Data Scientist

This role will support HSE’s mission to prevent death, injury and ill-health in Great Britain’s workplaces through the analysis of text data.

As a data scientist you will help deliver HSE’s analytical functions by creating tools and techniques to help analyse health and safety data. You’ll be part of an analytical team that works alongside other HSE technical and regulatory specialists to ensure that HSE is able to access and synthesise data from several text rich data sources. This work helps to generate and enhance the available evidence to support decisions made in health and safety across a wide range of industry sectors.

This is an exciting opportunity to support innovative work within government. Together with the widest range of health and safety specialists in Britain, you’ll be helping to protect thousands of people, whilst working in an inclusive environment where all our people can thrive and be themselves.

This role will include:

• Designing, developing, and refining NLP applications
• Using effective text representation techniques and classification algorithms
• Training and evaluating models
• Supporting an overall strategy to converge on text mining tools and approaches within HSE.
• Working closely with programme leads and stakeholders to ensure that approaches are sensible, and outputs are in line with end user expectations.
• Presentation, documentation, and visualisation of findings to key decision makers.

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

Regulatory Health and Safety Trainers

At HSE, we believe everyone has the right to come home safe and well from their job. That’s why our mission is to prevent work related death, injury and ill health.

HRD helps HSE achieve this through the delivery of its in-house Regulators Training Programme (RTP). All new regulators are required to undertake and pass the Post Graduate Diploma in Regulatory Occupational Health and Safety (the Diploma) or undertake the Specialist Training Programme (STP).

These programmes blend digital training learning with face to face tutorials and workshops and field based experiential learning. We have worked hard to adapt how we deliver both programmes to reflect the different ways we have found ourselves working in during the pandemic. Our delivery now consists of a mixture of digital learning hosted on our own learning management system TEDI (Training, Education, Development and Inspiration), face to face (current restrictions permitting) and virtual classrooms in MS Teams. We are looking for experienced health and safety trainers to join the team and help deliver these vitally important programmes.

Your role as an Operations Development Trainer (ODT) will be to work closely with the Operations Development Managers, who are experienced regulators, to contribute to the ongoing review of the programmes to ensure that they represent the absolute best in regulatory training.

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

Insight and Service Design Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity within our Engagement & Policy Division (EPD) for an Insight and Service Design Manager. This role will sit within the Insight and Service Design team (ISD) which is a team designed to bring together expertise from a range of disciplines. This currently includes customer insight, market research, social research and behavioural insight specialists – and we would welcome candidates from these backgrounds as well as those with other analytical skillsets. The team works across HSE with strategy, policy, communications and operational teams.

As an Insight Manager, your role will focus on providing research, insight, analysis and internal consultancy to improve health and safety in workplaces and buildings. You will drive best practice in this area, working with researchers, economists, communications leads, business and policy leads to prioritise key opportunities in the customer journey to influence behaviours and to ensure that people at work remain safe and healthy.

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

Independent Chair: HSE’s Science Quality Assurance Group (SQAG)

HSE is looking for an experienced scientist or engineer to Chair a new Group which will provide the HSE Chief Executive, Chief Scientific Adviser and the HSE Board 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.

We would welcome applications from people who are eminent in a scientific discipline, evidenced by national and/or international impact, and who show the ability to work comfortably across a wide range of relevant scientific disciplines. You should have substantial experience of leading and managing research teams and have wide experience of working across the scientific community in a leadership role. This experience could include industrial, academic, government or other sectors as long as it includes activities beyond their own specialisms and work across disciplines and perspectives. You should also be able to chair and lead a diverse group of highly capable, experienced people.

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

Apprentice Administrators

We have several exciting opportunities for admin apprentices to join our growing organisation.

Our Apprentices will have the opportunity to work in either our Field Operations (FOD) or Human Resources (HRD) divisions, supporting your wider team in delivering a range of exciting projects, whilst completing a Business Administration Level 3 NVQ.

For further information on the apprenticeships on offer, Click Here.

An overview of each department is below:

Field Operations Division – Our purpose is to prevent work-related death, injury and ill health and we apply a range of regulatory tools to improve health and safety, bringing together different interventions to achieve impact. We influence and engage stakeholders, create knowledge and awareness of health and safety risks, and encourage behaviour change through assessments and direct interventions including inspections and investigations.

