Major Incident and Continuous Service Improvement Manager

We are looking for a Major Incident and Continuous Service Improvement Manager to join our growing team.

This role will be managing all Major Incidents (high impact and urgent resolution required) and Incidents on the HSE’s IT estate ensuring that applications and infrastructure return to Availability quickly and users are able continue to deliver business processes with minimal interruption. This role will be very user/customer focused, mindful of the impact a major Incident has on business processes and activity and ensuring communication with all interested parties is paramount throughout the management of an incident.

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.

Electrical and Control Engineer Specialist

We are looking for a Electrical and Control Engineer Specialist to join our growing team.

This is a frontline specialist engineering post. You will need to apply your experience and knowledge to identify risk and underlying issues on site (often from first principles) make effective decisions on the adequacy of existing control measures and persuade and influence people at all levels to achieve compliance with the law.

We are looking for high calibre engineers who can, under challenge, think strategically, identify underlying core issues, and engage at different levels both with colleagues, site technical staff and at the most senior levels within an organisation. You will be able to influence those organisations to bring about improvements and be decisive and clear about what is needed.

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

Radiation Specialist Inspector

We are looking for a Radiation Specialist Inspector to join our growing team.

Our Radiation Specialists help to ensure employers across Great Britain – across a whole range of industries – work safely. In this role, you can utilise your considerable technical knowledge and practical experience to influence not only individual employers but whole industry sectors. You’ll work alongside general inspectors and other technical specialists to ensure work activities are operating within the law by inspecting, investigating, intervening and supporting companies.

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

Risk Scientist

We are looking for a Scientist to join our Risk Team in the Risk and Human Factors Capability Group based in the Science Division of the HSE at our Science and Research centre, in Buxton, Derbyshire.

As a member of the Risk Team you will be involved in a range of work relating to hazard identification and risk assessment, with a focus on assessing low likelihood, high consequence risks and how these risks can be managed effectively.

In recent years, the team has been involved in: Developing methods and tools to assess chemical major hazards; Understanding emerging energies hazards and risks; Reviewing risk assessments to improve aviation and rail safety; Understanding how to manage the risks for UK-based spacecraft launches; The understanding and control of the risks to occupants of high rise residential buildings

You will be expected to contribute to the diverse portfolio of projects undertaken by the team. There will be a strong emphasis on team working and collaboration.

Capability Team Lead

The Risk Team, comprises process safety and major hazards risk specialists. As the Capability Team Lead in the Risk and Human Factors Group you will work alongside Technical Team Leads to manage operational demands and ensure we have the scientific capability and capacity to meet work demands.

You will need to be an experienced team leader with a background in operational management and people development to join the leadership team. In addition to providing pastoral line management support for around one third of the team (approx 8 staff) you will be required to manage day to day operations with the assistance of a Band 3 (SEO) line manager.

You will have responsibility for overseeing performance, attendance, development, and wellbeing of the Risk Team. You will need to engage with Project managers, commercial managers, and our Chief Scientific Advisers Office (CSAO) to ensure that projects are properly resourced and appropriately scheduled.

Line Manager x 2 posts

We are looking for two experienced line managers for two highly skilled teams of scientists and technical specialists. One role is for a permanent line manager working with the Risk Team and the second role is a two year fixed term appointment (FTA) with the Human Factors Team. The Risk Team includes process safety specialists, and experts in major accident risk. The Human Factors Team includes psychologists, and human factors specialists from a variety of technical disciplines.

As a line manager your role will focus on providing pastoral line management support for around two thirds of the team (approx 16 staff) working in collaboration with, and supported by, an established operations manager already in place within the teams.

GIS Scientist

We are looking for a GIS Scientist to join our Data Management and Spatial Analysis Team (DMSA) in the Analysis and Data Group. This is an excellent opportunity to use your 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 GIS specialists and there will be opportunities to collaborate with scientific and technical experts across many other disciplines.

This exciting opportunity will be based in the Science Division of the HSE at our research laboratory and unique outdoor testing facilities, in Buxton, Derbyshire.

HSE’s Science Division is a world leading provider of health and safety solutions to industry and government. The scope of our work requires a diversity of talented individuals.

Our capabilities encompass a wide range of topics including: geographical, statistical and economic analysis; fire, explosion, process safety and engineering; occupational and environmental health; risk assessment; work environment; and specialist photographic and other analytical services.

For more information about the vacancy and the application process. Please see the full job advert.

Availability Manager

We are looking for an Availability Manager to join our growing team.

You will coordinate, manage and analyse the reporting of availability of services and technologies on the HSE’s IT estate. Inherent in this critical assurance activity, is a requirement to ensure that all service designs and contracts appropriately captures the business’ need for availability. Having articulated the requirement for availability, you will monitor system and service performance to ensure that the requirements are met and tested. You will engage with Senior Stakeholders to determine the requirement and to review performance against the requirement, this role will conduct analysis into availability failure determining root causes and working with the capacity Manager and Problem Manager to provide mitigations and remedial changes.

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.

Lead Application Operations Engineer

We are looking for a Lead Application Operations Engineer to join our growing team.

This role will manage the HSE’s application estate, ensuring that applications remain available, performant to SLAs/OLAs and relevant to business requirements. This role will monitor all applications, investigating incidents, resolving problems, and developing and applying fixes and changes. The role will deliver upgrades to applications, develop new functionality and seek to continuously improve the products to support the organisation in better ways. The role will ensure that the applications and data remain secure. 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.

Capacity Manager

We are looking for a Capacity Manager to join our growing team.

This role will lead the Capacity Management Function and manage direct reports. You will be responsible for the production and analysis of a comprehensive suite of capacity management reports from across the Technical Operations function. You will manage the coordination of the production of Business Capacity reports, that forecast the business needs aligned with workforce planning and business planning objectives.

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.