Junior Business Analyst

The Health and Safety Executive are looking to recruit a Junior Business Analyst to our Operational Services Division.

As a Junior Business Analyst, you will work within multidisciplinary teams to support the delivery of the various organisational benefits and enhancements. You will be responsible for supporting work across digital and transformation projects to articulate business and user requirements, design and implement new services, processes, organisational structures and ways of working. You will also provide continuous improvement support to HSE’s operations.

Key Responsibilities

Support more senior Business Analysts and Change & Business Improvement Managers with the design of people, process and technology solutions that improve user experience and maximise business outcomes.
Support with the identification of stakeholders and the building of relationships, to effectively engage and manage those stakeholders through the change / transformation journey.
Produce models / maps / documentation for user journeys, businesses processes and operating procedures.
Identify, document, and manage requirements, and support the development lifecycle of new solutions.
Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, under both Agile and Waterfall project delivery and governance processes.
Undertake analysis to understand business objectives and how a business area works, considering the people, organisation, processes, information, data, and technology.
Support with business readiness and the successful implementation of changes.
Take ownership for improving your knowledge of Business Analysis, Business Change and Agile principles, methods, and tools.

If you would like more information on the role, please follow the link below.

Senior Explosive Atmospheres Engineer/Scientist

We are looking for experienced engineers or scientists to join our Explosive Atmospheres Team at our Science and Research Centre in Buxton. You should have a proven track record of leading a (small) multidisciplinary project team, in a practical research environment to safely deliver some novel and complex technical programmes of work.

The team is heavily focused on the safe development of new energy technologies and achieving safe net zero, presently targeting hydrogen for heat & transport. The team undertake large (outdoor) and lab scale experimental programmes, consultancy and deliver specialised training, giving opportunity for both practical and desk based work. Much of the work involves high profile collaborations with other scientific organisations/government departments, which offers opportunity to publish work and present at conferences.

You will be based at our Science & Research Centre in Buxton, Derbyshire, which is home to around 350 scientists and engineers. On the outskirts of the Peak District, but with transport links to Manchester & Sheffield, the Buxton area has a lot to offer.

We will support your continued professional development with opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of projects, training courses and, cover your professional membership fees.

To view a short video of some of our test work, please see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE2mnZRMHB4

Procurement Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 4/HEO Procurement Manager to join our growing team.

The Procurement Unit aims to provide commercial focus in the procurement service it provides to the organisation and to implement a more consistent approach to managing strategically important contracts in accordance with the Government Commercial Function principles to help us meet the challenges we face and support the business in delivering its regulatory and commercial functions.

To achieve this we:

Deliver a centralised requisitioning and procurement function which, includes raising non-catalogue requisitions, sourcing, tendering and contract letting;
Provide a contract management function for HSE’s central services contracts; managing both the contractual arrangements and supplier relationships;
Provide support to Science Directorate in relation to its sales/commercial contracting opportunities;
Oversee a Contract Management structure and approach which ensures that high value and strategic contracts are effectively managed in accordance with Government Commercial Function principles;
The primary purpose of this job role is to deliver a contract letting and procurement function and manage one or more of the central services contracts.
We provide external contracts that provide value for money and are managed to deliver greatest operational effect in accordance with Government Commercial Function activities;
We document policies, processes and methodologies for commercial activities;
Ensure Service Levels, Service Standards and Key Performance Indicators within contracts are accurately measured and are met consistently to ensure effective service delivery.

Chemicals Regulatory Regime Adviser

The CRD stakeholder relationship team has oversight of external stakeholder engagement across all of CRD’s work. This includes engagement with other government departments/devolved governments (both directly and via formal governance groups and delivery boards), engagement with international chemicals regulation fora, and can include briefing for senior officials and Ministers, representing HSE at trade and industry events as well as dealing with official correspondence and media enquiries. We are also responsible for the development and delivery of an annual training and events programme.

