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Recruitment Resourcer | West Sussex County Council | HR Planning

Are you passionate about creating safe and compliant environments? Do you want to play a vital role in protecting our communities through excellent facilities management? If so, we want to hear from you.

Salary: £35,235 to £37,938 per annum.

Contract Type: 2x Permanent.

Working Pattern: Full-time, 37 hours per week.

Location: County Hall, Chichester. Hybrid and Flexible Working including countywide travel.

Interview Date: TBC

This role offers hybrid working arrangements and will require you to work from county council office buildings and make regular site visits, as well as the flexibility of home working as appropriate. Final arrangements to be confirmed with successful candidate.

You will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes available.

About the Job

We are seeking a dedicated Asbestos Surveyor to join our team. In this key role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Conducting regular inspections of known asbestos-containing materials across council properties.
• Maintaining and updating asbestos records using our Property Asset Management System (Concerto) and Auto CAD systems.
• Reviewing asbestos reports, updating registers and plans, and ensuring accurate documentation of remedial works.
• Liaising with internal teams, customers, and asbestos contractors to ensure smooth and compliant service delivery.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to work in a methodical manner for data capture and entry.
• HNC/HND level or Degree or equivalent level of academic attainment or a number of years’ experience within the asbestos surveying industry and the following qualifications or their equivalent: BOHS Qualification (British Occupational Hygiene Society), P402, P405.
• Knowledge of the asbestos surveying process and current asbestos management regulations, with experience of working in this field.
• Advanced knowledge of asbestos risk assessment techniques.
• Experience in using asbestos management databases.
• Sound and accurate IT knowledge, e.g. use of maintenance databases/software, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD.
• Proven successful experience of working as part of a team to effectively meet objectives within agreed timescales.
• Awareness of health and safety and data protection legislation.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Working for Us

We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 27 days annual leave, plus the opportunity to buy additional leave and an excellent local government pension scheme.

A range of discounts give our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is EIE01437.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact the Corporate Asbestos Advisor at asbestos@westsussex.gov.uk

For an informal conversation regarding the application process, please contact Rosa Siracusa (Recruitment Specialist) at Rosa.Siracusa@westsussex.gov.uk.

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact hrrecruitment@westsussex.gov.uk.

Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Click apply below, upload your CV, and cover letter, explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description and experience you can bring to the role. Please ensure all that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to right to work within the UK, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Strategy/Planning, and Analyst

• Industries

  Government Administration, Surveying and Mapping Services, and Construction

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