Support Officer – Divisional Support

In OSD (Operational Services Division) we work with one goal in mind – to ensure the organisational operating model is as effective and fit for purpose as it can be.

Your role will be to provide support to the Director of Transformation and the Divisions Senior Leadership Team (SLT). You will be responsible for supporting SLT activities and will lead on the co-ordination of the divisional wide meetings and working groups. You will also provide resilience and cover for the Directors Executive Assistant.

You will support the Division to ensure that it responds to all Corporate requests in a timely fashion, ensuring that the division has a ‘Forward Look’ to ensure a proactive response where appropriate.

You may be required to Book travel and accommodation with travel itineraries, directions etc. and coordinating travel with others in line with HSE travel policies. Occasional travel and overnights stay maybe required

Research & Design Team Lead

HSE is transforming its digital landscape, and services. To do that we need to drive cultural change and embed new ways of working. These include developing a user centred design ethos, working in an agile way and aligning to the Technology Code of Practice Government Digital Service standards. This role will be critical to this transition. The Digital Research & Design Team Leader will play a key role in supporting the Deputy Director, Head of Digital in leading the digital transformation at HSE.

As the Digital Research & Design Team Leader you will be responsible for managing a team of permanent and day rate contractor User Researchers, User Experience Designers, Interaction Designers and Service Designers. These roles undertake research and design activities to understand service user needs, analyse these to identify key functionality required in new digital solutions and prototype the potential options for delivering the service.

Additionally the R&D team work within multi-skilled project teams to provide projects with the underpinning evidence and design needed to deliver user centred solutions and act as the voice of the user throughout.

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee – Independent Member

The Committee comprises three non-executive members of the HSE Board, one of whom serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, and one independent member. The independent Audit and Risk Committee Member will provide specialist and independent input into the Committee, helping to ensure that HSE is managed in a manner that is risk aware, effective and is a model of good corporate governance.

As an independent ARAC member you are expected to:

Engage with relevant Executives to achieve a full understanding of the HSE’s functions and provide advice outside the confines of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.
Prepare, attend and actively contribute to quarterly Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meetings
Contribute impartial advice on the adequacies of assurances provided on financial and risk management, internal controls, the outcomes of assurance activity and on any implications for corporate governance.
Constructively challenge the assurances provided and draw on ways in which those assurances could be developed from your own professional background, while respecting executive responsibility.
Maintain familiarity with the HSE internal and external landscape to enable appropriate challenge and relevant assurance.
Maintain an open and professional line of communication and relationship with all key stakeholders including the Accounting Officer, Director of Finance, Head of Business Assurance and external and internal auditors.
Promote a culture of ethical awareness, integrity and accountability.
Respect confidentiality and declare conflicts of interest.
Take part in corporate initiatives and training as required, to support the continuous improvement of HSE.
Act in accordance with accepted standards of behaviour in public life
Ensure that the ARAC acts as an effective body which adds value to HSE and acts in best interests of wider public.

For further information about the role including the application process please see Recruitment Pack below:

ARAC Independent Member Recruitment Pack

Interim Industry Competence Committee – Appointment of Members and Chair

We are inviting expressions of interest for the appointment of Chair and members to a new Interim Industry Competence Committee (IICC). The interim committee will perform an advisory role and support work underway to establish the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and develop the new regulatory regime for the safe design, construction and occupation of high-risk buildings so that residents are safe and feel safe (Building safety (hse.gov.uk)). It is envisaged that, as well as laying the groundwork for establishing a formal committee once the legislation comes into effect, the interim committee will also help provide strategic leadership and oversight of improving and promoting competence among industry professionals and regulators to raise standards in design, construction and the management of buildings.

About the Committee

The Interim Industry Competence Committee will:

Provide advice to the shadow BSR on the development and delivery of products set out in scope of the Building Safety Programme (in particular, competence related standards, guidance and processes);
Advise on strategic direction to improve, monitor and encourage industry competence;
Lay the groundwork for establishing the formal committee (and understand the links to other forums and committees).

The interim committee will run from June 2021 until at least October 2022. Although participation is non-salaried, reasonable travel expenses necessarily incurred in undertaking the role, will be reimbursed in accordance with HSE’s travel policy. It is anticipated that the interim committee will meet every 2 months.

About the Roles

Chair

We are seeking a highly motivated individual and we welcome interest from those who have strong leadership and influencing skills. You will have a track record of driving and leading a programme of behavioural and cultural change and can demonstrate success in doing this in your organisation or the wider sector. Expressions of interest from outside the built environment industry are highly encouraged.

