HM Specialist Inspector (Human Factors)

Do you have experience of applying Human Factors expertise within the workplace? Do you enjoy a varied workload, where no two days are the same? Do you want to be part of an organisation that helps keep Great Britain safe? If you have answered yes, we could have the perfect opportunity for you.

As Britain’s national regulator for workplace Health and Safety, the HSE promotes safer working practises, protecting you and your family from workplace related deaths, injury and ill health.

We strive to achieve excellence in all that we do, and we need YOU to help us in achieve this.

As a HM Specialist Inspector (Human Factors) within Chemical Explosives & Microbiological Hazards Division (CEMHD), you will have practical experience of applying Human Factors expertise within the workplace, with experience of applying Human Factors to the control of risks within major hazards industries (such as the Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries).

If you have the ability to work alongside other technical specialists to ensure work activities are operating within the legislative framework by inspecting workplaces, investigating accidents and intervening with companies, we would love to hear from you.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you will have a degree in Ergonomics or Human Factors. Alternatively, a degree in an engineering subject or psychology, with a relevant post-graduate qualification in Ergonomics, Human Factors or Organisational Psychology.

Here at the HSE we recognise that our staff are the most important asset and as a thank you to all we offer the following benefits: competitive pension scheme contributions, flexi leave, competitive maternity / paternity / adoption leave and so much more.

Regulatory Inspector Quarries

Are you looking for a challenge? Can you think strategically and engage at different levels with technical staff and senior management? If so, we are looking for high calibre and experienced specialists to carry out inspections of quarries and surface coal mines including their ancillary operations. You need to be decisive to influence those organisations to bring about improvements.

You will investigate accidents and incidents and take appropriate action where necessary to secure sustained compliance with legal requirements. You will also be instrumental in contributing to the development of industry guidance, standards and operational strategy. You will be required to represent HSE at meetings with fellow professionals, industry, other HSE staff, including speaking and making presentations at conferences.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you will need to have a relevant Engineering Degree or equivalent. You will also need relevant qualifications in shotfiring and blast design coupled with practical knowledge and experience or be able to demonstrate competence in the safe use of explosives for quarry blasting by other means.

Head of Content

We are currently recruiting for two (Head of Content) roles, one will be specifically related to our work on building safety regulation.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced and highly motivated leaders who are enthusiastic about content design and want to make a positive impact in helping to protect people from death, injury and ill-health.

Roles require expert practitioners with deep content design experience who will define and assure content design best practice, making sure our content aligns to HSE’s strategy and objectives, while meeting the needs of our users. If you would like more information about this vacancy, please visit the civil service job for the full job description.

Head of Website User Experience and (UX) Design and Performance

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Website/UX and Performance. This role involves delivering our ambition to improve on our approach to standards, analytics and digital evaluation, demonstrating the impact of digital communications activity and using insight to improve quality and standards in line with Government Digital Service (GDS) best practice.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced leaders who are enthusiastic about improving user experience and want to make a positive impact in helping to protect people from death, injury, and ill-health.

The role requires expert practitioners with deep website performance management and user-experience (UX) design skills who will define and assure web design best practice, making sure our work aligns to HSE’s strategy and objectives, while meeting the needs of our users.

If you are interested in understanding more about this vacancy, please refer to the full job advert for further information.

Communications Lead – Various Roles

We are currently recruiting for four roles within in our External Communications Team in our Corporate Communications Branch. We are looking for people who have the ability to use a variety of different communication skills. They will need to combine, their level of specialist knowledge in their chosen communications specialism – strategic communications, campaigns, external affairs or media.

We are recruiting for four roles within the Corporate Communication Branch:
• Head of HSE Campaigns
• Head of HSE External Affairs
• Head of Building Safety Media and Campaigns
• Head of Building Safety External Affairs

You will need to be comfortable working independently across a range of communications disciplines, selecting the most effective methods and channels for communication based on user 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.

If you are interested in understanding more about these roles, please visit the full job description on civil service jobs.

Divisional Support Team – Divisional Support Officer

Chemical Regulations Division (CRD) employs around 400 scientific, policy and support staff in York, Bootle and London.

Our primary role is to deliver regulatory schemes intended to protect the health of people and places. We balance the economic and social benefits that chemicals offer to society and help to ensure the safe and sustainable use of chemicals. We also have a role through guidance, partnership working and leadership to raise awareness and promote behaviour change to help improve the control of hazardous substances in the workplace.

