General Support Technician

We are looking for a General Support Technician with experience operating plant machinery to join the Technical Support Team.

This exciting opportunity will be based at the HSE Science and Research Centre, our research laboratory and unique outdoor testing facilities, in Buxton, Derbyshire and 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 workplace.

The Technical Support Team is part of the Major Hazards Capability Group (MHCG) in the Science Division of HSE. The MHCG has several teams of scientists and engineers in areas including fire and explosions, hazardous materials, mechanical engineering, and materials science. These teams work on research relating to the safety of new technologies such as green energy and batteries, as well as investigating incidents. The team supports the MHCG and the wider HSE in a range of ways including building test equipment for research projects and incident investigations, and collecting and managing evidence from incident sites making this role varied and interesting.

This role will involve driving cars/vans to locations across Great Britain to collect and/or deliver evidence that may be used as part of a criminal investigation. This will require travel and overnight stays approximately 2-3 times per month.

General Support Technician with Joinery Skills

We are looking for a General Support Technician with Joinery Skills to join our Technical Support Team who are part of the Major Hazards Capability Group (MHCG) in the Science Division.

This exciting opportunity will be based at the HSE Science and Research Centre, our research laboratory and unique outdoor testing facilities, in Buxton, Derbyshire.

The MHCG has teams of scientists and engineers in areas including fire and explosions, hazardous materials, mechanical engineering, and materials science. These teams work on research relating to the safety of new technologies such as green energy and batteries, as well as investigating incidents.

The team supports the group and the wider HSE in a range of ways including building test equipment for research projects and incident investigations, and collecting and managing evidence from incident sites enabling them to deliver their research and incident investigations making this role varied and interesting.

Dynamics Functional Consultant

We have an exciting opportunity for a Dynamics Functional Consultant to join our growing team. 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.

Principal Mechanical Engineer

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.

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 technical imaging, visual presentation and analysis services.

We are looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Engineering team in the Major Hazards Capability Group. 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 lead and 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 and safety-related research but you will also collaborate with technical experts across many other disciplines.

Software Developer Apprenticeship

We have an opportunity for 2 Software Developers to join our Technology Division where you will undergo a Software Developer Level 4 Apprenticeship.

You will be supported from day one for your learning and development into this role, ensuring you are supported every step of the way in completing your apprenticeship and getting the experience you need to excel in your new role. Over time, you will grow into your skillset and role and be able to take ownership and responsibility for certain business processes in-line with your development.

Eligibility

This is a development role so to be eligible to apply, the training and development you receive must provide you with significant new skills and learning. This is an essential requirement for apprenticeship funding and means you must not already hold a similar or higher qualification, be working towards a similar or higher qualification, or be significantly experienced in the Software Development modules.

Entry level qualification requirements:

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have completed a Level 3 Software Development Apprenticeship with QA or hold an equivalent qualification with another training provider. If you do not hold this qualification, you must hold one of the following:

An A-level in Technology or Mathematics.
A BTEC Diploma in IT.
2 years’ experience in a relevant role:
- IT Support role e.g. Help Desk, First line
- Software testing or any work that utilises basic coding
- Any other technical job that uses IT equipment or software
- Any data analytics or reporting related role.

If you hold any of the above (excluding the Level 3 Software Development Apprenticeship), please note that any candidate must complete and pass our Learning Providers aptitude test.

Case Handling Officer

The Customer Service Team is a high volume, fast-paced, operational, front-line team. This post is in our case handling function with the Building Safety Regulator (internally BSD Building Safety Division). In our efforts to continuously improve, we seek to adopt the digital approach as new opportunities arise. We are looking for motivated and dedicated customer focused individuals to join the team and play an important role in ensuring that HSE provides a professional response to Residents and building professionals within the BSR regulated sector.