Human Resources Division – The successful candidate may join our thriving recruitment team. Our purpose is to support the wider business in onboarding and resourcing activities. HR is a very versatile and diverse specialism, and in recruitment we strive to ensure compliance, promote equality, diversity and inclusion and affect change across our busy team. From right to work checks to ensuring that all candidates have an outstanding and consistent initial experience, you will be an ambassador of HSE, working with our many Divisions and Recruitment Team to provide a top quality service.

Please note, the position with HRD is located at our Headquarters in Bootle, Liverpool.

Senior Regulatory Efficacy Specialist

We have a fantastic opportunity within our Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) for a Senior Regulatory Efficacy Specialist. At CRD, we work with one goal in mind – to protect human health and the environment from the effects of potentially harmful substances and mixtures.

As a Senior Regulatory Efficacy Specialist, you will be evaluating data from appropriately conducted efficacy trials in order to address relevant regulatory data requirements, and to support the various uses and directions on Plant Protection Product or biocide product labels. As a lead specialist, you will manage, mentor and support members of the team, provide peer review of work, and lead on technical aspects providing advice to colleagues and wider stakeholders.

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

Paralegal Assistant

We have a fantastic opportunity within our new Legal Services Division (LSD) for a Paralegal Assistant. The Paralegal Assistant is a key role and one which will contribute directly to public confidence, both in HSE and in the wider justice system. Our legal teams cover a wide range of interesting and challenging work, including advising on policy and investigation matters across HSE, conducting criminal litigation and Notice Appeals in the Employment Tribunal, Inquests, and engagement with other regulators.

Your role will be to provide general administrative assistance to Legal Services Division. You will report to the Business Support Paralegal Officer and be working in a team of Paralegal Assistants. The Business Support Unit acts as the first point of contact for the Division, ensuring enquiries are dealt with by the appropriate person.

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

Senior Content Designer / Senior Creative Designer

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.

The Building Safety Bill is currently passing through Parliament following the Hackitt review of building safety in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. The Bill includes measures to establish a Building Safety Regulator (BSR), which with sit within HSE, and will oversee structural and fire safety in high rise residential buildings, providing oversight of the whole built environment and build capability within industry.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced senior communicators who are looking to make a positive impact in citizens lives to join our award-winning communications team.

We are currently recruiting for two roles within in our Building Safety Regulator Communications Team in our Corporate Communications Branch. We are looking for people who are good all-rounders and have the ability to use a variety of different communication skills. They will need to combine, being an all-rounder with a level of specialist knowledge in their chosen communications specialism – strategic communications, campaigns, external affairs or media.

For further information about BSR please go to: https://www.hse.gov.uk/building-safety/index.htm

For further information about the role or to apply please use the link below.

Senior Communications Manager – External Affairs

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced senior communicators who are looking to make a positive impact in citizens lives to join our award-winning communications team.

We are currently recruiting one role within in our Building Safety Regulator Communications Team in our Corporate Communications Branch. We are looking for people who are good all-rounders and have the ability to use a variety of different communication skills. They will need to combine, being an all-rounder with a level of specialist knowledge in their chosen communications specialism – strategic communications, campaigns, external affairs or media.

For further information about BSR please go to: https://www.hse.gov.uk/building-safety/index.htm

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

Asbestos Specalist

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic Senior Scientist with a breadth and depth of experience and knowledge in asbestos. Some knowledge of other hazardous fibres and minerals would be an advantage.

The role will be key to

Influencing HSE’s technical guidance and policy decisions.
Enable the continuation of essential research to support the implementation and evidence base for HSE’s Control of Asbestos Regulations.
Support HSE Inspectors during asbestos related incidents
Contribute to HSE asbestos proficiency testing schemes

This excellent permanent opportunity will be based at our Science & Research Centre in the spa town of Buxton, nestled in the centre of the beautiful Peak District, surrounded by the Peak District National Park. The Centre is an internationally renowned scientific facility for health and safety, employing scientific, medical and technical specialists in a purpose-built laboratory at our 550-acre site.

At HSE we offer hybrid working, with family friendly policies and working hours to help you balance your home life and career. HSE will encourage and support you in learning and development tailored to your role; and will fund relevant professional memberships. For more information on the role please follow the link for full job details.