Building Engineer

BSR will serve as a lasting tribute to those who have lost their lives due to poor and substandard buildings and will help ensure tragedies of such proportions as Grenfell are consigned to the past. Over the coming years, as the powers of BSR increase, we will continue to build our team ensuring that high-rise buildings are safer than ever. For more information please visit our website: Building Safety Regulator – HSE (bsr-careers.co.uk)

As a building engineer you will work on the development of technical policy relating to Building Regulations and building standards. You will have a broad base of relevant building engineering and construction experience and willing to work flexibly in relation to more than one area of technical expertise.

This post requires a good understanding of technical matters but also capacity to work within the broader policy and political context of Government. You will work closely with other government departments and provide technical advice to support development of new policy which is both deliverable and technically sound. You will be a good communicator, able to present technical issues clearly and succinctly and be able to represent the BSR with other departments, industry and standards making bodies.

This is an exciting time to join BSR, and as a part of this team you will be responsible for helping to shape a new culture of building safety in your community today and for the future.

This post can be based in any of the advertised locations, for details of HSE locations please see here

Structural Engineer

We are looking for a Structural Engineer to work on development of technical policy relating to Building Regulations and building standards. You will have a broad base of relevant structural safety knowledge and structural engineering experience and willing to work flexibly.

You must have a good understanding of technical matters but also capacity to work within the broader policy and political context of Government. You will work closely with other Government departments and provide technical advice to support development of new policy which is both deliverable and technically sound. You will present technical issues clearly and succinctly representing the BSR with other departments, industry and standards making bodies.

This is an exciting time to join BSR, and as a part of this team you will be responsible for helping to shape a new culture of building safety in your community today and for the future.

This post can be based in any of the advertised locations, for details of HSE locations please see here

Head of Access and Structural Safety in Buildings

HSE is establishing a new Building Safety Regulator (BSR). The development and implementation of the legislative framework and operational arrangements to create the BSR offer a unique opportunity to contribute to, and experience working in, an exciting and high-profile area of Government policy that aims to ensure that people living in high-risk buildings are both safe and feel safe.

As head of access you will be a senior leader on technical buildings issues, focusing on access and structural safety to lead on development of technical policy advice relating to Building Regulations and building standards. You will work together with other technical policy colleagues focusing on other areas of the building standards and, with other government departments when projects and programmes of work cover multiple specialisms.

You will also be responsible for activities related to managing technical risk in the built environment and working across the regulator with external partners to ensure risks are being appropriately prioritised and mitigated.

This is an exciting time to join BSR, and as a part of this team you will be responsible for helping to shape a new culture of building safety in your community today and for the future.

For more information please visit our website: Building Safety Regulator – HSE (bsr-careers.co.uk)

This post can be based in any of the advertised locations, for details of HSE locations please see here

Learning and Development Specialist

At HSE, our mission is to protect people and places and the Organisational Development Team do this by building an engaging learning culture in which people are encouraged to be their best and are supported through their career, enabling HSE to continue to attract, develop and retain people.

The purpose of this role is to ensure HSE has the capability to deliver its strategy and to equip colleagues with the expertise to perform effectively. As a Learning and Development Specialist you will work as part of a wider team in leading the design, development, delivery of learning experiences and resources that align with organisational and user needs.

You will work closely with the Delivery Leads alongside both internal and external stakeholders and SME’s and project managers to ensure that learning needs are identified, and that solutions are targeted, appropriate and delivered on time. This is a broad role and you’ll be involved in a range of projects to deliver the L&D plan and expand, mature and professionalise the learning offer. You will work to understand needs in a complex and fast moving environment, and to translate this into learner centric, inclusive, blended learning experiences that are tailored to the needs, preferences, and goals of learners.

This role will play a key part in building capability across the organisation, developing career pathways and enhancing the learning offer. This role carries a significant responsibility for driving forward high profile learning projects, taking accountability to ensure delivery is achieved in line with priorities. You’ll be a visible and credible learning professional with a broad and high impact remit.

