Title - Technical Coordinator - Asbestos

Contract type - Permanent, full time, 35 hours per week

Contract Start Date - August 2022

Agile - Working (20% - 40% office based)

Location - Cray House, Sidcup

Salary - £28,553 per annum

Closing date for completed applications - 6^th July 2022 at 11pm

Interviews will be held on - 12^th July 2022

L&Q is seeking an experienced Technical Coordinator to join the Trust’s Building Compliance Team working with the existing asbestos team.  You will assist in the delivery and implementation of the trusts asbestos policy as well as the Asbestos Reinspection programme. Coordinating the actions to the appropriate contractors, tracking progress and ensuring they are concluded in a timely manner.

The role will report into the Compliance Manager – Asbestos and Water and work closely alongside the existing Asbestos Officer and wider compliance team. You will be a key member of the team helping to deliver the trusts asbestos strategy.

You will be responsible for Keystone Generic Interface (KGI) returns and processing, processing contractor system access requests, processing invoices and raising orders via our internal systems (Training will be provided). You will assist the existing asbestos team with a range of administrative and process-based tasks.

This role will offer the chance to develop and learn from within with a clear personal development plan to be arranged You must possess excellent administration skills and the ability to organise, plan, report and prioritise effectively.  Basic knowledge of asbestos legislation, asbestos process and asbestos surveys would be desirable but not essential as upskilling will be provided.  You should be able to communicate with a range of internal departments and external contractors and assist the asbestos team in the day to day management of these contracts.

Essential and desirable skills sets and experience:

• Strong administration and organisational skills
• Basic Asbestos Legislative knowledge
• Basic understanding of Asbestos survey types and asbestos removal techniques
• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative
• Understanding of databases and the ability to quickly understand a range of IT systems
• Excellent customer focus, communication and customer service skills
• Ability to communicate with and influence a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to use the full suite of MS Office packages.

If you believe you have the qualities we are after and are interested in working for an organisation that can really make a difference to people’s lives, then please apply without delay.

Our commitments:

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them.  This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.

In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 26 days holiday rising to 31 days with length of service, excellent Pension scheme,  an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life.  Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing.  In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.

We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion.  We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.

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