Trainee Asbestos Surveyor Bromley, England
Job description
We are currently looking for Trainee Asbestos Surveyors to join our team!
Full-time, Permanent
Based from Bromley office
Trainee entry level salary starting at £20,319
The work of a Trainee Asbestos Surveyor includes:
As a Trainee Asbestos Surveyor you will undertake a structured programme of site based learning and instruction from our qualified surveyors.
As part of your qualification programme you will undertake the BOHS P402 qualification (for surveying) and the P403 and P404 qualifications (for air monitoring) within the first six months of employment.
After completion of your training period and becoming fully authorised you will work in the field on client projects in both domestic and commercial properties. As a Pennington Choices Asbestos Surveyor you will have the skills and tools to provide excellent and highly effective asbestos survey and analysis services and will be required to deliver of accurate and timely survey reports in accordance with client’s contractual requirements.
Once trained we would provide you with a fully equipped mobile laboratory (van) for your use while on site undertaking either surveys or air monitoring.
You will be based out of either our Bromley office (covering the South), although there will be an expectation to cover other regions as required. The mix of our survey work is quite diverse, covering domestic and commercial properties from station buildings and shops to hospitals and churches.
Key Responsibilities
The core role would be either client site or office based, and once trained and authorised, you will be undertaking management and refurbishment & demolition surveys, and air monitoring for clients.
Management Survey – A Management Survey is generally referred to as a standard survey. The purpose of this survey is locate, as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect asbestos containing materials (ACMs) in a building.
R&D Survey – Refurbishment & Demolition Survey - A refurbishment / demolition survey is required where the premises, or part of it, need upgrading, refurbishment or demolition. The survey does not need a record of the condition of asbestos-containing materials (ACM). A Refurbishment / demolition survey aims to ensure that nobody will be harmed by work on ACM in the premises or equipment.
Air Monitoring - involves testing the air to measure the level of respirable airborne asbestos fibres in an area during work on asbestos containing materials. Control monitoring is designed to test the effectiveness of control measures while work or removals is undertaken on asbestos containing materials.
Benefits of working with us:
- 26 days annual leave (3 days allocated over Christmas shut down) plus 8 days Bank Holidays
- Additional leave for length of service up to a maximum of 31 days
- Opportunity to buy additional annual leave or sell surplus leave
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Enhanced employer pension contributions of 4% when you contribute 6%
- Life insurance/Death in service offering 2 x salary cover
- Private medical insurance
- Access to an online employee discount platform
- Cycle to work scheme (savings of at least 32%* on a new bike and safety accessories)
- Wellness programmes
- Company events
- Referral programme
Duties and responsibilities:
- To proactively engage in the training and development provided by the company.
- Once trained and authorised, to undertake management and refurbishment & demolition surveys, take bulk samples and provide clearly presented and well written site notes on the tablet. To provide advice to clients ancillary to the survey. Facilitate and oversee removal works where required.
- To provide asbestos analytical services to clients, including air monitoring, fibre counting and (where so qualified) bulk sample analysis.
- To be up to date with asbestos legislation, guidance and industry best practice including UKAS accreditation and quality management arrangements.
- To be up to date with relevant legislation including Health and Safety.
- To support the business by working flexibly and responsively from the company’s office or from clients sites as required.
- To take personal responsibility for maintaining technical expertise and an awareness of current issues in the sector.
- To comply with the company’s quality management arrangements including participating in the quality assurance arrangements and audit programme.
- To act within the expectations of conduct and attitude of employees in their role as ambassadors of the company.
- To be proactive to ensure that work is delivered on time by all areas of the business.
- To meet all legal obligations required to be met by the company as a provider of asbestos related services and an employer.
- To take personal responsibility to meet own billing and productivity targets.
- To ensure that the culture of the company is one that is honest and open and values everyone’s opinions and contributions.
- To contribute to a culture that is positive about the company.
- To contribute to a culture that enables PCL to be a learning organisation open to challenge and change.
- To carry out other such duties as may be reasonably required.
- To carry out other such duties as may be reasonably required
If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV and a covering letter.