Learning and Development Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning and Development Officer to join our team.

It is an exciting time to join us. HSE, in conjunction with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), is establishing and will operate a new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) responsible for implementing and enforcing a more stringent regulatory regime for high-rise buildings and increasing the competence of those working on building safety following the Grenfell tragedy.

This role sits within the HSE’s Human Resources Division (HRD) and will be part of the wider HRD L&D team. As part of the BSR L&D team, you will be at the fore front of designing, developing and delivering the L&D requirement to support the BSR division.

Head of IT Service Management

We have an exciting opportunity for an enterprising individual to join our Information and Technology Services as the Head of IT Service Management. A division responsible for overseeing all IT services to help HSE deliver its’ strategic and delivery plans, this role is central to HSE’s operational delivery.

You will be responsible for the overall design and management of the end-to-end IT services, leading the Service Management team the effective, efficient and secure operation of HSE’s SM processes whilst supporting the Deputy Director. You will interpret user insight and performance data to drive service design. Ultimately, this role is a fantastic opportunity for a leader looking to make their mark on an organisation.

Sound like you? Follow the link below for more information on the role and how to apply.

Senior Regulatory Toxicologists

We have the opportunity for four Toxicologists to join our successful Chemical Regulation Division, in any of our UK offices. From day one, we will invest in you, with competitive benefits packages and professional development tailored to your career path.

Our Toxicologists play a vital role at HSE. As a Senior Toxicologist, you will evaluate data from regulatory studies in addition to assessing human health hazards and risks from a multitude of chemicals. Your work will contribute towards developing and shaping our regulatory schemes in future, and actively work towards keeping people safe.

Interested? Follow the link below for more information on how to apply.

HM Specialist Inspector – Process Safety

As a Specialist Inspector of Process Safety, you will be an essential part of the work that CEMHD do. You will use your technical knowledge and expertise to regulate major hazard industries and to influence whole sectors to improve health and safety standards, thereby helping to prevent catastrophic accidents.

Our Specialist Inspectors of Process Safety help to ensure employers across Great Britain – a whole range of essential industries – work safely. In this role, you can utilise your considerable technical knowledge and practical experience to influence not only individual employers but whole industry sectors.

You’ll work alongside other technical specialists to ensure the work activities of those we regulate are operating within the legislative framework by inspecting, investigating, and assessing organisations.

Mechanical Engineering Specialist Inspector

This is a frontline specialist engineering post. You will need to apply your experience and knowledge to identify immediate risks (often from first principles) and underlying issues at incident sites, make effective decisions on the adequacy of existing control measures and persuade and influence people at all levels to achieve compliance with the law.

We are looking for high calibre mechanical engineers who can, in pressurising situations, think strategically, identify underlying issues, and engage effectively at different levels; with colleagues, site technical staff and at the most senior levels within an organisation. You will be able to influence organisations to bring about improvements and be decisive and clear about what is needed. In many cases you will need to be able to publicly explain and defend your findings and opinions against robust and occasionally aggressive challenge, in Criminal Courts or at Coroner’s Inquest. You will need to be able to remain professional whilst dealing with potentially challenging circumstances at the scenes of incidents.

Biocides Regulatory Operations

This is a great opportunity to join the Biocides Regulatory Operations Team in CRD at a time of major change. The team supports the regulatory decision and policy making that drives CRD’s delivery of Biocides regulations in the UK.

The Biocides Regulatory Operations Team works closely with regulatory specialists and scientists, ensuring that HSE’s decision making and approaches to providing active substance approvals and product authorisations are consistent and legally sound.

The team also have an important role in dealing with novel and challenging problems, helping HSE Officials and stakeholders navigate the regulatory framework by providing advice and solutions arising from technical and implementation challenges as a result of regulatory changes.