Construction Officer (Asbestos & Compliance)
Location: Newport (2 days onsite, 3 days from home)
Rate: £197.61 per day (Umbrella)
Contract: 6 Months
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Construction Officer (Asbestos & Compliance) to join a busy Local Authority Property Services team on a six-month contract.
This is an excellent opportunity for a compliance-focused construction professional with experience in asbestos management, statutory compliance, building surveying, and project management to support the delivery of essential compliance programmes across a diverse property portfolio.
Working remotely, you will take responsibility for managing asbestos compliance, statutory testing programmes, and construction-related projects, ensuring that all properties remain compliant with current legislation and health and safety requirements.
Key Responsibilities

• Manage asbestos compliance across a portfolio of buildings and ensure adherence to current legislation and best practice.
• Coordinate asbestos surveys, re-inspections, and remedial works arising from survey findings.
• Manage statutory testing programmes and ensure inspections are completed within required timescales.
• Oversee compliance-related surveys including mansafe testing, safety glazing surveys, and roller shutter/automatic door servicing.
• Monitor contractor performance and undertake site inspections where required.
• Act as Project Manager for a range of construction, maintenance, and refurbishment projects.
• Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, Health & Safety legislation, British Standards, and Codes of Practice.
• Liaise with contractors, consultants, stakeholders, building occupants, and senior management.
• Manage works arising from compliance reports and statutory inspections.
• Maintain accurate records, compliance databases, and performance reports using Microsoft Excel and other systems.
• Support the implementation of Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Assist with the preparation of specifications, reports, departmental plans, and compliance documentation.

Essential Requirements

• Experience managing asbestos compliance within public sector, housing, estates, facilities, or property environments.
• Strong knowledge of asbestos legislation, statutory compliance, CDM Regulations, and Health & Safety requirements.
• Experience managing construction, maintenance, refurbishment, or compliance projects.
• Ability to oversee contractors and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and database management.
• Experience producing reports and maintaining compliance records.
• Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.

Desirable

• Experience working within a Local Authority, Housing Association, NHS, Education, or Public Sector environment.
• Building Surveying, Construction Management, Property Management, or Compliance-related qualifications.
• Knowledge of property compliance systems and asset management databases.

• If you have a background in asbestos compliance, construction project management, or property compliance and are looking for your next contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you.