Head of Digital Learning

As Head of Digital Learning, you will innovate and implement best practice approaches in the use of digital learning technologies to support the digital development offer for colleagues across HSE. You will work strategically with key stakeholders to identify the best uses of digital technology and to improve the experience of colleagues engaging with an already established Learner Management System (LMS).

You will provide strategic direction to a growing team of L&D specialists, and work in consultation with wider divisional areas in responding to organisational L&D needs. As a recognised expert within your field, you will act as the single point of contact (SPOC) and reference point for all digital learning workstreams, contributing to innovation that influences change and advancement of digital and blended learning and development.

The Head of Digital Learning role carries a significant leadership responsibility and will be responsible for developing a Digital Learning Strategy that supports the organisational learning priorities. You’ll demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity in all your activities. Leading by example, you will act as a role model, leading your team to develop a high quality blended learning offer for colleagues.

Working autonomously, you will identify synergies and connections with the relevant divisional areas and teams, such as wider training colleagues, IT and finance, so as to develop and lead on digital learning and technology. With an expert level knowledge of digital learning, you will provide innovative solutions to challenges and be able to mitigate potential risks, using your insight and experience of digital and blended learning.

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

Trainee Inspector of Health and Safety

We have an exciting opportunity for 48 Trainee Inspectors to join our flourishing team across multiple divisions and locations. As an inspector you will be involved in a range of activities, notably inspections and investigations. Where appropriate, you will use various legal processes such as enforcement notices and prosecutions to secure health and safety compliance.

Inspections involve proactively assessing the ability of employers to effectively manage risks to their employees and others (such as contractors or members of the public). Investigations cover accidents, dangerous occurrences, ill health and concerns about workplace conditions and your role will be to uncover what has happened and why. You will have to be prepared to tell people that there is a breach of the law (you will be given lots of training to help you identify and understand this), what action needs to be taken as a result and ensure that this action is taken. This is an exciting opportunity that will offer you the chance of promotion upon successful completion of the fully-funded Regulatory Training Programme (RTP) where you will attain your prestigious NEBOSH qualification.

Interested? You should be. Apply now on Civil Service Jobs.

For more information on becoming a Trainee Inspector, please join us on our Information Event on September 2nd at 11am-12.15pm.

Database Administrator

We are looking for a Database Administrator to join our growing team.

This role will be to manage the HSE’s data estate, ensuring that data remain confidential, integral and available (CIA), and relevant to business requirements. You will monitor all data flows and the use/re-use of data across the organisation to ensure that systems, business analytics and business intelligence are appropriate supported. You will also manage data bases to ensure they remain secure, preventing unauthorised access, data exchange and data loss. You will engage with users, supporting their needs and ensuring that a high quality customer-focused service is delivered.

To find out more about the role and the specific requirements and further information on IT careers within HSE by following the link – ITCAREERSHSE.CO.UK.

Senior Infrastructure Operations Engineer – Hosting

We are looking for a Senior Infastructure Engineer to join our growing team.

This role will manage the HSE’s Network and Telephony estate, ensuring that technologies (Layer 2/3 switches, WiFi APs, VPNs, Load-balancing Firewalls, VOIP, Contact Centres) remain available, performant to SLAs/OLAs and relevant to business requirements. This role will monitor all technologies in the suite, investigating incidents, resolving problems, and developing and applying fixes and changes. The role will deliver upgrades to technologies, implement new functionality and seek to continuously improve the technologies to support the organisation in better ways. The role will ensure that the technologies remain secure, protecting HSE’s data and users from cyber-attack and unauthorised loss. This role will engage with users, supporting their needs and ensuring that a high quality customer-focused service is delivered.

To find out more about the role and the specific requirements and further information on IT careers within HSE by following the link – ITCAREERSHSE.CO.UK.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Business Partner

We are looking for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Business Partner to join our growing team.

As a HSWBP you will have responsibility for supporting and influencing HSE divisions in building an excellent health, safety and wellbeing culture. We are looking for someone who will work closely with HSW team colleagues, HSW Committees, HSE Divisions, support functions and stakeholders to lead change and advocate health, safety and wellbeing cultural excellence in HSE.

For more information on the responsibilities, requirements and selection process, please see the full job advertisement.

Deputy Director of Transformation

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are seeking a permanent Deputy Director of Transformation – this is an outstanding opportunity to support improved work-related health and safety in Great Britain. This is a digital transformation vacancy to excite and intrigue specialists from all sector backgrounds.

As Deputy Director of Transformation, you will form an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team of HSE Operational Service Division (OSD), reporting directly to the Director of Transformation and Operational Services. OSD is responsible for HSE’s business and digital transformation, and this post provides a challenging opportunity for an experienced change leader to help drive the delivery of HSE’s transformation programmes. The role will be pivotal in supporting the definition and delivery of HSE programmes that draw together diverse capability and add dynamism to how HSE operates.

