Environmental Regulatory Scientists

We have some exciting opportunities for regulatory scientists to work in our Environmental Teams where work will be undertaken principally across the Biocides and Pesticides regimes.

The CRD Environmental area is made up of Efficacy, Environmental Fate and Behaviour and Ecotoxicology disciplines. These teams evaluate the effectiveness of pesticides and biocides, how chemicals behave in the environment and what the environmental impacts are. Our Environmental scientists work closely with scientists from our Human Health and Delivery Teams.

We have opportunities for environmental regulatory scientists to work in the following areas:

Environmental fate and behaviour
Ecotoxicology

The Environmental Fate and Behaviour Team is made up of a team of 28 scientists who are involved in the evaluation data examining degradation and mobility of substances in soil, water, sediment and air. Using information on the properties of individual chemicals and mixtures, you will be involved in preparing exposure assessments and supporting HSE Ecotoxicology specialists in assessing environmental risks. These assessments are used to support HSE regulatory decisions.

The Ecotoxicology Team is made up of a team of 21 scientists who are responsible for evaluating data submitted on the toxicity of pesticides, biocides or other chemicals to a wide range of non-target organisms such as birds, mammals, aquatic organisms, bees, non-target arthropods, earthworms and soil macro and micro-organisms as well as non-target terrestrial plants. In addition, data on exposure are also evaluated and these data, along with the toxicity data are used in carrying out the associated regulatory risk assessment.

Fluid Flow Modeller

This is an exciting opportunity for a Fluid Flow Modeller to join our team in HSE’s Science Division. You will apply mathematical modelling and numerical analysis to a wide range of health and safety-related applications. The successful candidate will be involved in modelling anything from releases of cryogenic hydrogen to explosions to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Our capabilities encompass a wide range of topics including; fire, explosion, process safety and engineering; occupational and environmental health; risk assessment; work environment; and specialist photographic and analytical services. This breadth of expertise underpins our particular strength in creating multidisciplinary teams to support major incident investigations and policy development, as well as undertaking high quality research.

This post will be based in the Science Division of the HSE at our Science and Research Centre in Buxton, Derbyshire. HSE’s Science Division is a world leading provider of health and safety solutions to industry and government. The scope of our work requires a diversity of talented individuals.

Divisional Support Officer

To provide support to the Director of Transformation and the Divisions Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The post holder will be responsible for supporting SLT activities and will lead on the co-ordination of the divisional wide meetings and working groups. The post holder will also provide resilience and cover for the Directors Executive Assistant

Essential skills

Previous experience in an EA / PA role
Previous experience of managing multiple stakeholders and tasks
Excellent interpersonal skills and building relationships
Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Research Scientist – Chemistry

We have an exciting opportunity for two enthusiastic scientists with a background in analytical chemistry to join our Exposure Measurement portfolio, working within the Analytical Chemistry and Biological Monitoring teams. The teams undertake research for HSE and others, as well as providing an analytical service, support to incident investigation and preparing samples for proficiency testing. The primary role is to protect worker health through the assessment of chemical exposure and uptake.

Your work will provide innovative support to HSE and industry in alignment with HSE’s aim to prevent death, injury and ill-health of workers and those affected by work activities.

These excellent opportunities will be based at our Science & Research Centre in Buxton, Derbyshire. The Centre is an internationally renowned scientific facility for health and safety, employing scientific, medical and technical specialists in a purpose-built laboratory at our 550-acre site.

Extramural Contracts Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Contracts Manager to manage Science Division’s Extramural contracts (our outsourced services). You will be part of the Customer Solutions Group Contracts Team within Science Division (SD) in Buxton. Reporting to the Contracts Team Lead, this is a great opportunity to join a small, busy, and fast-paced team of commercial specialists that ensure that HSE’s liability is limited, and its position protected through the negotiation and agreement of supplier contracts which cover all aspects of HSE’s science and research requirements.

