Business Unit Lead; Asbestos

Head of Environmental

Location: Cardiff, UK

Employer: MSS Group (RSK Group)

About MSS Group (RSK Group): A leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business based in Cardiff, offering industrial and commercial cleaning, waste management, asbestos removal, and related services.

Role Overview: Overall responsibility for daily operations to meet client and contract requirements efficiently, achieving commercial and financial targets while maintaining safety, technical and quality compliance.

• Manage daily operations in line with contract requirements and budgets.
• Oversee office/site-based staff, ensuring health & safety, quality and environmental requirements are met.
• Allocate labour capacity against contract requirements.
• Maintain and develop client relationships.
• Determine expenditure trends and implement cost‑saving measures.
• Communicate changes, encourage reporting of incidents and suggest improvements.
• Measure and improve operational performance against KPIs.
• Forecast commercial performance and report to senior management.
• Coordinate with Contract Management and Technical Manager to ensure competent site staffing.
• Assist in managing vehicle fleet inspections, maintenance and mileage reporting.
• Handle selection and performance reviews of sub‑contractors.
• Identify opportunities to increase margin return from supply chain.
• Develop strategic direction and present to Managing Director with commercial lead.
• Implement strategic vision in collaboration with BRM (Env).
• Promote the business at trade events and industry functions.
• Attend Senior Management Team meetings and update SMT members.

• Health & Safety management experience.
• Extensive experience in the asbestos industry.
• Regulatory technical competence.
• Excellent communication and people management skills.
• Ability to drive efficiency and productivity.
• Systematic record‑keeping and attention to detail.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Motivator and morale booster.
• Strong organisational, problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
• IT literacy.

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Salary sacrifice option for electric vehicle purchase.
• Smart Health/digital GP service.
• Permanent additional annual leave days for 5, 10 and 15 years of service (MSS); additional days for 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years (RSK).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Wellbeing ambassadors – internal mental health first aiders.
• Gym/lifestyle discounts.
• Bereavement counselling.
• Life assurance – up to three annual salary payments on death in service.

Executive

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Equal Opportunity
:
The RSK Group is an equal opportunities employer.

Agency Notice
: RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or secondary agencies.