The work is varied and interesting and can also be fast paced and challenging. To succeed you will need to establish relationships within CRD, wider HSE and Other Government Departments (OGD), as well as a range of external stakeholders, by developing an understanding of the underpinning policy, regulatory frameworks, technical and legislative issues and by proactively building and maintaining collaborative networks.

This role will contribute to CRD’s vision to be a globally respected Competent Authority, supporting the UK to prosper through science-led regulation of the effective and safe use of chemicals and associated technology. The role also supports HSE’s strategic objective to ‘protect people and places’.

You will manage a number of areas of work and will need to work flexibly and dynamically, often at pace, to ensure that HSE, CRD, and the wider UK regulatory chemical framework’s, interests and priorities are met.

Data and Management Information Analyst

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is 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.

The Data & Management Information Analyst (DMIA) role sits within the C&BI pillar and will report to the C&BI Practice Lead or a Change and Business Improvement Manager. You will work alongside other professionals, e.g. other Analysts, Change Practitioners, Business Architects, in the C&BI team to provide expert information analytics to support the delivery of HSE transformation and drive operational excellence.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams to support the delivery of the various organisational benefits and enhancements. You will take a lead role in applying data and MI analysis skills to support improvement of existing practices and the development of new services while driving data & management information efficiencies.

Regulatory Scientists – Various roles

We have opportunities for regulatory scientists to work in our various Regulatory Science Teams where work will be undertaken principally across the Biocides, Pesticides and REACH regimes.

We currently have exciting opportunities for regulatory scientists to work within Chemistry and Residues. Although it is likely we will have further roles coming up soon within our other areas.

For further details on these roles, please refer to the candidate pack, which can be found as a link towards the end of this advert.

Please note we will match successful candidates to roles according to your qualifications and background/experience. Depending on business needs, we may also have other regulatory scientist roles that we will consider you for. It is also expected that successful applicants will be flexible to respond to business needs and may need to work across the teams when required. You could be considered for other roles in the following areas:

Environmental fate and behaviour
Ecotoxicology
Efficacy
Operator Exposure
Delivery Teams (REACH, Pesticides and Biocides)

No laboratory or field work is involved in these roles. There may be opportunities to undertake visits to testing facilities, field trials and external events for training and development.

You will join a structured training programme which will take approximately 18 to 36 months, will introduce you to all the elements of your role, enabling you to gain in-depth knowledge of the regulation of chemicals and develop valuable experience in regulatory science. As you become proficient, you will have the opportunity to apply for through-grading to Band 4.

Senior Regulatory Environmental Fate and Behaviour Scientist

This is an exciting time to join Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) with opportunities to develop and shape our regulatory schemes for the future. Our primary role is to 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. 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.

As a Senior Regulatory Scientist you will be part of a team that is delivering HSE objectives. The UK having left the EU offers an exciting opportunity to develop and shape our regulatory schemes for the future.

Environmental fate and behaviour specialists will evaluate data from standard regulatory studies examining degradation and mobility of substances in soil, water, sediment and air as well as environmental monitoring and literature data. This information is used to assess the environmental hazards and exposure levels and contributes to the assessment of risk of a variety of chemicals, including pesticide and biocide active substances and products. These assessments are performed for substance approval and product authorisation under the GB PPPR (Plant Protection Product Regulation) and GB BPR (Biocidal Product Regulation) and to support hazard classification under the GB CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) Regulation.

Triage Officer

Working as part of a virtual centralised triage team, alongside Band 6 Triage Support Officers and Principal Inspectors, the Band 5 Triage Officer will be involved in triaging RIDDOR reports for the purpose of establishing whether the incident circumstances should be referred to HSE’s Investigation Division for investigation.