The post holder will lead the team responsible for service design and delivery, and HSE’s Programme Management Office, enabling business and digital transformation across the whole organisation. You will be experienced in leading diverse teams made of up a blend of permanent, seconded and contractor resources. You will enable and reinforce a high performance culture of personal accountability and motivation to deliver results.

For further information on the requirements and application process, please see the full advertisement.

HR Employee Services and Pay and Reward Specialist

We need to expand our team with the right onboarding, pay and reward expertise to support this growth.

You will play a significant part in the work to support the creation of the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR). The regulator is likely to draw on expertise which is new to HSE and draw from skills across Government and wider industry. To meet this demand, it is likely to mean the internal transfer of people from within HSE and recruitment from other organisations and departments to BSR. You will use your skills to manage the relationship with our outsourced employee service provider to ensure that people are onboarded correctly onto HSE systems to ensure the smooth creation of the regulator. The timeframe for delivering the regulator is challenging and requires you to be responsive to the emerging demands of the programme, but the impact of your achievement is far reaching.

You will be part of HSE’s wider pay and reward team within Human Resources Division (HRD), who provide HR resource across different business areas. Your role will sit within HR, reporting to HRD’s Pay and Reward lead and supporting the BSR HR business partner and HR’s contribution to the BSR project.

To deliver in this role you will need to build strong relationships with SSCL and MyCSP, senior stakeholders, other Government Departments and external bodies driving satisfaction and best practice.

For more information on the responsibilities and requirements, please see the full job description.

Senior Regulatory Scientist – Occupational Hygiene, Grade: Band 3/SSO

This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in the development of UK technical positions, deliver new and expanded regulatory functions, and work with a variety of national and international organisations and experts.

You will provide expert knowledge in occupational hygiene and experience of chemicals exposure assessment to support the development of regulatory positions on chemicals and decision making in our national regulatory schemes, with a specific focus on REACH. Within this regulatory framework you will contribute to the evaluation of substances, the development of restriction proposals and the processing of applications from industry for authorisation to use selected substances of very high concern.

The work may sometimes include consumer exposure assessment, although the main aspect for this post will relate to occupational exposure assessment and control mechanisms. You will take account of exposure data and apply appropriate exposure modelling tools.

You will write up your expert opinions and be expected to explain any key decisions made internally and externally, to independent scientists, other government departments and relevant stakeholders.

You will be responsible for providing advice and guidance, and delivering training, to internal and external stakeholders on relevant aspects of risk assessment. This may be both in the specialist area of chemical exposure and occupational hygiene, and in the general REACH regulatory framework for managing the health risks posed by chemicals.

No laboratory or field work is involved in these roles; data is provided in regulatory submissions from duty holders, gathered from the literature, or generated using models. However, you will be encouraged to develop networks within the wider professional community of toxicologists.

Senior Regulatory Scientists – Toxicology, Grade: Band 3/SSO

Regulatory toxicologists in CRD responsible for the assessment of the human health hazards and risks of a range of chemicals, including general chemicals, pesticides and biocides and their formulations. These are performed to ensure these chemicals are regulated in line with legislative requirements and safety standards. Depending on the scope of their work, specialist toxicologists are located in either the Toxicology or REACH teams in CRD.

Working in one of these teams, you will be at the forefront of shaping and delivering technical assessments in the new regulatory programmes created with the UK having left the EU. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in the development of UK technical positions, deliver new and expanded regulatory functions, and work with a variety of national and international organisations and experts. Depending on the post taken, this may focus on the active substances and products we regulate within the regulatory frameworks for plant protection products and biocides. Alternatively you may take a leading role in the evaluation, authorisation or restriction of chemical substances under the REACH Regulation, or hazard classification as defined by the CLP Regulation.

You will be expected to explain your decisions internally and externally, to expert committees, other
government departments and relevant stakeholders.

Head of Commercial Training

This is an exciting opportunity for a Head of Commercial Training to lead the Training team within our Commercial Capability Group located in Buxton, Derbyshire. – a world leading provider of health and safety solutions to industry and government.

HSE has set ambitious targets for growing externally sourced revenue. The Commercial Capability Group in HSE’s Science Division is responsible for identifying and securing externally funded projects. Within this group, the Head of Commercial Training role is focused on developing commercial opportunities for training to generate external revenue for HSE. Working closely with the wider commercial team and operational staff across the division, the Head of Commercial Training will act as a key link to clients and partners to understand their requirements, commercially qualify opportunities and present back appropriate training products and services to meet these requirements.

The scope of our important work requires a dedicated individual to lead the development of the Training Business, responding to market trends and opportunities, proactively developing internal and external partnerships to support training delivery whilst ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction. This is an excellent opportunity to work collaboratively across HSE and Industry to support HSE’s essential commercial activities.

For more information if you wish to apply for this role please use the link below.