As an Extramural Contracts Manager, you will be self-motivated and have a clear understanding of both contract and project management. You will be able to follow HSE’s procurement and project management processes to successfully play a part in commissioning new contracts and manage existing contracts. You will be adept at communicating with colleagues and will be able to effectively manage relationships with strategic partners and appointed contractors. You will be experienced in developing business cases in consultation with relevant stakeholders for identified research needs and you will be able to work effectively with senior staff in supplier organisations to establish appropriate governance, reporting and relationship arrangements. You will understand the commercial lifecycle and how to obtain spend-approval from SD’s Senior Leadership Team (SD SLT) and both HSE’s Operations and Regulation Committee (ORCo) and Executive Committee (ExCo). You will be expected to keep up to date with procurement communications such as current Government and Civil Service Spending Controls and you will be able to work with HSE end users and the HSE Procurement Unit (PU) to develop specification documentation (including question sets and the evaluation approach) for tenders.

Senior Work Psychologist

You’ll work alongside a team of dedicated psychologists, ergonomists, human factors practitioners, and other experts to support the move towards net zero while maintaining Great Britain’s record as one of the safest countries to work in. This is a unique opportunity to apply your knowledge and experience to a wide variety of industrial sectors, developing and leading contributions to valuable HSE and industry projects, incident investigations, and training delivery. You’ll also engage at different levels with scientific peers, regulatory and policy colleagues, colleagues across government, and external organisations.

This role will give you the chance to collaborate with technical experts from numerous other disciplines, allowing you to broaden your skills and knowledge in a diverse and stimulating environment.

We’re seeking an enthusiastic and experienced practitioner who is passionate about making a difference and improving the lives of people in their workplaces in the UK and occasionally internationally.

Following a period of supported on-boarding your role will involve:

Leading technical contributions to projects related to workplace stress and mental health, and safety leadership and demonstrating high professional standards in science and application of research methods, including constructively challenging existing approaches. This may involve taking on a role as a technical lead on a topic from within the discipline.
Leading technical contributions to support regulatory colleagues (following a period of training and support). This may involve acting as an expert witness.
Providing expert advice to a range of internal and external stakeholders on key workplace issues including:

- Management of work-related stress and mental health at work;
- Safety leadership
- Job design
- Design of work environments
- Organisational development and change

Actively leading the development of research and consultancy work with industry by engaging with potential customers, providing technical input to proposals and presenting technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Delivering presentations at conferences and events.
Design and facilitate workshops to support colleagues and industry stakeholders.
Delivering training courses in your areas of technical expertise on open and in-company courses.
Writing high quality, reports that are suitable to be made available to the public (when appropriate), used by policy colleagues, shared with industry or as evidence in legal proceedings.

Some overnight travelling is expected but you will be mostly based in HSE’s Science and Research Centre in Buxton.

Head of News and Social Media

HSE is currently going through a period of significant change. We are creating the new Building Safety Regulator, have taken on responsibility for Great Britain’s new chemical regulation regime, and are working with the Government and industry on the safe transition to net zero. We also want to maintain Great Britain’s high workplace safety standards and ensure HSE is a great place to work and an employer of choice.

This role will help HSE tell its story in an effective and efficient way through the media and social media. You’ll protect and promote HSE’s reputation, leading our busy press office, delivering impactful communications activity in support of corporate priorities, and planning and preparing our response to emerging issues. This is an exciting opportunity to join our communications leadership team.

We are recruiting a Head of News and Social Media in our Communications Branch. This is a key leadership position with responsibility for leading a team of highly-skilled communications professionals delivering a proactive media and social media function for HSE, and working to promote and protect HSE’s reputation. You will need to be able demonstrate excellent news judgment, strong leadership skills, the ability to form trusted working relationships with senior leaders, and an understanding of Government Communications.

IT Software Developer

Technology, data, and digital services underpins everything that HSE does. We are a knowledge organisation, with a wealth of experience in keeping people safe. It is the responsibility of the Information Technology Services Division to ensure that everyone in the organisation can access our data and information, to share it and to use it to make effective decisions. We support over 3000 colleagues working in a hybrid style at home and in 26 offices across Great Britain. Our services keep inspectors functioning effectively and efficiently on industrial sites nationwide, from oil platforms in the North Sea to our deepest mines and quarries.

Job description

We strive to constantly improve the technologies and services supporting the organisation. Our end user computing devices are leading edge, and we are making significant progress in delivering new cloud-based services. Our service management and information management services are very highly regarded within the organisation and pride themselves on excellent customer service. Our commercial team has built strong relationships with suppliers and our project management team is embedded in our corporate change programme, transforming the older legacy systems that have underpinned the organisation for a long time.

