Occupational Health Specialist Inspector

The Health and Safety Executive is recruiting an experienced Occupational Health Specialist Inspector to join our Field Operations Division.

Our occupational health specialists work as Regulators across Great Britain in a whole range of essential industries with thousands of workers, to ensure that work is managed safely. In this role, you can utilise your considerable professional knowledge to influence not only individual employers but whole industry sectors.

Your work as a regulator will make the most of your experience in occupational health – identifying risks, providing the right advice and crucially – taking steps to ensure the employer takes the necessary action. You could be inspecting the management of health risks in an engineering firm, investigating a report of occupational disease in a bakery, taking enforcement action when required. Your work will take you across the range of industries from construction, manufacturing and engineering, to agriculture, waste and recycling or the public sector.

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

Specialist Diving Inspector (Offshore)

The UK diving industry comprises many diverse and challenging sectors including offshore oil & gas, inland/inshore commercial diving, offshore renewables, recreational, media, Police, military, scientific, archaeological and shellfish diving activities.

Your primary focus will be to apply your knowledge and experience of the UK oil & gas sector to ensure robust, proportionate and effective regulation of diving operations within that sector. You will be supported by an exceptional team of colleagues and developed to the highest standard to confidently regulate the industry, influencing duty holders and taking targeted and proportionate enforcement action when necessary.

In addition to your work with the offshore oil & gas sector you will be responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance across all areas of professional diving within England and Wales. You will conduct regulatory inspections, investigate serious incidents and concerns and influence stakeholders at all levels of the UK diving industry. The successful regulation of such a broad portfolio of sectors creates a unique set of challenges and rewards for a Specialist Diving Inspector.

Occupational Hygiene Specialist Inspector

We are looking for a Occupational Hygiene Specialist Inspector to join our team. Our team of occupational hygiene specialists work in a wide range of industries with thousands of workers. This role provides a unique opportunity to apply your technical knowledge and practical experience, influencing whole industry sectors as well as helping individual employers understand the right controls to have in place. Contributing to the policy development and industry guidelines will broaden your knowledge and your professional credibility like no other role can. You will see a clear line of sight between your input and reducing ill-health in the workplace.

If you would like more information on the requirements or selection process, please see the full job advertisement.

Principal Risk Scientist x 2 posts

Do you want to work at the forefront of emerging technology and new innovations, e.g. play a part in helping to deliver the UK government’s Net-Zero/ Decarbonisation agenda and UK’s National Space Programme?

This an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant team that delivers cutting-edge, challenging research, support and consultancy for HSE and other customers in areas including aerospace, energy infrastructure, transport, batteries, chemicals and nuclear sectors.

Pipeline Engineering Specialist

The Health and Safety Executive is recruiting an experienced Pipeline Engineering Specialist to join our Energy Division.

Our Specialist Pipelines Engineers help Britain’s most diverse and essential industries work safely. In this frontline role you can influence not only individual employers but a whole sector of industry.

Using your specialist knowledge in our Gas and Pipelines Unit, you will provide advice on pipeline safety and integrity matters, together with more general advice on safety and technical issues associated with gas supply and pipeline operation within HSE, other government departments, industry and external stakeholders.

You will undertake site and operations inspections and audits, of onshore and offshore pipeline systems, giving relevant advice and taking appropriate enforcement action. Make technical and strategic contributions to HSE’s interests in pipeline standards and technical developments.

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

Assistant Business Partner – Energy Division and Chemicals Explosives Microbiological Hazards Division

This is an exciting opportunity as an Assistant Finance Business Partner within HSE providing support to a Divisional Business Partner (Band 2) to ensure the Divisional Director and senior managers receive expert strategic advice on all matters finance, planning, business performance and business risk.

This role supports the main major hazard sectors in HSE (including offshore safety and onshore chemicals). The risk profile and high hazard nature of these sectors requires HSE input which includes working in partnership with stakeholders; communication activities; and regulatory interventions (inspection, investigation, review of safety cases and enforcement).

The role includes being able to proactively identify and manage risks and opportunities (financial, performance and VFM) supported by the provision of management information from our award-winning Business Intelligence Team.

