Administrative Apprenticeships

We have several exciting opportunities across our Field Operations (FOD), Chemical Explosives and Microbiological Hazards (CEMHD), Construction (CD) and Human Resources (HRD), specifically Learning and Development and Recruitment for apprentices undergoing Business Administration Level 3 to join our growing organisation.

Our apprenticeships are offered on an 18 months’ Fixed Term contract with the possibility of a Permanent Contract upon successful completion of your apprenticeship and satisfactory performance.For further information on the apprenticeships on offer, follow the link below:

Business administrator / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

As an Administrative Officer, you are the foundations of our operational delivery and play a pivotal role in helping us deliver important projects and business objectives.

Within each division, your role may vary slightly in regards to the breadth and scale of projects, but the backbone of the roles remain the same – working together with your colleagues to deliver an exceptional service.

Administrative Officers

Due to another successful year of growth, new projects and keeping people safe, HSE are excited to be able to welcome up to 45 Administrative Officers to our diverse teams across a variety of business areas. This is including;

Chemical Regulations (5x vacances for full-time 37 hours or part-time to 22+ hours, 1x vacancy available full-time or part-time 30 hours minimum).
Energy Division (available for full-time, part-time and job share).
Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards (available for full-time or job share).
Building Safety Regulations (available for full-time or job share).
Information, Technology and Facilities – (Available full-time or job share).
Planning Finance and Procurement (PFPD) – (Available full-time only).

With a multitude of opportunities and projects available for you make your mark on, why not join us for our Admins and Apprentices Virtual Open Day on 2nd November? Follow the link in the advert to register.

As an Administrative Officer, you are the foundations of our operational delivery and play a pivotal role in helping us deliver important projects and business objectives.

Within each division, your role may vary slightly in regards to the breadth and scale of projects, but the backbone of the roles remains the same – working together with your colleagues to deliver an exceptional service.

Regulatory Scientists

We have a fantastic opportunity for up to 30 professionals to join our Chemical Regulations Division. These positions are open on a full-time, part-time, flexible working and job share basis for candidates with a relevant Science degree or higher equivalent.

This is an exciting time to join CRD with multiple versatile projects available for the successful applicants. You will join a structured training programme which, over the course of a minimum of 18 months, will introduce you to all the elements of your role, enabling you to gain in-depth knowledge of the regulation of chemicals and develop valuable experience in regulatory science.

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

HM Specialist Inspector – Electrical, Control & Cyber Security – ECCS

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We are dedicated to protecting people and places and helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives. Our role goes beyond worker protection to include public assurance. We work to ensure people feel safe where they live, where they work and, in their environment.

HSE leads the way but doesn’t act alone. Working in partnership is one of our strengths. It’s at the heart of how we protect workers and the public. We are firm and fair when using our legal powers. Inspection helps us check that serious risks are managed sensibly. When things go wrong, investigation helps us get to the truth and learn lessons. We hold employers to account for their failures and get answers for victims and make workplaces safer. The benefits that our work brings to business, workers and the UK economy are clear. Improved health and safety risk management protects workers and translates into reduced sickness absence, lower healthcare and welfare costs, and better productivity.

Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division (CEMHD) is responsible for the GB-wide regulation of onshore high hazard premises and installations as well as the chemicals manufacturing sector as a whole. This involves delivering regulatory interventions in workplaces, engaging with key industry stakeholders and providing assurance that major accident risks are being properly managed.

The role of a Specialist Inspector is challenging yet rewarding and offers a breadth of work that is unique across a huge variety of industrial sites and processes. Inspectors can be involved in detailed technical analysis of safety cases on one day, inspecting complex control systems and talking with engineering staff on site the next or perhaps involved in the aftermath of a major accident, working to find out the root causes and prevent a reoccurrence.

It’s also an engineering role where you may be appearing in Court as an expert witness or perhaps working with committees on new Standards to drive improvements in industry.

