Invoicing, Debt Recovery and Project Accounting Team Leader (PFPD Band 4/HEO)

This role is part of the corporate finance team and reports directly to the Head of Cost Recovery and Expenses Team which is part of HSE’s Planning, Finance and Procurement Division (PFPD). It is based at HSE’s Science and Research Centre and provides vital support to HSE’s projects that develop evidence based regulatory policy, understand why accidents happen and HSE’s commercial activities. We are looking for someone with a finance background, is self-motivated and has a proven track record in challenging existing practices and delivering change.

The role plays a key part in the project management and accounting function which includes ensuring project costs and income recognition journals are accurate to inform in-house project managers, invoicing and HSE financial statements.

For more information or if you are interested in applying for this role please do so using the link below.

HR Strategy, Policy and Employee Relations Specialist – (Band 4/HEO)

This is an exciting time to join us. HSE is at the centre of the plans to form a new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) responsible for implementing and enforcing a more stringent regulatory regime for high-rise buildings, as well as providing wider and stronger oversight of safety and performance across all buildings and increasing the competence of those working on building safety following the Grenfell tragedy.

You will be part of the HSE’s Human Resources (HR) Strategy, Policy & Employee Relations team, who provide a HR point of contact for the TU in order to maintain productive employee relations, provide advice and liaise with key stakeholders on HR Policies, working collaboratively with Civil Service Employee Policy (CSEP) and create and negotiate new policies for HSE. You will provide professional, independent and consistent casework advice and contribute to the targeted action to reduce sickness absence, as part of HSE’s attendance management approach to help improve efficiency and productivity in HSE.

IMT Regulatory Specialist Inspector

We have an exciting opportunity for a Regulatory Specialist Inpsector to join our team of inspectors.

The post offers a real opportunity to influence and improve safety across a wide range of activities both on and offshore, including ageing installations, new exploration and production programmes, safe decommissioning and the most high-tech innovations.

You will be Energy Division’s focal point with a number of offshore installations managing our regulatory relationship with duty holders in the offshore oil and gas industries. You will travel by helicopter to offshore installations and floating production and non-production installations, usually once a month and for anything from one to four days at a time. From time to time, you may be expected to undertake unplanned visits offshore at relatively short notice.

It is critical to this role that you are able to develop relationships and cooperate in teams to effectively regulate the offshore industry. You must be able to engage successfully and with confidence from the offshore tea-shack to the oil company boardroom. We are looking for high calibre individuals 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 feel you fit this role please take a look at the full advert for further details.

Radiation Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Radiation Specialist to join our team. The Radiation Specialists in HSE’s Field Operations Division (FOD) support key frontline work in all sectors which use ionising and non-ionising radiation including manufacturing, engineering, medical and dental, veterinary, education and local authorities with the exception of nuclear licensed sites.

We are looking for high calibre specialists 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 decisive and able to influence those organisations to bring about improvements.

Part of your role will include will be to provide specialist advice on assessment, management and control of risks arising from occupational exposure to ionising and non-ionising radiation and continue to bring about Health and Safety improvements to national and international standards for radiation protection.

If you are interested  this role and would like to join our team of Radiation Specialist please click on the link to view full details and apply.

Explosives Safety Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity for a Explosives Safety Specilaist to join our team.  Our Explosives Safety specialists ensure employers across Great Britain – a whole range of essential industries with thousands of workers – to 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.

A career with HSE gives you a rare opportunity to visit and interact with different and diverse employers and work activities, one day you could be engaging with a large multi-national munitions manufacturer and the next a small fireworks store.

You’ll work alongside other HSE technical and regulatory specialists to ensure work activities are operating within the legislative framework by various regulatory interventions including inspecting, investigating and providing advice.

Your work will make the most of your experience – whether that’s inspecting an explosive processing plant, helping an employer understand the right controls to have in place, or contributing to the development of industry standards and guidelines. The balance of an individual’s key responsibilities will depend on their role within the Unit which could be either as an explosives specialist in an operational team or as an explosives topic specialist in a portfolio role. As you can see this role will broaden your knowledge and your professional credibility like no other role can

If you are interested in this role please see the advert and candidate pack for full details.

Process Safety Specialist (Band 3/SEO)

We are looking for a Process safety Specialist to join our team, you’ll work alongside other technical specialists to ensure the work activities of those we regulate are operating within the legislative framework by inspecting, investigating, and assessing organisations.

Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division (CEMHD) is responsible for the GB-wide regulation of onshore major hazard premises and installations as well as the chemicals manufacturing sector as a whole. This involves regulatory interventions in workplaces, engaging with key industry stakeholders and providing assurance to Government and the public that major accident risks are being properly managed.

The sectors we regulate in CEMHD are essential to the country’s economy and social infrastructure, but they often involve hazardous substances and processes with potential for catastrophic accidents. The purpose of CEMHD is to make sure that the businesses that present a risk of such catastrophic events are managing those risks properly.

As a Specialist Inspector of Process Safety, you will be an essential part of the work that CEMHD do. You will use your technical knowledge and expertise to regulate major hazard industries and to influence whole sectors to improve health and safety standards, thereby helping to prevent catastrophic accidents.

Your work with HSE will make the most of your experience – whether that’s inspecting a chemical processing plant, assessing a company’s safety report or providing technical assistant to colleagues undertaking complex investigations into serious incidents.

As you can see, this role will broaden your knowledge and your professional credibility like no other role can.

Risk Assessor Specialist (Band 3/SEO)

We are looking for a Risk Assessor Specialist to join our Major Hazards Risk Assessment Unit.

At HSE, we work with one goal in mind – to help keep Britain’s workforce safe and healthy. Our work touches virtually every sector of Great Britain’s industry. Combining specialists from numerous fields, we strive to keep people and their working environments safe.We don’t just inspect workplaces and implement the law, we campaign for better H&S practice, we craft and review guidance and regulations, we provide specialist products and services both here and overseas, and we produce crucial research and statistics – all towards our goal of helping Great Britain work well.

You will help to maintain public safety assurance in the land use planning system in relation to major hazards is central to the activities of the unit. Our advice helps to prevent major accidents, and if they were to occur to mitigate the consequences.

HSE has statutory responsibilities in the regulation of onshore major hazards, some of which are delivered by the Major Hazards Risk Assessment Unit. The Unit’s responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the regulation of onshore major hazard sites, with a focus on assessing major hazard risks;

• Working with other parts of Government, including in Scotland and Wales, to deliver statutory advice on development around existing major hazard installations and major accident hazard pipelines to local authorities, duty holders, developers and the public at large; and

• Providing statutory advice on plans to develop new businesses holding significant quantities of flammable or toxic substances.

Director of Legal Services (SCSPB2)

This is an excellent opportunity to take on the leadership of one of the most high-profile parts of HSE and to lead it through a period of change.

The Director of Legal Services is a new post in a fast-paced and exciting area of HSE; it has been created, following a recent Chief-Executive-led review to take charge of building and leading our new Legal Services Division.

This is a pivotal role and one which will contribute directly to public confidence, both in HSE and in the wider justice system.

As the successful candidate, you will be either a qualified Barrister or Solicitor with considerable post-qualification experience, an extensive prosecutorial background ideally in regulatory prosecutions, experience of leading a team of caseworkers, practical experience of managing in a challenging change environment and, ideally, experience of managing external legal providers, either directly or via a framework arrangement.

If you feel you have the leadership skills and experience necessary we encourage you to read the full details, please use the link below.

Junior Software Developer

We are looking for talented IT professionals, who will utilise and develop their IT skills in making a difference to GB Health and Safety. We currently have a number of challenging and varied roles which will make a significant contribution to our business.

As part of an internal software development function within HSE’s Information Technology and Facilities Division, you will join a team responsible for the development, testing and support of HSE applications. A software developer designs, runs and improves software that meets user needs. The applications are hosted on a number of technologies (e.g. Ingres; SQL) and developed using a variety of tools (e.g. OPEN Road; .NET; C#; SharePoint; HTML5).

As a Junior Software Developer for HSE, you will help to develop new information systems and manage changes to operational information systems which support the work of HSE.

Service Management Performance Manager

We are looking for talented IT professionals. You will utilise and develop your IT skills in making a difference to GB Health and Safety. We currently have a number of challenging and varied roles which will make a significant contribution to our business. The roles will be part of the wider Information, Technology and Facilities (ITF) division, based in Bootle, Merseyside. In normal circumstances will require some travel to other locations.

The Service Performance Manager is responsible for supporting HSE’S IT Service Operations function. You will monitor the delivery of IT service levels and key performance indicators, including finance. You will support and monitor the accurate and timely production of IT Services Management Information. You will support the development of the IT Budget and Forecast, and account for expenditure on IT Assets. You will play a key role during Business Planning and Spending Review exercises, as well as assisting with business cases.