Repairs and Maintenance Co-ordinator (Asbestos)

What will you be doing?

Undertaking asbestos surveys and creating site plans (Including CAD drawings).

Preparing asbestos reports under the direction of the Asbestos Repairs Officer.

Providing asbestos technical support for NNC tradesmen and contractors.

Promoting good standards of customer care and quality of performance.

About you

We are looking for a qualified (P402 as a mininum) and experienced asbestos repairs and maintenance co-ordinator.

This position will be predominantly office based but also there will be an expectation to attend site as and when required.

Site based duties will include carrying out, Management, Refurbishment and Demolition surveys.  Office based duties include processing surveys and samples, creating AutoCad site plans, technical guidance along with other duties associated with asbestos works in domestic properties and blocks across the North Northamptonshire area.

You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.  You will need to input survey data, prepare reports and maintain detailed records, therefore strong IT skills are essential (training will be given on bespoke systems). You will have a very good knowledge of asbestos legislation and associated guidance, as well as experience of asbestos surveying, laboratory protocols and remediation works.

The successful candidate must be confident, flexible and able to work as part of a dedicated compliance team.

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)