HSE Specialist Inspectors work across all of GB and whilst we would consider all CEMHD office locations we would be particularly interested in applicants who would be based in HSE offices in: Scotland, North East, Wales and South West. For a list of HSE Office locations please see HSE Office Locations

Your main responsibility will be to address major accident hazards in relation to electrical, control and cyber security at onshore major hazard installations, which includes oil refineries, oil and gas storage, chemicals production, and some nuclear sites.

You will:

Inspect a variety of major hazard installations, either on your own or as part of an expert team, to make sure risks associated with industrial control systems are suitably managed and that operators comply with the law.
Carry out technical assessment of safety cases provided by major hazard sites (both new and existing).
Investigate safety related accidents and incidents involving industrial control systems in the major hazards industries.

Contract Analyst

The Health and Safety Executive is recruiting a Contract Analyst to join our Information, Technology and Facilities Division.

The Information, Technology and Facilities Division (ITF) provides IT and FM services to HSE’s business, and the Commercial & Outsourcing Team manages all of ITF’s suppliers and contracts with a total annual value in excess of £30m, including three of the highest value contracts within HSE. Many of the contracts are key and/or essential to the successful delivery of the services and to the service level agreements (SLAs) which support those services.

You will oversee the administration process of contracts and supplier management, including liaison with stakeholders and HSE business representatives as required. You will assist in the relationship management of suppliers and have management responsibility for the relationship with other suppliers and for their compliance with their respective contracts.

There are also financial elements involved and it will be necessary to work with various members of ITF, Finance and, on occasion, other divisions. HSE is committed to providing a supportive and inclusive working environment.

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

Communications Officer External Affairs

We are looking for an ambitious Communications Officer specialising in external affairs to join our award-winning communications team, with a strong focus on innovation and making a difference in people’s lives. We are looking for someone who can combine being an all-rounder and use a variety of different communication skills, with a level of specialist knowledge in External Affairs as we operate a flexible team structure.

You will need to be comfortable working as part of a team and independently, selecting the most effective methods and channels for communication based on stakeholder needs. You will need strong influencing skills and the ability to cut through a variety of competing priorities. You will be experienced in building good working relationships in pressured environments and be an enthusiastic team-player with a proactive and collaborative attitude. You will have an enthusiasm to get on the front foot, proactively communicating and shaping the narrative, aligned with a clear understanding of how to work with and influence stakeholders. Your role in the team will be responsible for helping set and drive delivery of HSE’s communication strategy.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated external affairs specialist who is enthusiastic about communications to make a positive impact in citizens lives.

Digital Performance and Data Analyst

HSE is highly regarded both nationally and internationally. The benefits that our work brings to business, workers and the UK economy are clear. Improved health and safety risk management protects workers and translates into reduced sickness absence, lower healthcare and welfare costs, and better productivity.

As a Digital Performance Data Analyst, you will be responsible for making the best use of data, tools, analytical techniques and industry best practice to deliver analysis of the very highest quality for HSE’s web services, digital platforms and campaigns, to meet the digital service standard.

The key purpose of this role is to provide the best quality data and analytics to help with content design and to optimise the performance of our website and related digital services.

You will deliver and develop HSE’s digital content and communications channels – such as www.hse.gov.uk and the eBulletin email service – with evidence and insight into user needs. You will interpret and implement analytics data to ensure quality and accessibility standards are met, and continually deliver growth and improvements to the user experience for each digital channel.

At HSE, we offer hybrid working. The successful candidate will have the flexibility to work from home and their nearest HSE office. There will be a requirement to travel to Bootle one day a week (or when required). Therefore, we would encourage candidates to consider if the commute from home to the office or home to Bootle is a feasible distance to travel.

Further details of HSE locations can be found in the following link HSE Offices

Economic/Regulatory Analyst

The Health and Safety Executive is recruiting an experienced Economic/Regulatory Analyst to join our Socioeconomic Analysis Team within the Chemicals Regulation Division.