Key Responsibilities

Accessing relevant RIDDOR information, including from the RIDDOR database, if necessary.
Assessing the information contained in the RIDDOR report and making decisions about what further information and / or initial enquiries are necessary to support categorisation of the risk factors in the Risk Based Decision Model (RBDM)
Gathering relevant information about the duty holder, including HSE intervention history, if the duty holder is already known to HSE.
Communicating concisely and clearly with dutyholders – both verbally and in a written format to gather further information and / or initial enquiries to support the categorisation of the risk factors in the RBDM.
Applying regulatory judgement to evaluate the sufficiency and content of the information from the duty holder.
Applying regulatory judgement to the gathered information to identify, for consideration by the Principal Inspector, serious cases which may require immediate reporting to the Investigation Division – for example, serious ongoing risk, requirement for evidence preservation / management.
Applying the RBDM to the RIDDOR circumstances, recording the risk categorisation decisions accurately within the RIDDOR tracker.
Discussing risk categorisation decisions with the Principal Inspector, where decisions are difficult and/or require a higher degree of regulatory knowledge, particularly in relation to initial enquiry responses.
Retaining and recording all duty holder initial enquiry responses in the RIDDOR evidence management system – ensuring continuity of evidence for subsequent provision to investigation teams.
Creating and updating cases on HSE’s case management systems for those incidents identified for investigation and allocation to investigation team leaders.
Accurately recording the activity details and time spent on potential cost recoverable regulatory functions.

Scientist – Fibres & Minerals

Within our Science Division (SD) we are recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Scientist to join our Fibres & Minerals Team. Specifically, your role will be key to enable the continuation of essential research to support the implementation and evidence base for HSE’s Control of Asbestos Regulations.

The Fibres & Minerals Team form part of HSE’s Science & Research Centre’s Health – Exposure & Control (H-EC) Capability Group which has a wide range of technical and diverse disciplines requiring flexible and collaborative working; you will be expected to assist colleagues not only across H-EC, but also across HSE in their programmes of work.

Responsibilities:

The role responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

following and working to health, safety, quality and wellbeing policies and procedures.
being disciplined in operating within set standards; being precise and using your attention to detail; holding yourself and others accountable in producing accurate and error free quality outputs.
analysis and investigations using optical microscopy, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and other techniques.
developing and improving analytical methods and instrumentation within the subject of hazardous fibres, dusts & minerals.
expanding and further developing external asbestos related business.
expanding and further developing project work areas in asbestos and other hazardous fibres, minerals and crystalline silica.
preparing & presenting project work through conferences (talks & posters) and publication of academic papers and HSE research reports.
input into the H-EC quality management system activities (ISO 17025, ISO 17043 and ISO 9001).
training to become an HSE Nominated Asbestos Person for asbestos site activities, working collaboratively with colleagues in and across the H-EC Capability Group Science Division (SD), other HSE Divisions and external collaborators and stakeholders.

If you would like to know more about the role, please follow the link below.

Social Research Scientist: Principal Research Officer

We are looking for an exceptional social scientist to provide high quality analysis to diverse business areas across HSE, including analytical support for HSE’s Health and Work Programme and supporting maintenance of an effective legal framework for reducing work accidents and ill-health.

You will provide social science based evidence to support HSE’s policy development and programme delivery needs. Social researchers support delivery through giving evidence-based advice to inform the process of designing, targeting, running and evaluating interventions. You will work as part of HSE’s Economic and Social Analysis Team (ESAT). This multi-disciplinary team of economists and social researchers work closely on a wide variety of projects addressing the full remit of HSE’s mission. The wider Analysis and Risk Group includes statisticians, psychologists, human factors, epidemiologists and data science colleagues. You will work closely with these specialists and with policy and operational colleagues to ensure evidence can increase the effectiveness of programmes in improving health and safety outcomes.

HSE Science Division is spread principally between two sites in Bootle and Buxton, and includes a wide range of scientists undertaking research, testing, forensic work and commercial work. The small and flexible nature of ESAT provides an excellent opportunity to increase your level of responsibility and exposure to senior staff, leading key strategic programmes of work. There are opportunities to conduct in-house research and analysis as well as opportunities to commission and manage externally contracted research.