To achieve this and deliver improved regulatory outcomes, we work closely with small and large businesses, and key stakeholders, ranging from industry bodies and multi-national chemical businesses, other government departments (in particular Defra) and other regulators across Europe and internationally.

With a world-class reputation for safeguarding the health and safety of people at work, HSE is adapting and evolving to meet the new challenges ahead. At the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) we work with one goal in mind – to protect human health and the environment from the effects of potentially harmful substances.

To help us meet these challenges we are looking for a Band 4 Higher Executive Officer to join our Divisional Support Team.

We have an opportunity for a Divisional Support Officer to work in the Divisional Support Team (DST) of CRD (approximately 27 non-technical members of staff). Our team is responsible for a wide range of duties surrounding the receipt and processing of pesticides applications for authorisation.

For more information on the role or to apply please use the link below.

Finance Business Partner Chemical Regulations Division

We are recruiting a Finance and Planning Business Partner and are looking for a strong leader with excellent financial, analytical and communication skills.

You will provide expert advice on financial planning and management of financial risks and opportunities, delivering consistently high standards of financial compliance and supporting the overall performance of the Division. You will be a trusted advisor to senior managers, providing support and challenge to one or more divisional Senior Leadership Teams on behalf of the Director of Finance and Corporate Services.

Reporting directly through to one of HSE’s Assistant Directors of Finance and depending on the specific role, you will lead a team comprising one or more assistant Business Partners. As a senior member of the HSE finance and planning community you will bring strong technical skills combined with wider business experience and a sound understanding of the ‘bigger picture’ within Government Finance whilst contributing positively to HSE’s overall performance and seeking business improvements in how we deliver our objectives.

Information Disclosure Assurance Officer

Our Central Information Disclosure team is part of the Information Governance and Compliance team within Information Technology and Facilities Division. The Information Governance and Compliance team have responsibility for managing HSE’s information disclosure service, in addition to several other core functions which includes the Data Protection Officer function, Information Assurance and Security, and the development of an Information Governance framework for HSE.

As the Information Disclosure Assurance Officer, you will have a central role leading a dynamic and growing team. You will provide day-to-day management of a team of Central Disclosure Officers, ensuring that workloads are managed and delivered to required standards, providing support and guidance as required, and ensuring consistent provision of the information disclosure service. You will also review FOI requests ensuring appropriate and consistent application of exemptions under FOI legislation.

We are looking for a motivated, dedicated and customer focused individual to lead and manage the team, ensuring that their team provides professional and legally compliant responses to any requests for information, ensuring information is handled compliantly within statutory deadlines

Policy Advisor

We currently have a range of interesting opportunities in our priority policy areas CRD, EPD and BSR:

Policy makers supporting Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) will help deliver regulatory schemes intended to protect the health of people and the environment, balancing the economic and social benefits that chemicals offer to society and, helping to ensure the safe and sustainable use of chemicals. The UK leaving the EU offers an exciting opportunity to develop and shape these regulatory schemes for the future

Policy makers in Engagement and Policy Division (EPD) are at the heart of how HSE reduces risk and protects people in the workplace – it leads on HSE’s communications and business insight interventions and helps shape our policy and frontline inspection interventions. The strength of EPD is our ability to bring to bear our collective capability on policy, operational strategy, insight and communications, to support HSE’s prevention mission on such important issues as promoting proportionality in health and safety management and our better regulation work.

As part of the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy 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.

For more information on the role or to apply please use the link below.

Change and Business Improvement Analyst

We’re seeking a range of project managers, change and business improvement managers, business analysts and subject matter specialists to work alongside a wider community of delivery partners and operational teams. Delivery partners range from top tier consulting houses to SMEs focused on digital innovation. You will work alongside Digital, Data and Technology professionals as well as operational and subject matter experts from HSE divisions. We’re seeking change agents who relish the opportunity to lead in a rapidly maturing environment.

Reporting to a Change and Business Improvement Manager, this is an influential position, playing a key role in the successful operation of one of the world’s leading regulators.

This is an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional candidate to drive HSE’s Transformation
agenda and help shape our future. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a tangible difference that will be felt across the entire of Great Britain, please read on.

The Change & Business Improvement Analyst plays a key role in designing, building and implementing new operating models and digital services in line with HSE’s strategic priorities, focusing on efficiency, effectiveness, regulatory outcomes, and improving the user experience.
They are responsible, at a project level, for baselining current activities, articulating business and user requirements, designing and implementing new services, processes, organisational structures and ways of working, as well as providing continuous improvement support to HSE’s operations.

For more information on the role or to apply please use the link below.