The Socioeconomic Analysis Team is responsible for providing high-quality advice and analysis to ensure that chemicals are regulated in line with legislative requirements and safety standards.

You will work in areas such as regulatory science, impact assessment and cost benefit analysis, collaborating with scientists, policy advisors, and operational delivery teams on regulatory issues related to chemicals. Your primary tasks will be related to assessing and scrutinising the socioeconomic impact of proposals to regulate chemicals under the new UK Chemicals Regime (UK REACH). The scale and scope of questions that the analyst may have to deal with will vary, but will primarily be related to the costs and benefits of chemicals regulation and the technical and economic feasibility of alternatives and substitution of chemicals of concern.

You will be expected to explain your decisions internally and externally, to Expert Committees, other government departments and relevant stakeholders. You will have experience of applying economic thinking to complex situations and developing analysis to address policy questions. This will include writing technical reports and communicating complex analysis effectively and clearly to stakeholders, as well as developing an understanding of the relevant science and legislation related to chemicals and regulatory decision making. This post provides excellent opportunities for an economic/regulatory analyst who is willing to develop an understanding of the relevant science, economics and legislation related to chemicals regulation.

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

Procurement Officer

The Health and Safety Executive is recruiting a Procurement Officer to join our Planning, Finance and Procurement Division.

As a Procurement Officer, you will be operating within the fast paced environment of the Procurement Division. The Procurement Unit aims to provide commercial focus in the procurement service we provide to the organisation and to implement a more consistent approach. We manage strategically important contracts in accordance with the Government Commercial Function principles, to help us meet the challenges we face, as well as supporting the business in delivering its regulatory and commercial functions.

Responsibilities

Process requests for goods and services into requisitions ensuring that relevant spending controls, approvals and processes have been adhered to, in accordance with Procurement Regulations;
Provide support to Science Directorate in relation to its sales/ commercial contracting opportunities – depending upon location, occasional travel to Buxton, Derbyshire may be required;
Provide support for the Procure-to-pay (P2P) process, including undertaking goods received action, invoicing, payment form processing and general queries;
Provide ad-hoc administrative support to Head of Procurement as required;
Providing general advice on P2P, suppliers and processes in place;
Undertake Records Administrator role for the Unit.

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

Pay and Reward Lead

The HR Division (HRD) is a strategic, corporate, expert division which provides services to the organisation. Therefore, its role is to meet the needs of the organisation by developing, promoting, implementing and embedding best practice in people leadership and management. In addition, HRD is responsible for enabling people to develop and grow and fulfil their potential at work and by ensuring that the organisation is successful.

HSE’s Reward Strategy to ensure it supports business requirements;

For 22/23, this is likely to include supporting the implementation of HSE’s ambition of introducing long term pay reform (subject to an agreed Business Case)
Delivery of pay and reward policies and procedures to support HSE’s aim of attracting and retaining the best talent and making it a great place to work
Provide excellent leadership and development for the Pay and Reward team
Managing relationships and service provision of third-party providers including our shared services provider (Shared Services Connect Ltd) and pensions provider (MyCSP).

Experience
• Proven ability to lead, develop and motivate staff to deliver high performance.
• Strong track record and extensive experience of the practical development, implementation and application of innovative pay and reward solutions and policies, preferably in the Civil Service
• Proven track record of communicating complex issues with clarity to a wide range of stakeholders.
• A track record of building successful relationships with and winning the trust of a wide range of stakeholders including Trade Union representatives, senior leaders and peers.
• Ability to work under sustained pressure and scrutiny.

Qualifications

You will ideally be a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or have an extensive and demonstrable HR experience in a comparable senior role and be willing to work towards CIPD membership.

Location

The successful candidate can be based in any HSE location outside London but a regular presence in our Bootle HQ (where many of the HR Division are located) will be required. To see a full list of HSE locations please click here.