Legionella Risk Assessor - London
Ark Workplace Risk | Hybrid | Travel Expenses | Competitive Benefits and Healthcare
At Ark Workplace Risk, we empower our clients to confidently manage risk, compliance, and safety through a trusted partnership built on expert knowledge, innovative solutions, and proactive guidance and insight.
About Ark Workplace Risk:
- Proven Expert Knowledge: With over 30 years of experience and a trusted reputation among 200+ UK organisations, we provide workable solutions that align with our clients' organisational and business goals, as well as regulatory requirements.
- Industry-Leading Software: Our innovative tools streamline risk and compliance management, putting clients in control and enabling them to demonstrate accountability to stakeholders.
- Insight-Driven Solutions: As industry thought leaders, we provide actionable insights into emerging legislation, guidance, and industry trends, ensuring court-readiness for their business.
- Responsive Partnership: From every day, business-as-usual guidance to urgent, critical, complex, and contentious scenarios, we work in partnership with clients, becoming their trusted advisor and solution provider, whenever and wherever they need us most.
Role Summary
As a Legionella Risk Assessor at Ark Workplace Risk, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality risk assessments and audits of water systems in residential, commercial, and mixed-use buildings across the UK. You will help clients manage their legal duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, ACoP L8, and HSG274 by producing clear, practical, and technically robust reports.
Key Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):
- Carry out Legionella Risk Assessments and compliance audits in accordance with BS 8580-1
- Conduct audits of management arrangements and planned preventative monitoring regimes
- Assess compliance with ACoP L8 and HSG274
- Review site documentation including logbooks, schematics, and written schemes of control
- Provide practical, risk-based recommendations to clients
- Produce professional, accurate reports using Ark's templates and QA protocols
- Liaise with clients on-site, demonstrating strong customer service and technical competence
- Upload completed reports and documentation to our internal platform
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant legislation and best practices
Essential Requirements:
- City & Guilds or equivalent qualification in Legionella Risk Assessment
- Strong working knowledge of ACoP L8, HSG274, and BS 8580-1
- Understanding of various water system types and associated risk factors
- Ability to assess and comment on written schemes of control
- High level of written communication skills with experience in technical report writing
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Strong interpersonal and client-facing communication skills
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
What We Offer
- Competitive & tailored salary and benefits package
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- A collaborative and supportive work environment focused on achieving excellence in compliance, risk, and health & safety
- Working with our diverse range of clients within the built environment, including residential and commercial.
- A wide range of benefits including a Private Healthcare plan, 5% matched pension plan, 4x salary life cover, 25 days holiday with option to increase via salary sacrifice, and Perkpal - perks and reward program.
- Social events with your colleagues.
- Professional Membership reimbursement.
The business is committed to creating a safe and compliant environment for our clients.
Apply today to be part of our mission in "Creating a Better World by Delivering Trusted Compliance Solutions.
