Safety & Compliance Officer - Asbestos

Here at Sovereign Network Group we provide quality, affordable homes in happy, successful places. What we do makes a real difference to people's lives, and you'll share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters in a environment where your health and safety is important to ensure you and your colleagues stay safe and well, everywhere, every day.

We are now the 6th largest housing association by size - with almost 3000 colleagues, over 82,000 homes and over 210,000 customers across London and the South.

We're currently seeking an Asbestos Safety & Compliance Officer to support the Safety and Compliance Specialist and wider Building Safety and Compliance team on all Asbestos safety matters on behalf of SNG.

The role will be based out of our New Modern Head Office in Basingstoke, with the flexibility to work from home a few days a week.

The role:

Working with our Safety and Compliance Specialist for Asbestos and other safety and Compliance Specialists, this role is key in ensuring effective management controls are in place to manage and mitigate SNG's risk and responsibilities relating to all Asbestos management.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the effective and accurate management of new and existing asbestos data, through transparent contract management arrangements ensure that all remedial activities are identified, recorded, actioned, and closed in line with our internal policies and regulatory requirements.

What we're looking for:

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Asbestos Management in the Housing Sector
• P405 Management of Asbestos (or willing to work towards)
• Demonstrable experience of working to deadlines, balancing competing priorities and
• achieving targets through own work and work driven through teams
• Experience of working effectively with others in a complex and dynamic environment
• Good oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate responsibilities to data users and assure the proper use of data within their domain
• Good understanding of data breaches, associated implications and industry standards of preventing/triaging a breach
• Proven evidence of the ability to create, test and update process diagrams
• Proficient use of Microsoft office suite with Intermediate or advanced Excel skills

What you'll receive from us:

We have some fantastic benefits on offer at SNG, including:

• £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. We encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger.