Job Description
Job Description
Asbestos Consultant
UK, Leeds/Birmingham – Flexible/Hybrid
Are you motivated by leading technical excellence and shaping new service offerings?
We invite you to bring your proven experience in asbestos consulting to deliver strategic EHS risk management services to clients across a wide range of sectors, throughout the UK and overseas.
This is a great opportunity for candidates who are looking to apply their practical experience and industry knowledge and move into a Senior project management level position to further develop their career. To succeed in this role, you must be BOHS P402, P403, P404, P405 qualified as a minimum with 10 year’s relevant industry experience.
We operate a flexible hybrid working policy and candidates will be based between our Birmingham or Leeds office and home working. There will be an expectation of travel to the other parts of the UK as part of this role and potential for international travel.
Your new role
As our new Asbestos Consultant, you will be part of a global division of Ramboll, a leading engineering, design and consultancy company. Trusted by clients to manage their most challenging environmental, health and social issues, it has more than 2,100 staff worldwide. Our UK business employs over 250 environmental science professionals in 14 locations and covers a breadth of consulting services structured around compliance, strategy and transactions, impact assessment, new initiatives and sustainability, product safety and stewardship, contaminated land, and Water.
Our clients include UK and global multinationals, local and central government and international institutions. Ramboll operates a flexible working policy, and with this you will be part of an exciting team of experts, who respect each other and work towards a common goal.
You will work in a collaborative, supportive and multidisciplinary environment, contributing to projects across a wide range of sectors including construction, infrastructure, manufacturing and industrial environments. Flexible and hybrid working arrangements are supported, with some travel required for client engagement and site assessments.
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Delivering strategic asbestos risk management services to clients across a wide range of sectors, throughout the UK and overseas
- Providing services to ensure related projects are managed to the highest standard
- Supporting the client/stakeholders supply chain decision making
- Mentoring junior team members
- Business development internally and externally
- Lead Client accounts
- Advising on best practice and policy development
- Dealing with potential exposure incidents
- Management of asbestos surveys and abatement projects
- Development of Asbestos Management Plans and Risk Reporting
About you
We are looking for an experienced and confident occupational hygienist who is motivated by leadership, technical excellence and service development.
Your starting point for constant growth includes:
- Experience in asbestos consulting and management of survey/abatement projects
- Comfortable working in a team, and able to manage own workload
- Ability to deliver a wide range of asbestos risk management solutions
- Strong background in asbestos consultancy and/or project management with over 10 years’ experience within the asbestos industry
- Experience managing large Client accounts
- Understanding of current and emerging asbestos legislation and best practice
- Experience writing proposals, asbestos management plans, registers, policies and procedures
- Technical authority ability to review asbestos survey reports, and other asbestos related documentation
- Understanding of CRM
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on client stakeholder and supply chain management
- Previous role as an asbestos subject matter expert (SME) would be desirable
- Certificate of Competence Asbestos (CoCa) would also be advantageous
What we can offer you
- A flexible work environment
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Matched pension contributions
- Private medical cover and life assurance
- Commitment to your professional development and career progression
- Leaders guided by Ramboll’s Leadership Principles
- A culture that welcomes you as the unique person you are
- Inspiration from colleagues, clients and meaningful projects
- The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
Ready to join us?
Please submit your application and CV online. We invite diversity in all its forms and encourage applicants from all groups to apply.
We recognise that some candidates only apply when they tick every box. However, passion and potential often outweigh a perfect CV, and Ramboll’s supportive learning culture can help you grow. If this role resonates with you but you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.
Deadline – 28th March 2026
Do you have any questions?
Contact:
Laura Simmons
Senior Managing Consultant
[email protected]
Laura Simmons | LinkedIn
Adam Bristow
Principal Consultant
[email protected]
www.linkedin.com/in/adam-bristow-afaam-6b6a859a
Work at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll
Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. As a foundation-owned people company, founded in Denmark, we believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. Our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act and being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. Ramboll employs more than 18,000 people globally across 35 countries. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, Management Consulting, and Architecture & Landscape. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we help shape the societies of tomorrow.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone is able to flourish and reach their potential. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. At Ramboll, we offer flexibility as part of our positive and inclusive approach to work. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds and characteristics. Please let us know if there are any changes, we could make to the application process to make it more comfortable for you. You can contact us at [email protected] with such requests.
