QA Tester

We are looking for a QA Tester to join our Information Technology Services (ITS) Division, to support the QA Test Manager with testing of Digital and Technology Services, including all infrastructures and components, during the delivery of Major Change Programmes and Continuous Improvement pipelines. You will work within programmes structured to deliver both Waterfall and Agile methodologies, ensuring that user functional and non-functional requirements are delivered completely and appropriately. You will prioritise and report defects, to allow Programme Management to determine the progress of development and to manage the risks associated with delivery. This role will engage with users, supporting their needs and ensuring that a high-quality customer-focused service is delivered.

Key Responsibilities

Support on the definition, management and execution of Test Strategies, Test Approaches and Test Methodologies to be used by HSE, encompassing Data, Unit, Integration, System, Acceptance, User, Performance, Security and Compatibility.
Manage the delivery of all testing, including writing test plans, test cases and test scripts to ensure the quality delivery requirements.
Support QA team with Management Information (MI and reporting) of the quality of the Digital and Technology Services within Major Change Programmes, Change Projects and Continuous Improvement projects.
Manage the identification, recording, analysis and prioritisation of all Defects and coordinate the re-testing of all Defects within Major Change Programmes, Change Projects and Continuous Improvement projects.
Develop and maintain testing documentation and procedures.
Support the Change Lifecycle, testing changes for Digital and Technology Services.
Work with and ensure the quality of Suppliers developing applications and systems for the HSE.

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Executive Assistant to the Director of Regulation

The Director of Regulations Office (DoR) has a wide and varied role. Directly supporting the Director of Regulation, functions include:

Supporting operational delivery, monitoring operational performance and fostering cross-divisional working.
Delivering specific cross- divisional strategic priorities and projects, and;
Liaising on behalf of operational divisions internally, across government and with wider stakeholders.

DoR is split in to four primary areas: Regulatory Practice Team, Regulatory Policy and Competence Team, Regulatory Performance and Oversight Team

As well as planned work, work in DoR is very often reactive with extremely short deadlines. Working across teams is common to meet these demands. The post will require you to be able to work independently and as part of a team, work with senior HSE leaders and have strong organisational literacy and communication skills being able to work to a deadline with an ability to prioritise and manage several important and urgent tasks at once.

As part of your role you will:

Act as main the general main point of contact and provide support to the Director of Regulation
Oversight and proactive diary management of inbox and arrange appointments ensuring best use of Directors time, resolving conflicting meeting requirements
Manage travel arrangements, accommodation and travel itineraries
Schedule meetings, attend meetings as requested and take notes\actions as required
Act a Secretariat to monthly Regulatory Operations Meeting (ROM) including preparation, circulation of papers, and minute taking.
Work in tandem with your job share to partner in the delegation of duties.

Structural Engineering Principal Engineer

We are looking for an experienced structural engineer to join the Engineering Materials Team in the Major Hazards Capability Group within HSE’s Science Division. The team supports the wider HSE through materials and engineering-related research, with focus on supporting the Building Safety Regulator, achieving Net Zero, and incident investigation.

Job description

You will work within the Engineering Materials Team leading their research related to building safety and structural engineering, as well as supporting HSE incident investigations. As a Structural Engineering Principal Engineer, you will take a leading role within the team including the development of research programmes for both government and industry clients with a particular focus on work with the Building Safety Regulator. You will contribute to the strategic direction of research within the Engineering Materials Team, and the wider Major Hazards Capability Group as well and influence HSE and BSR policy. You will be part of a team of specialists and will also collaborate with experts across other disciplines in science, engineering, analysis, regulation, and policy.

If you would like more information on the role, please follow the link below.

Policy Advisor

A crucial part of our mission to protect people and places is to reduce work-related ill-health, and we have two roles working on health policy and two roles working in major hazards and net zero policy. All will involve working collaboratively with colleagues from across science, regulatory and policy disciplines, along with engaging across Government and industry.

Post 1 – Respiratory Health Policy Team: Working with colleagues on the area of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) Regulations.

Post 2 – Occupational Health and Musculoskeletal Disorder Policy team.

Post 3 – Chemicals and Land Use Planning policy team – you will support policy development relating to onshore major hazards and energy sectors and new and emerging onshore major hazards technologies.

Post 4 – Hydrogen Heating Programme team – you will support the delivery of HSE’s input to the Department of Energy and Net Zero Clean Heat programme.

B3 policy advisors are expected to work flexibly in line with policy priorities which will change over time. There are other B3 policy posts in EPD which will become available in the coming months and any reserve list will also be used to support filling of these posts. If you are offered a role from the reserve list, positions may not be restricted to the teams mentioned above and we cannot guarantee your preferred team. Roles will be offered in merit order.

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.