You will report directly through to the Business Partner and ultimately to HSE’s Director of Finance. As a member of the HSE finance and planning community you will bring strong technical skills combined with wider business experience and a willingness to develop your skill in a supportive and challenging environment. The roles include contributing positively to HSE’s overall performance and seeking business improvements in how we deliver our objectives.

For further information on how to apply, please visit Civil Service Jobs.

Principal Project Manager/Programme Manager

Are you a senior project delivery professional looking for a new challenge?
Do you enjoy building and maintaining professional relationships with a range of diverse stakeholders?
Would you like the opportunity to deliver projects that make a real difference to reduce work-related illness, death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces?

If so, we would love to hear from you as this is your chance to help deliver projects that will make a difference to people’s lives and help place Britain on the forefront of reducing work-related illness, death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces.

We are looking for an experienced Programme/Portfolio and Project Manager to facilitate the winning and delivery of complex high risk projects safely, to customer requirements, time and cost.
Based at our Science Division in the Derbyshire Peak District, you will be Programme/Portfolio Manager for our high-risk science and engineering based health and safety related projects. In addition, you will be the lead Project Manager on the most complex high value projects within the programme/portfolio, which will be a mix of work for high profile external clients and government departments. The projects will include elements of design, build, manufacture, commissioning and testing, generally using waterfall methodology.

HR Coordination Lead

We are currently looking for a HR Coordination Lead to join our team. As an HR Coordination Lead you will be responsible for a variety of high level projects and activities within the Recruitment team, and when required the HR Division.

The Postholder be responsible for:

Cross Divisional Activities
Coordinating cross divisional activities such as business planning, official returns to DWP, Cabinet Office etc, performance returns, official briefings, PQs, appropriate HR inputs into cross HSE activities etc on behalf of the HR Director, and may be asked to attend meetings on behalf of the HR Director, when required.

Contingent Labour
Managing the contingent labour process within the Recruitment Team to ensure that the organisation can bring in the appropriate contingent labour at the best value for money, that meets the requirements of the business and to manage the contract with Public Sector Resourcing.

HR Analytics
Responsible for the suite of HR analytics and MI within the HR Division working in partnership with the Business Intelligence Team to provide meaningful people data to inform strategic business decision-making.

HR Products
Work with HR colleagues to produce professional HR products e.g. dashboards, presentations, board reports and in particular recruitment related products that align to the divisional HR brand, the HSE brand, and adds value to each unit within the HR Division.

Senior Recruitment Lead
Ensure that all recruitment processes and policies are kept up to date, in line with new technologies around social media and digital ways of working, to ensure we attract the best talent for HSE and the onboarding process is valued by candidates.

If you would like to know more about this role and how to apply please visit Civil Service Jobs for further information.

Strategic Operational Advisor

The Health and Safety Executive is recruiting a Strategic Operational Advisor to join our expanding Chemical Regulations Division.

As a Strategic Operational Advisor you will support the Team Leader by providing strategic operational advice and guidance on Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals known as “REACH” (as amended).

You will develop advice on the operationalisation of systems for REACH, this will involve:
• Working with operational colleagues and colleagues from other government departments
• Agreeing and defending HSE positions
• Contributing to guidance and operational processes where necessary
• Drafting and contributing to responses to official correspondence; MPs letters, ministerial submissions and parliamentary questions.

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

Human Resources Business Partner

The Health and Safety Executive is recruiting an experienced Human Resources Business Partner to join our expanding Human Resources Division.

As an HR Business Partner (HRBP), you will be the face of HR for the business. This is a key role working alongside senior leaders in which you will be required to utilise your influencing skills and provide constructive challenge to plan, prioritise and progress HR and Workforce strategies which are aligned to HSE’s recently published 10-year strategy ‘Protecting People and Places 2022-2032’.

You will have regular contact with the wider HR team and will need to use your expertise to gain credibility from day one, enabling you to able to build strong and trusted relationships with the Directors and senior teams who lead the HSE Division(s) you will support.

The role offers the full HRBP remit, ranging from strategic workforce planning, advising on organisational and structural change and performance, and translating business needs into HR solutions. You will be highly business focused, have a proven track record of establishing personal credibility through effective delivery. You will also be able to demonstrate excellent relationship management skills and can coach and influence at senior levels.

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