Pipeline Engineering Specialist

A key operational arm of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Energy Division (ED) regulates Great Britains on and offshore Oil and Gas Industry, pipelines, mines, diving and renewables sector. We employ around 140 professional engineers and scientists to do this. Respected internationally for our independent status and integrity, we have a long-standing reputation for technical expertise which can be applied logically to deliver effective, proportionate solutions enabling hazardous activities to be managed safely.

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.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment of safety cases drawing conclusions on the adequacy of the demonstration, raising issues, or considering future inspection work.
Investigations of incidents or complaints as part of a multi-discipline team dealing with enforcement or supporting others as necessary on technical aspects.
Inspections (on/offshore) as part of a multi-discipline team, completing reports and issuing different levels of enforcement depending on the risk present.
Preparation of technical reports / expert evidence for various levels of legal proceedings.
Provision of expert advice on health and safety matters associated with Pipeline Engineering within Energy Division, HSE, industry and other relevant stakeholders.

Offshore Process Engineering Specialist Inspector

As a process engineering inspector, you will be involved with regulating offshore oil and gas operations and related activities with a particular focus on addressing the potential major accident hazards in relation to the process plant. In this frontline role, you can influence not only individual organisations but the sector as a whole.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment of safety cases drawing conclusions on the adequacy of the demonstration, raising issues, or considering future inspection work.
Investigations of incidents (including hydrocarbon releases) or complaints as part of a multi-discipline team dealing with enforcement or supporting others as necessary on technical aspects.
Inspections (on/offshore) as part of a multi-discipline team, completing reports and issuing different levels of enforcement depending on the risk present.
Preparation of technical reports / expert evidence for various levels of legal proceedings.
Provision of expert advice on health and safety matters associated with Process Engineering / Process Safety within Energy Division, HSE, industry and other relevant stakeholders.
Make technical contributions to the development of industry standards and guidance.
Participate in industry working groups and wider sector engagement.

Specialist Inspector – Human Factors Engineering

Within HSE, Chemical, Explosives an Microbiological Hazards Division (CEMHD) Human Factors (HF) Specialists ensure employers across Great Britain work safely, protecting people and places. In this role, you can utilise your technical HF knowledge and experience to influence not only individual employers but whole industry sectors – you get the reward of making a difference and doing work that actually saves lives.

As part of a national team, our HF roles are unique. They suit those who appreciate variety and a challenge, whilst enjoying flexibility and having the support of experienced HF professionals and the widest range of health and safety experts in Britain.

Job description

Key Responsibilities;

Undertake HF inspections, applying your experience and knowledge to identify risk and underlying issues on site, enabling you to make effective decisions on the adequacy of existing control measures. You will have the opportunity to persuade, influence and enforce at all levels to achieve compliance with the law.
Assess the adequacy of safety reports for upper tier COMAH sites, both for new sites and where modifications to a site are planned.
Play an integral part of investigation teams working across industry to seek out accident and incident root causes and identify recommendations to ensure that lessons are learned.
Act as an expert witness, giving your specialist opinion on HF aspects of accidents and incidents.
Contribute to the production and revision of HF guidance and standards for HSE and other industry bodies.
Prioritise continuing professional development, both technically, and in non-technical skills and be able to partake in cross division HF training and coaching.

Inspections and investigations may take you to sites across Great Britain, thus requiring regular travel and overnight stays.

Specialist Training Programme (STP)

On joining HSE, all new specialist inspectors are required to complete a 2-year Specialist Training Programme (STP). This comprises of legal training and assessment to prepare you fully for your regulatory role.

Training and Events Administrator Apprenticeship

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within the team, contributing to the continued growth of HSE’s training activities. Based at the internationally renowned HSE Science and Research Centre in Buxton, Derbyshire, you will also complete a Business Administration Level 3 as part of your employment with us.

HSE is unlike any other training provider. Our training is based on world-class science, real-world experience and our unique position as Great 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.

Each year, we deliver an extensive programme of high quality courses and events to delegates and organisations from a cross-section of industries. These are delivered face-to-face at our training centre in Buxton, at selected venues around the country, at organisations’ own premises or online.

Working as a Training Administrator, you will support the delivery of training activities and events which reach thousands of delegates each year. You will work closely with other members of the team as well as liaising with colleagues from across HSE. You will be supported from day one for your learning and development into this role, ensuring you are supported every step of the way in completing your apprenticeship and getting the experience you need to excel in your new role.

