Asbestos and Health & Safety Lead | Full Time | Harrow | £54,810 – £62,349

Harrow Council is looking for an Asbestos and Health & Safety Lead.

This role will support safe and compliant housing services across the borough. It will focus on asbestos management, health and safety, risk control and safe working practices.

The post will help make sure safety duties are managed in a clear and structured way. You will support work that protects residents, staff, contractors and other people affected by council housing activity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead asbestos safety: Support the management of asbestos-related safety duties.
• Support health and safety: Help maintain safe working standards across housing activity.
• Manage risk: Identify, review and help reduce health and safety risks.
• Maintain records: Keep accurate safety, compliance and risk records.
• Monitor compliance: Support compliance with relevant health and safety duties.
• Work with contractors: Liaise with contractors and consultants where needed.
• Support inspections: Help coordinate checks, surveys or reviews linked to safety.
• Report issues: Escalate serious risks, gaps or non-compliance.
• Support residents: Help ensure safety work is carried out with clear resident communication.
• Work with teams: Liaise with housing, property, compliance and operational teams.
• Improve processes: Support better systems, records and ways of working.
• Provide advice: Give clear guidance on asbestos and health and safety matters.

About You

Harrow Council is likely to be looking for someone with:

• Asbestos knowledge: Strong knowledge of asbestos management and related safety duties.
• Health and safety experience: Experience in health and safety within housing, property or a related setting.
• Compliance focus: Understanding of statutory compliance and risk management.
• Contract Works experience: Experience supporting or overseeing works delivered by contractors.
• Housing awareness: Knowledge of social housing, local authority housing or property services.
• Risk management skills: Ability to identify risk and support practical control measures.
• Record keeping: Ability to maintain clear and accurate compliance records.
• Communication skills: Ability to explain safety issues clearly to different audiences.
• Contractor management: Confidence working with contractors, consultants and internal teams.
• Planning skills: Ability to manage priorities, deadlines and follow-up actions.
• Attention to detail: A careful approach to safety information and compliance evidence.
• Problem-solving: Ability to resolve issues in a calm and practical way.

What Harrow Council Offers

Harrow Council offers:

• Salary: £54,810 - £62,349.
• Working pattern: Full time.
• Location: Harrow Council Hub.
• Purposeful work: A role focused on safer homes and better housing services.
• Council setting: Work within a large and diverse London borough.
• Resident impact: Support work that protects residents and improves safety.
• Professional challenge: Work across compliance, asbestos, health and safety, contractors and risk.
• Inclusive workplace: Harrow Council welcomes applications from a wide range of backgrounds.

About Harrow Council

Harrow Council is the local authority for one of London’s most diverse boroughs.

The council provides services that support residents, communities and local places. Its housing and property teams play a key role in keeping homes safe, compliant and well managed.

This role supports that work by helping manage asbestos, health and safety, and related compliance activity.

How to Apply

Apply online through Harrow Council.

The closing date is 28 June 2026.

Use your application to show your experience in asbestos management, health and safety, housing compliance, contractor oversight and safety-related contract works.

Application Tips

For this role, focus on your asbestos, health and safety, compliance and contractor management experience. Give clear examples of how you have managed risk, kept records accurate, worked with contractors or supported safety programmes. Mention any experience in housing, property services, inspections, surveys, resident safety or statutory compliance. Keep your application clear, practical and matched to the role.