Safety & Compliance Officer – Asbestos & Legionella

Job Details

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small Council with big values. We are committed to ensuring our services are delivered to the highest possible standard and we put the customer at the forefront of everything we do.

We are currently recruiting for a dedicated Safety and Compliance Officer with a specific focus on Asbestos & Legionella who can help us manage compliance and carry out inspections to ensure the safety of our tenants.

If you have the right experience and are a self-starter with a positive attitude who likes a challenge, we would like to hear from you.

As a Safety & Compliance Officer – Asbestos & Legionella you will take the lead in all aspects of asbestos management and support the responsible person in the management of Legionella. Key tasks will include:

• Manage and coordinate NBBC’s asbestos re-inspection programme.
• Implement and coordinate surveys and assessments ensuring they are recorded appropriately.
• Ensure the asbestos register is kept up to date.
• Work with key stakeholders such as contractors and staff to ensure excellent management of asbestos across all NBBC properties.
• Carry out and support with investigations related to Asbestos incidents as required.
• Liaise with tenants to keep them informed about asbestos in their homes.
• Work with the responsible person for Legionella to ensure water hygiene is maintained across all NBBC properties
• Follow up and resolve actions raised from re inspections, surveys and LRAs.
• Prepare asbestos/legionella related reports for senior managers and the regulator of social housing.

We are looking for people who have experience dealing with asbestos and legionella from either a practical or management perspective.

You should have good knowledge of CAR 2015 and other relevant health and safety legislation.

You will need to be comfortable working as part of a team and using your own initiative whilst having a keen eye for attention to detail.

This is a fast paced environment and the ability to balance competing priorities is also essential.

We are a friendly and welcoming team and can offer flexible working hours, including the ability to work from home.

To succeed in this role you should have the following experience:

• Experience of undertaking health and safety related inspections
• Experience of communicating with people at various levels
• Knowledge of, and ability to interpret current health and safety legislation
• Experience of asbestos management.
• Knowledge of legionella safety.

You should have (or be willing to work towards) the following qualifications:

• NEBOSH General certificate

Interviews will be held on 22 May 2026.

Company

Our Council

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small authority with BIG values.

We take pride in serving the residents of our borough and look to provide value for money services.

We aim to work to the best of our abilities with honesty, integrity and place particular importance on working together.

Why join us?......

Situated in the heart of England, Nuneaton and Bedworth shares excellent rail and motorway links to the rest of the country.

We offer a wide range of job opportunities from refuse and cleansing roles, which directly serve our local community, to behind the scenes administrative roles; providing essential support to our front line professionals.

Our I.T equipment is tailored to job roles, to allow for agile working. 80% of our workforce enjoy the flexibility of working from home or in the office allowing them to achieve a greater work life balance.

What we will offer in return…..

A wide range of benefits including competitive salaries that are based on our competency framework and paid according to the scoring of the job profile, to ensure that all roles performing the same duties are paid equally.

A generous annual leave entitlement. Our employees receive 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service. Plus all bank holidays.

A wide range of learning and development opportunities. We recognise our employees as a valuable resource and are therefore committed to the investment of time and financial resources to support the learning and development of our workforce. We offer a wide range of learning prospects, which to name a few include: In-house training sessions, E-learning modules, Leadership and management development programmes and a Post Entry Training scheme

Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which provides a secure future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations. To help your pension grow, the Council meets the balance of the cost of providing your benefits into the LGPS.

Health and Wellbeing initiatives– our in-house Sports Development Team operate regular work place challenges, health checks and MOT’s. Employees also receive discounted gym and leisure membership.

Wider Wallets – all our employees gain access to offers and permanent discounts to everyday savings, ranging from discounts on high street stores to offers on days outs.

Travel, car allowances and schemes – mileage allowances are paid for using cars/cycles for Council business. In addition, Level 1 car users are provided with a car park pass. We also operate a Cycle salary sacrifice scheme.

Work-life balance –. We have a number of initiatives in place to support flexible working including, a job-sharing policy, career break scheme, flexible working policy, flexitime scheme, parental leave scheme, time off for dependants, maternity support leave and agile working.

Armed Force Covenant -We are proud signatories of the Armed Force Covenant and actively work to ensure that we continue to deliver on our commitment as stated in the Covenant. We were recently awarded the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. We have a range of internal processes and policies to support our Armed Forces Communities.

What we look for…….

We seek candidates that can adapt to change and welcome new challenges. We look for those that share our values and take pride in what they do.

Our recruitment and selection process aims to recruit the most suitable candidate with the appropriate qualifications; skills and experience for vacancies. Therefore only those applicants that demonstrate they meet all the essential criteria on our person specifications, will be shortlisted for an interview.

Our job description details the duties of the post, whilst the person specification lists the skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience required.

CV's may be accepted depending on the application process. Please check the advert for more details.

Finally - all the best with your application!