Service Delivery Manager

We have a new opportunity for a band 3/SEO Service Delivery Manager to join our team in the Information, Technology and Services Division (ITS) within HSE.

As the Service Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery and continuous improvement of digital services across the organisation. Following established acceptance into service processes you will ensure that services are delivered to meet business objectives while maintaining a focus on customer satisfaction.

HSE’s Service Operations team strive to constantly improve the technologies and services supporting the organisation. Our service management team are very highly regarded within the organisation and pride ourselves on excellent customer service.

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Case Manager

CRD’s Interventions Unit deals with the enforcement of chemical supply duties relating to REACH, Plant Protection Products (PPP) legislation, Biocidal Products, Classification Labelling and Packaging and the export of chemicals controlled by Prior Informed Consent (PIC) legislation.

This role is a frontline Band 5 Case Manager in the Interventions Unit, in which you will support other frontline staff, such as CRD Inspectors, Case Management Team colleagues and Pesticides Enforcement Officers. There is a need to acquire understanding and knowledge of relevant operational procedures. Depending on progression within the team and previous experience, you may have the opportunity to take on frontline investigatory work, in which you will directly influence external stakeholders.

This post offers significant development, providing insight to, and experience of enforcement practice, policy, and working collaboratively with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders.

The role continues to evolve, therefore the post holder will require flexibility to adapt to new challenges.

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Pressure Systems)

This vacancy is for a Senior Engineer with specific knowledge of, and practical application of that knowledge to, pressure systems. They will join our Mechanical Engineering team in the Major Hazards Capability Group at Science Division. This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills to contribute to innovative work to support HSE incident investigations, and research and testing projects to directly improve the lives of people in their workplaces.

You can expect to contribute to a diverse range of projects within the health and safety sector, especially HSE incident investigation support and research, and also be involved in work for other government departments and industrial clients.

You will be part of a team of mechanical, electrical and gas engineers delivering experimental testing in relation to incident investigations but you will also collaborate with technical experts across many other disciplines.

Senior End User Computing Engineer

You will lead the EUC Team and occasionally deputise for the Lead Infrastructure Engineer.

You will manage the HSE’s End User Computing estate (Tablets/laptops/PCs, virtual desktop and smartphones), ensuring that the EUC environment remains available, performant to SLAs/OLAs and relevant to business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage the EUC Team, including line management of one or more team members. Deputise for the Lead Infrastructure Engineer.
Lead and deliver the highest standards of user and customer focus, ensuring that services are delivered to user/customer satisfaction. Endeavour to routinely communicate with users/customers to promote confidence the incidents and requests are being progressed.
Monitor and operate the HSE End User Computing environment, ensuring services remain available 24/7/365, performant to SLAs/OLAs, and delivering a good user and customer experience.
Lead the management of device deployment using remote deployment techniques (Windows AutoPilot/InTune).
Lead on packaging, releasing and updating applications deployed to EUDs.
Lead the delivery of event, incident, problem, capacity and change management by the EUC Team following ITIL principles.
Plan, implement and monitor upgrades to the EUC environment, coordinating change activity, engaging with users and ensuring that upgrades are understood and appropriate.
Maintain accurate configuration management and asset information for the EUC environment.
Lead on the ensuring the security of the EUC environment, defending against cyber-attack, preventing unauthorised access, unauthorised data exchange and data-loss.

Resource Manager

The Resource Manager role sits within the Transformation Office pillar.

You will work alongside Project, Change and Digital, Finance, Data and Technology professionals as well as operational and subject matter experts from HSE divisions, in ensuring that the right people, with the right skills and experience are working on the right projects at the right time.

You will play a defining role in developing the organisation’s capability to deliver business transformation by identifying capability gaps and working with Practice Leads across the Change Team pillars to develop improvement or resourcing plans to address gaps. This may include use of strategic partner relationships, recruitment of contractors and by working with leaders and line manager to ensure that the demand for skilled change delivery professionals are met.

You will apply demand modelling approaches to define the people resources required for projects and programmes at different stages and to identify, recruit, deploy, flex and develop those resources to support successful cross portfolio delivery.

To ensure continuous improvement you will develop, implement, and maintain resourcing performance measures and metrics to continue to improve and develop our resourcing and capability development approaches.

Geospatial Data Technician

We are looking for a Geospatial Data Technician to join the Geospatial Team, part of the Analysis & Risk Group within HSE’s Science Division. This is an excellent opportunity to use your Geographical Information systems (GIS) 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.