We are a learning team, and everyone is encouraged to undertake training, development and courses that will keep them and the team current and excited by new opportunities. The team works well because everyone’s contributions and ideas are listened to and valued, and we can only grow and improve, if there is an enthusiasm to explore our disciplines and try new ways of working.

Please note: This post will require the successful candidate to provide a level of application support out of normal office hours (Monday-Friday 0900 – 1700). This will include responding to important application issues and implementing scheduled changes and fixes when required.

Person specification

This is a very exciting time to join ITS as we continue to support HSE in the transformation of our IT services with a focus on modernising our IT Operations. As part of an internal software development function within HSE’s Information Technology Services, you will join a team responsible for the development, testing and support of HSE applications. A software developer designs, runs and improves software that meets user needs. The applications are hosted on a number of technologies (e.g. Azure; SQL Server; Ingres;) and developed using a variety of tools.

In this role, you will be responsible for writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach and creating code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse. HSE’s IT Services are currently undergoing a modernisation and we are about to get started on significant IT enabled Business Transformation. We are reinforcing in-house capability to give us the skills and experience we need to take our ambitious business plans forward. This post provides a challenging opportunity for a junior software developer to further their career and expand our development capability. Working in a small, technically skilled development team, you will develop and enhance small line of business applications.

As a Software Developer for HSE, you will help to develop new information systems and manage changes to operational information systems which support the work of HSE.

Fire Explosion and Risk Assessment Offshore Inspector

A key operational arm of HSE, Energy Division (ED) regulates the UK’s Offshore oil and gas industry, pipelines, mines, diving and renewable power generation. We employ around 140 professional engineers and scientists to do this. Respected internationally for our independent status and integrity, we have a long standing reputation for technical expertise which can be applied logically to deliver effective, proportionate solutions enabling hazardous situations to be managed safely. Offshore safety and the linked environmental protection remain high government priorities.

Fire Explosion and Risk Assessment is essential in the context of managing offshore major accident hazards, where failures can lead to catastrophic harm to workers and the environment. Energy division has a front line team of Fire Explosion and Risk Assessment Specialist Inspectors who cooperate with colleagues to regulate companies undertaking offshore oil and gas operations or related activities.

You will become part of a team of technical specialists working to help improve safety across a wide range of activities within the UK offshore major hazard industries. You will provide fire explosion and risk assessment support to IMT inspectors for both planned and reactive work. As part of the specialist team of inspectors you will also engage with a diverse range of stakeholders to keep up to date with new developments and to promulgate HSE expectations within the industry.

Principal Building Safety Regulatory lead – High Risk Building Regulation

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has established the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to ensure high-risk residential buildings (HRBs) are safe and to enable people to feel safe in their homes.

Within High-Risk Building (HRB) Regulation there are two distinct functions: Building Control and In-Occupation.

The Building Control function is about ensuring HRBs are designed and built to approved standards.

The In-Occupation function includes delivery of the Building Assessment Certificate (BAC) applications to ensure that building safety risks associated with occupied HRBs are being managed and controlled to protect residents’ safety.

As an Operational Delivery Team Leader (also known as Principal Regulatory lead) in either function you will be responsible for leading and managing the Multi-Disciplinary (MDT) leads (also known as Building Safety Regulatory leads) who are responsible for the regulatory decisions and, you will be responsible for the strategic oversight and leadership for effective and efficient delivery of regulatory compliance within HRBs that ensures residents feel safe and are safe in and around the built environment.

We are looking for dynamic, driven, leaders who are able to bring out the best in our people, work effectively with others, including external partners, and ensure efficient delivery of BSRs functions and objectives.

As well as being an effective leader, you will need effective communication and influencing skills and the ability to work with and through others in MDTs, overseeing consistent decision making regarding building safety and ensuring proportionate regulatory outcomes.

You will build effective working relationships at regional level to support MDT operations, manage and deploy resources efficiently within and across regions and monitor all aspects of operational performance and delivery within your team including risk and financial management.

As BSR is a new organisation our processes are still embedding. You will need to be alert to when things are not being delivered as expected, responding promptly to implement changes while mindful of the impact on culture, structure, morale and a diverse range of end users.