Working in the Customer Service Team, your role will be to triage and follow up cases raised to the BSR, requiring professional contact with Industry professionals and residents, to ensure that cases are resolved in line with expectations and service level agreements. You will be responsible for processing your assigned work, and making an assessment on information received about the matters raised. 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 the relevant systems. Working within the framework and legislation of the BSR.

We are looking for motivated and talented individuals with the commitment to learn about new areas of work and responsibility, and to build on their skills and knowledge with the BSR and HSE in general. As well as experience of working in a customer focused environment we are looking for experience of case management.

Strategic Operational Advisor

We have an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Operational Advisor to join our team. As a Strategic Operational Advisor you will support the Team Leader by providing strategic operational advice and guidance on the UK Registration, Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulation known as “UK REACH”.

You will work closely with the Team Leader to identify the priority areas for REACH and taking responsibility for the management of certain areas of the REACH process.

Specialist Diving Inspector – Offshore

HSE’s Energy Division (ED) provides effective regulation of the UK’s offshore oil and gas, pipelines, mines, diving and renewable power generation. Respected internationally, we have a long-standing reputation for regulatory expertise that we use to deliver effective and proportionate regulation of these sectors.

The UK’s offshore industry is here for decades to come and so is the need for its regulator. This is your opportunity to be part of its future and to make a difference using your knowledge and skills whilst continuing your development within the unique variety and depth of challenge that Energy Division offers you.

Your primary focus will be to apply your knowledge and experience of the UK major hazard sectors to ensure robust, proportionate and effective regulation of diving operations within that sector. You will be responsible for influencing dutyholders and stakeholders, applying your professional judgement based on extensive time served working in the UK oil & gas or other major hazard sectors, to assess regulatory compliance against current legislative requirements and industry standards. You will be supported by an exceptional team of colleagues and developed to the highest standard to confidently regulate the industry, influencing dutyholders and taking targeted and proportionate enforcement action when necessary.

Specialist Diving Inspector – Onshore

HSE’s Energy Division (ED) provides effective regulation of the UK’s offshore oil and gas, pipelines, mines, diving and renewable power generation. Respected
internationally, we have a long-standing reputation for regulatory expertise that we use to deliver effective and proportionate regulation of these sectors.

UK diving projects range from entry-level recreational instruction dives to the construction and maintenance of multi-billion-pound offshore wind-farms and major hazard industries. The successful regulation of such a broad portfolio of sectors creates a unique set of challenges and rewards for a Specialist Diving Inspector. You will have the opportunity to influence health and safety standards and HSE regulation of this extensive and varied industry.

The post will suit an experienced professional diver looking for opportunities to influence the health and safety of divers and the diving industry. You will work within one of two Diving Inspection Teams involved in regulatory activities across the range of diving industry sectors, seeking to ensure compliance with the relevant health and safety legislation, and taking appropriate enforcement action where required.

This is an exciting and challenging career which will take you to varied locations, dealing with a wide range of duty holders from individual sole traders to large multi-national corporations, adapting your approach as appropriate.

Business Design and Change Manager

Within our Operational Services Division (OSD) we are looking to recruit a Business Design and Change Manager (BD&C Manager).

The Change Team sits within our Operational Services Division (OSD) and is comprised of three key pillars: each led by a Head of Change and supported by Practice Leads:

Business Design & Change (BD&C)
Transformation Office (TO)
Programme & Project Management (PPM)

The BD&C Manager sits within the BD&C pillar and will report to the Head of Change. The BD&C Manager will task manage other roles, such as Business Analysts and Data Analysts, as required and will operate within multidisciplinary teams of dedicated change professionals across the three OSD pillars, and alongside colleagues across the wider organisation, to deliver HSE’s ambitious change portfolio and continuous improvement.

The BD&CM Manger plays a key role in defining, building and implementing the ambitious roadmap of digital and business transformation, working closely with the Programme/project manager, to provide expert multi-disciplinal approach to support the delivery of HSE transformation and drive operational excellence.

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