to achieve qualifications.
12. A Housing Management Qualification (CIH Level 4 or above) or commitment to achieve it, and a full, clean UK driving licence.
Why Join Us?
Join Anchor and lead critical asbestos management initiatives to protect our residents. We offer:
13. A competitive salary and benefits package.
14. The opportunity to drive asbestos safety in a values-driven organisation.
15. Professional development and a collaborative, inclusive working environment.
16. A chance to make a significant impact on resident safety and compliance.
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
17. Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
18. Mental health support
19. Flexible working options
20. Access to online GP appointments
Finance
21. Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
22. Quick and easy pension transfer service
23. Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
24. Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
25. Ongoing personal and professional development programme
26. Leadership Pathways online learning resources
27. Career progression and promotion opportunities
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Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.