The Health and Safety Executive is recruiting an experienced Pesticides Enforcement Officer to join our Enforcement Team within the Chemicals Regulation Division.

This is a frontline role where you will need to be able to influence duty holders, identify material breaches of regulations, act to remedy breaches and check compliance with duties defined in a range of chemicals regulations. You will work closely with CRD inspectors to gather evidence for prosecutions and to serve enforcement notices. You will also be expected to work independently upon demonstration of the required competencies.

You will be required to undertake a combination of proactive and reactive duties, including involvement in investigations; and there will be a need to acquire an understanding and knowledge of relevant operational procedures.

This role will provide you with significant opportunities to develop knowledge of enforcement practice and policy and working collaboratively with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders.

The role of a Pesticides Enforcement Officer (PEO) will continue to evolve and you will need to remain flexible to adapt to new challenges as the Enforcement Team grows, including developing new online investigation tools and techniques; and prepare for the major changes required to implement under the Official Controls Regulation 2017/625, a programme of controls at GB operators.

For further information on the full job description and application process please see Civil Service jobs.

4-year appointment starting in January 2023

Location: England, Wales, Scotland
Remuneration: £4800 (honorarium payment) plus reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses.

HSE is looking for  experienced scientists ,engineers and analysts to be members of a new Science Quality Assurance Group which will provide the HSE Board, Chief Executive and Chief Scientific Adviser with independent and objective assurance on the relevance and quality of the science, engineering and evidence produced across HSE which is commissioned and delivered in support of HSE’s strategy and plans. This Group will provide an assurance function, and it will have no decision-making powers.

We would welcome applications from people who have substantial expertise in areas relevant to the breadth of HSE research and who show the ability to work across a wide range of relevant scientific disciplines. This experience could include industrial, academic, government or other sectors as long as it includes activities related to applied research in an interdisciplinary environment.

It is anticipated that this role would involve a maximum of 8 days- worth of effort per year. Each independent member is expected to prepare for and attend a minimum of 2 full group meetings each year. The HSE Chair, HSE Board or the Accounting Officer (AO) may ask the SQAG Chair to convene further meetings to discuss particular issues on which they want the Group’s assurance.

 

Each Independent Member will also be a subgroup member and will undertake at least one “deep dive” each year; this will be an intensive review of the science relating to a particular area. The deep dive may include a range of activities such as presentations of research by HSE’s scientists, engineers and analysts, assessment of reports, papers and abstracts, visits to research facilities and discussions with HSE scientists and their leadership teams. Each deep dive will have a member of the subgroup nominated by the Chair to be the leader for the deep dive. Each deep dive will take up to three days to complete.

Meetings will be held face-to-face, with the option for some hybrid meetings depending on the nature of the discussions.

For full information on this opportunity please refer to the Information Pack.

To Apply
Please email a comprehensive CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements, a covering letter highlighting your suitability and setting out how you meet the essential criteria. Please note that the supporting statement is an important part of your application and is as much the means by which you will be assessed as your CV.

Please email your CV, supporting letter and completed monitoring form to linda.heritage@hse.gov.uk quoting SQAG APPLICATION in the subject field. Attach your supporting letter, CV, and monitoring form as separate documents to your email.

Applications must be received by midnight 21/10/2022. Receipt of applications will be acknowledged by email.

Interviews (virtual via TEAMS) will be conducted with shortlisted candidates throughout November.

If you have any questions about this opportunity and would like to discuss either the role or the application process, please contact HSE’s Chief Scientific Adviser andrew.curran@hse.gov.uk

SQAG Indepedent Member Applicant’s pack_

Our Specialist Inspectors of Microbiology and Biotechnology help to ensure employers across Great Britain in a whole range of important and essential sectors work safely with hazardous microorganisms and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). In this role, you can utilise your considerable technical knowledge and practical experience to influence not only individual employers but whole industry sectors.

A career with HSE gives you a rare opportunity to visit and interact with different and diverse employers and work activities. One day you could be inspecting in a large industrial vaccine production plant and the next investigating a laboratory acquired infection in a hospital diagnostic facility.

Your work with HSE will make the most of your experience – whether that’s inspecting a laboratory complex, reviewing and assessing licensing applications, investigating accidents and incidents involving microorganisms or GMOs, or providing technical assistance and advice to colleagues in other parts of HSE or other Government departments. This role will broaden your knowledge and your professional credibility like no other role can.

This is your opportunity to be part of the future of the life sciences in GB and to make a difference using your knowledge and skills, whilst continuing your development within the unique variety and depth of challenge that HSE offers you.

We are looking for a Geospatial Analyst to join our Data Management and Spatial Analysis Team (DMSA) in the Analysis and Data Group. This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills to contribute to valuable operational and scientific projects, providing services and undertaking research and analysis to support HSE’s regulation and enforcement duties.

You will be part of a team of geospatial specialists and there will be opportunities to collaborate with scientific and technical experts across many other disciplines.

The Health and Safety Executive is recruiting an experienced Senior Regulatory Scientist to join our Non-dietary Exposure team within the Chemicals Regulation Division.

The Non-dietary Exposure Team’s function is to assess occupational and other non-dietary exposure of people to pesticides and biocides. This is an exciting time to join the team and you will play a leading role in developing the UK Government’s approaches to assessing the risks arising from exposure to chemicals and work with a variety of national and international organisations and experts. To help us meet these challenges, we require an ambitious senior regulatory non-dietary exposure expert to join us.

You will already be an established professional in occupational and non-dietary exposure assessment of biocides. Beyond your specialism you will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of chemical and environmental scientists and other technical experts undertaking risks assessments using range of data relating to biocide active substances and products. Your role will be to lead occupational and non-dietary exposure assessments of biocides and explain conclusions and decisions internally and externally, to independent scientists, other government departments and relevant stakeholders.

As a Senior Regulatory Scientist, you will mentor and support members of the team, provide peer review of work, lead on specific technical aspects, and provide advice to specialist and policy colleagues and wider stakeholders.

For further information on the full job description and application process please see Civil Service jobs.