Investigator

There is a current opportunity for an experienced investigator or regulator to join HSE’s Building Safety Division.  As part of the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, HSE established and is continuing to grow and develop the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) under the Building Safety Act 2022.

Job description

As an Investigator with HSE’s Building Safety Division you will work as part of a team that undertake proportionate investigations and enforcement into potential breaches of the Building Safety Act 2022 and other relevant legislation.

Key responsibilities:

Identify, gather and sift evidence, and where necessary obtain, plan and execute searches of premises under warrant or statutory provision
Record, retain and review material to comply with disclosure responsibilities under the Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA)
Develop and implement strategies for interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects (under caution) in line with the principles of achieving best evidence and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Critically analyse complex information to make accountable and well-reasoned decisions or recommendations
Prepare and submit files to decision-makers, including to HSE prosecutors for charging decisions or tribunal hearings
Effectively manage own case work and develop appropriate strategies aligned to investigative objectives
Attend court to give evidence and support prosecutors throughout criminal proceedings or tribunals
Provide victims and witnesses with support throughout the investigation process ensuring they are kept up to date and any identified risks are effectively managed
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and stakeholders and problem solve through negotiation and communication.

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will join our Mechanical Engineering team in the Major Hazards Capability Group at Science Division. This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills to contribute to innovative work to support HSE incident investigations, and research and testing projects to directly improve the lives of people in their workplaces.

You can expect to contribute to a diverse range of projects within the health and safety sector, especially HSE incident investigation support and research, and also be involved in work for other government departments and industrial clients.

You will be part of a team of mechanical, electrical and gas engineers delivering experimental testing in relation to incident investigations but you will also collaborate with technical experts across many other disciplines.

Customer Service Concerns Handling Officer

We are looking for motivated and dedicated customer focused people to join the team and play an important role in ensuring that HSE provides a professional response to Health and Safety Concerns, and Advice requests, within strict deadlines.

Working in The Customer Service Team, your role will be to assess / triage health and safety risk, contact businesses and customers, to ensure cases are resolved in line with expectations and service levels.

You will be responsible for processing your assigned work, and making an assessment on information received about the matters. You will work collaboratively with internal and external customers to obtain accurate and relevant information. You will ensure that responses are professional, accurate and timely, and work is recorded accurately on systems.

Senior Dynamics Functional Consultant

As a Senior Dynamics Functional Consultant, you will work with a wide range of stakeholders such as user researchers, product managers, designers, business analysts, content specialists, delivery managers and other digital architects, all of whom share a vision for a user centric approach and making government services better through smarter use of technology.

In this role you will drive and deliver development and implementation of Microsoft’s Dynamics 365/Power Platform solutions which form part of HSE’s back office and business facing solutions. This will enable the development of integrated solutions that meet current and future business needs focused on Regulatory Systems. This is a great opportunity for a Senior Functional Consultant looking to develop their Dynamics skillset.

Dynamics Functional Consultant

We have an exciting opportunity for a Dynamics Functional Consultant to join our growing team. You will enjoy and thrive in working openly, collaboratively and as part of a multi-disciplinary team focused on one or more projects.

You will be supporting existing systems, designing, and delivering new features as we develop our service, adhering to standards and using Agile principles ensuring timely production of goals and approvals through constructive collaboration with all relevant parties contributing to innovation of all products.

Electrical and Control Engineering Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrical and Control Engineering Specialist to join our growing team.

We are looking for high calibre engineers who can, under challenge, think strategically, identify underlying core issues, and engage at different levels both with colleagues, site technical staff and at the most senior levels within an organisation. You will be able to influence those organisations to bring about improvements and be decisive and clear about what is needed.

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 analyses to a wide range of health and safety-related applications. You will be involved in modelling anything from releases of cryogenic hydrogen to explosions to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

We are looking for a Scientist to join our Fluid Dynamics Team in the Analysis and Risk Capability Group in a growing organisation. The team carry out numerical analysis across a broad range of fluid flow problems using various techniques including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Our main expertise lies in the analysis and modelling of fluid flows using approaches ranging from simple empirical and integral models to large complex three-dimensional CFD simulations. We apply mathematical skills in a wide range of health and safety-related applications areas such as gas dispersion, two-phase flows, fire and smoke movement, source terms and explosions.

The work carried out by the team is project based and can vary greatly in nature. Projects may be internally or externally funded, research or support projects, or incident investigations. There is a strong emphasis on team working and collaboration, and you will be expected to work with specialists and technical experts across many other disciplines.

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

Head of Financial Accounting and Reporting

Planning, Finance, and Procurement Division (PFPD), core activities are critical to the effective and efficient way that HSE delivers its strategic objectives. We are the custodian of the system of internal control and ensure effective governance processes are in place. We drive the planning processes to ensure we can deliver our regulatory activity with an agreed financial budget and with appropriate mechanisms to monitor and analyse performance against these targets.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to play a pivotal role within the Finance function with the opportunity to develop and progress your finance career within HSE or the wider Government Finance Community.

The Head of Financial Reporting and Accounting is a key member of HSE’s Finance team. You will report to the Assistant Director of Finance, leading a small Finance team to strengthen delivery of core financial controls, providing technical accounting advice and producing the statutory financial accounts.

You will work closely with the Head of Financial Management & Control to agree the priorities and deployment of the central finance team, including trainees. You will also have an important role in advising Finance Business Partners on the application of accounting policies.

You will provide leadership, advice and direction to the team to support the continuous improvement of the finance function in HSE as well as the learning and development of individuals.

Senior Regulator – Investigations Unit

Withing our Building Safety Division (BSD) we are looking to recruit two Senior Regulators.

As a Senior Regulator it will be your responsibility to work as part of a team on the investigation and enforcement of potential breaches of building safety legislation and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. You will be responsible for leading, planning and carrying out investigations into potential breaches of law, complaints and mandatory occurrences. This may also involve serving enforcement notices, collecting evidence and proposing and preparing cases for criminal or civil litigation.

Person specification

Essential Skills and Criteria:

Experience of investigating corporate organisations and enforcing to the criminal standard, preferably within a regulatory environment.
Ability to make regulatory decisions within agreed policy frameworks and to understand complex technical standards.
Ability to work as part of a team, and where appropriate lead and investigatory teams.

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Procurement Lawyer

As a Procurement Lawyer you will approve and manage all procurement law aspects of the Department’s approach to procuring construction works and services including its construction frameworks.

You will work within HSE’s Legal Services Division and will be the sole lawyer advising on HSE procurement. An ability to work independently and with a wide degree of autonomy is required. There may also be the opportunity to assist with more general public law advisory work.