Head of Risk and Assurance (Band 2/Grade 7)

We have a great opportunity for a Head of Risk and Assurance to join HSE. Boasting a lot of flexibility, this post is open to most regions within England, with occasional travel to our headquarters in Bootle and London.

The Head of Assurance, Risk and Operational Lead for DST is a crucial role in the operation of the Construction Division (CD). The role will focus largely on three areas: the implementation of the newly established CD Risk Management Framework and the embedment of the structures and process already established within the Division); the creation and establishment of our Assurance Methodology and the agreement with the Senior Leadership of the yearly Assurance Plan; and finally, oversight and management of the wider Divisional Support Team.

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Central Finance Accountant

We have a great opportunity for a finance professional to join our thriving PFPD team (Planning Finance & Procurement Division). Boasting a lot of flexibility, this post is open to most regions within England, with occasional travel to our headquarters in Bootle.

You will play a critical role in furthering PFPD’s crucial mission that benefits the wider organisation. You will be responsible for providing subject matter expertise and technical advice on the appropriate application of relevant accounting policies, standards, frameworks and guidelines. You will utilise your interpersonal skills to maintain a network of contacts and working relationships with HSE colleagues and external stakeholders, to help you collect information which will help solve a range of challenges. You will then present your findings and interpretation clearly to different audiences ensuring focus on the critical issues.

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Pesticides Enforcement Officer

We are looking for a Pesticides Enforcement Officer to join our team. This is a frontline role where you will need to be able to influence duty holders, identify material breaches of regulations, act to remedy breaches and check compliance with duties defined in a range of chemicals regulations. You will work closely with CRD inspectors to gather evidence for prosecutions and to serve enforcement notices. You will also be expected to work independently upon demonstration of the required competencies. You will be trained to support HSE’s work with the chemical industries.

The posts will provide you with significant opportunities to develop knowledge of enforcement practice and policy and working collaboratively with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders.

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

Associate Infrastructure Operations Engineer (Network & Telephony)

We are looking for an Associate Infrastructure Operations Engineer (Network & Telephony) to join our growing team.

This role will support the management of 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.

Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Project Manager Group. The team is largely focused on delivering Health and Safety Science based projects to customer requirements, time and cost.
You can expect to contribute to a diverse range of projects, and be involved in both commercial and HSE work. You will be part of a team of PM specialists and will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

You will be the Project manager on a portfolio of science based health and safety related projects. The projects will be a mix of both HSE (internal) and Commercial projects, of low to medium complexity generally using waterfall technique.

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

Training Administrator -Commercial Training Team

We are looking for a Training Administrator to join our team. Working as part of the HSE Training Team, as the Training Administrator you will support the delivery of training activities in this important business area.

Our training courses are developed to include practical guidance around regulations and delivered by experts in order to help organisations comply with law, enhance performance and keep workforces healthy and safe. These courses are delivered as open and in-company courses in both a live online and face-to-face setting. This role will be the administrative support to these courses.

You will contribute to the support and organisation of face-to-face and live online training courses under the supervision and support of colleagues.

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

Policy Advisor

We are looking for a Policy Advisor to join our team. We currently have a range of interesting opportunities in our priority policy areas, CRD, BSR and EPD.

You will manage a number of areas of work and will need to work flexibly and dynamically, often at pace, in line with the demands of the policy areas you are responsible for to ensure that HSE interests and priorities are met. You will have the opportunity to develop policy and processes in emerging areas of work. You will also review and, if necessary, amend existing practices and processes to ensure they best support HSEs and Government’s wider objectives.

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

Procurement and Contracts Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement and Contracts professional to join our flourishing procurement team.

As a Procurement professional, you will play an active role in managing supplier performance, developing procurement strategies and supporting internal stakeholders in all aspects of the contract letting process, ensuring you provide a streamlined and consistent quality service. In addition to this, you will be integral to the department’s mission to drive forward its’ commercial focus, implementing a more consistent approach to managing strategically important contracts.

Please note: If successful, any candidate who is not already CIPS accredited, will be required to begin working towards this within 6 months of taking up duty.

For more information on this vacancy and details on how to apply, please visit the full job advert.

Fire Statement Assessor

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit more Fire Statement Assessors into our HSE team.

As a Fire Statement Assessor, you will play a key part in supporting the delivery of the Statutory Consultee role. This role will involve the assessment of fire statements produced by fire engineers working for developers on matters related to Land Use Planning. You will produce substantive response taking advice from other technical experts and/or local Fire and Rescue Services as appropriate.

You will assess fire safety statements provided as part of planning gateway one, the first part of the enhanced regulatory system for higher risk buildings and provide a substantive response to the Local Planning Authority (LPA).

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

Regulatory Health and Safety Trainers

We are looking for Regulatory Health and Safety Trainers to join our team. 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. If you would like more information on the requirements or selection process, please see the full job advertisement.