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SGS’s Industries and Environment services help businesses ensure safety, sustainability, and compliance through testing, inspection, certification, and consulting—supporting sectors from manufacturing to infrastructure and environmental management.

Job:     Asbestos Surveyor

Hours: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week

Location: Field Based 

Join our growing team as an Asbestos Surveyor, where you’ll play a vital role in supporting commercial clients across the UK by assessing, managing, and advising on asbestos-related risks. This is a hands-on, field-based role ideal for someone who enjoys variety, problem-solving, and delivering high‑quality consultancy work. You’ll work closely with our Commercial Operations Manager to ensure exceptional service and compliance standards are consistently met.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct asbestos consultancy work at client sites across the UK (and occasionally abroad), including surveying, sampling, and data recording.
• Provide expert advice to clients on asbestos findings, including safe management, remediation options, and ongoing compliance.
• Follow internal procedures and SGS quality, health & safety, and environmental standards to achieve operational excellence.
• Deliver high‑quality reports and ensure samples reach the Wolverhampton laboratory within required timelines.
• Collaborate with the Commercial Operations Manager and support continuous improvement, team development, and promotion of SGS services.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a commercial asbestos surveyor, including work within hospitals, schools, and the retail sector.
• Flexibility to undertake out‑of‑hours work, including evenings, early starts, and occasional night shifts.
• Ability and willingness to travel UK‑wide to complete surveys and fulfil the requirements of the role.

Essential

• BOHS P402
• UK Driving Licence or equivalent
• GCSE A-C or equivalent, Maths and English

Desirable

• CCP (Asbestos)
• P405 and/or P406 Certificates
• Health & Safety qualifications – IOSH
• Project management qualifications
• SPA & CBRE for working on petroleum sites
• IPAF

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for: 

• Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
• Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
• Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Retailer Discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
• Length of Service Awards
• Christmas Vouchers
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives
• Discounted Gym Membership

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

APPLY NOW for full consideration, if you are selected for an interview, or further consideration, we will be in touch with you directly.