Technical Manager

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Technical Manager to provide technical leadership and compliance support for our asbestos operations.

This is a key role within the business, responsible for maintaining and improving technical standards, ensuring compliance with current legislation and HSE guidance, supporting operational teams, and driving continuous improvement across health, safety, quality and compliance performance.

The successful candidate will have extensive asbestos industry experience, strong knowledge of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, and the ability to manage technical systems, training, competence, audits, monitoring and documentation in a licensed asbestos environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain and develop technical procedures in line with current legislation, HSE guidance and licence requirements.

Provide technical advice and support to site teams, supervisors, contract managers and senior management.

Manage training and competency records, ensuring staff are appropriately skilled and competent.

Review plans of work, method statements, risk assessments and technical documentation.

Manage technical audit programmes and support competency assessments.

Oversee personal monitoring, exposure monitoring, RPE and PPE compliance.

Analyse audit and monitor data to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.

Communicate legislative, regulatory and procedural updates to relevant teams.

Attend industry meetings, forums and technical events, ensuring learning is shared across the business.

Promote a positive safety culture and support continual improvement across operational activities.

You will be a confident technical professional with strong leadership skills and a practical understanding of licensed asbestos operations. You will be able to communicate clearly, make effective decisions, support operational teams and ensure high standards of compliance are consistently maintained.

Essential Requirements:

Extensive experience within the asbestos industry.

Strong technical knowledge of asbestos legislation and HSE guidance, including CAR 2012.

Experience working within or supporting licensed asbestos removal operations.

Experience managing audits, training, competency systems and compliance documentation.

Strong understanding of RPE, PPE, personal monitoring and exposure control.

Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.

Ability to influence, motivate and support teams.

A proactive approach to continuous improvement.

Desirable Requirements:

BOHS asbestos qualifications, such as P402, P403, P404, P405 or equivalent.

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent health and safety qualification.

Auditor training or experience.

Experience delivering toolbox talks or technical training.

Membership of a relevant professional body.

The MSS Group is a specialist provider of facilities, industrial and environmental services with expertise in hazardous, highly regulated and complex environments.

Competitive Salary depending on experience

Salary sacrifice for purchase of electric vehicles

Smart Health/digital GP service

Permanent additional day' annual leave for 5, 10 & 15 years - MSS

For the year only - additional day' annual leave for 10, 20, 30, 40 & 50 years - RSK

Cycle to work scheme.

Wellbeing ambassadors - network of internal mental health first aiders

Gym/lifestyle discounts

Bereavement counselling

Life assurance - 3 x annual salary payment for death in service

The RSK Group are an equal opportunities employer.