Members

You should be at a senior level in your organisation and have a strong interest in the built environment industry; have good communication and influencing skills; a good understanding of achieving and maintaining competence in a relevant discipline; and can provide clear and impartial advice. Expression of interest are welcome from both within, as well as outside, the industry.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for appointment to the Interim Competence Committee, please download the information pack which contains further information on the role, selection criteria and how to apply, Interim Industry Competence Committee – Information Pack for Applicants.

The deadline for receipt of completed applications is  midnight on Sunday 23rd May 2021.

Expressions of interest should be sent to buildingsafety@hse.gov.uk.. The expression of interest should include:

Curriculum Vitae – including educational and employment history, including any professional qualifications and significant achievements (max. 2 A4 pages)
Cover Letter – explaining how, using specific examples, you meet the criteria for the roles (max. 2 A4 pages).

Senior Registered Gas Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Registered Gas Engineer to join our Engineering team in the Major Hazards Group. This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills to lead HSE gas incidents, and contribute to innovative work to support valuable HSE and industry research projects to directly improve the lives of people.

You can expect to contribute to a diverse range of work within the health and safety sector, especially HSE incident investigation, but you can also expect to be involved in project work for HSE and industrial clients.

You will primarily be part of a team of mechanical, electrical and gas engineers delivering incident investigation and experimental testing, but you will also collaborate with technical experts across many other disciplines.

Administration Officer – permanent posts and Customer Service Apprentice – FTA 16 Months

Our operational support staff contribute to the delivery of the Strategy by supporting the work of HSE Inspectors across a range of industries including Manufacturing and Construction. The support is delivered through a range of established and developing procedures.

Your role is to support the work of HSE Inspectors in frontline operational delivery. Some roles may have other additional functions such as project support, corporate support.

You will contribute to the important work we do. You will work closely with your colleagues and team leaders to deliver the key responsibilities of the post. You will be flexible and responsive and able to respond to changing work priorities which allow you to develop your skills and knowledge.

Senior Information Disclosure Assurance Officer

We are looking for a motivated, dedicated and experienced information disclosure specialist to join the team. You will play an important role in ensuring that HSE provides professional and legally compliant responses to any requests for information, ensuring that any appeals are managed in accordance with the law.

As a Senior Disclosure Assurance Officer, you are a specialist in HSE’s information disclosure service. You are responsible for managing the quality and performance of the service and ensuring that HSE’s information disclosure community have the skills and knowledge to follow the procedures accurately and consistently.

As a subject matter expert, you will advise colleagues and manage information disclosure appeals and internal reviews. You will foster a culture of continuous improvement, collating feedback on improvement opportunities and co-ordinating with team leaders and managers to develop the service so that it is effective and efficient and complies with all information disclosure legislation.

Application Support Engineer

We are undergoing a major IT transformation programme, which includes a major investment in technology. This means HSE employees can do more to support HSE’s mission, therefore we are building a team of outstanding people who will ensure these new and improved technology services are available and optimised.

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 challenging and varied roles which will make a significant contribution to our business. The roles will be part of the wider ITF division, based in Bootle (Merseyside) or York.

You will join the existing IT Information Systems Team as an Application Support Engineer, working in a team responsible for both supporting applications and working with our supplier in delivering application maintenance & support services to best practice principles. You will also contribute to continually improving the service. This position provides an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic role at the core of HSE’s Information Systems Processes.

Fire Statement Assessor (Band4/HEO)

We are looking for a Fire Statement Assessor to join our growing team.

As a member of the Fire Safety Planning Application team, 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 and the production of a substantive response taking advice from other technical experts or local Fire and Rescue Services as appropriate.

This role will involve the assessment of fire statements produced by fire engineers working for developers on matters related to Land Use Planning and the production of a substantive response taking advice from other technical experts or local Fire and Rescue Services as appropriate.

This role requires a Level 4 diploma in Fire Safety or above.

For further information on applying for this role, please see the full job advertisement.

Assurance Practitioner

We are looking for Assurance Practitioners to join our growing team.

This is a rare chance to help shape 2nd line assurance provision in a growing, national organisation. The assurance practitioner roles are new and critical ones within HSE and provide an exciting opportunity for ambitious assurance practitioners who want to be at the heart of developing and delivering a high quality, responsive and efficient assurance function, supporting our Accounting Officer, Directors’, Board and Committees.

As part of a professional team, you will deliver efficient, consistent and effective delivery of 2nd line assurance reviews which drive improvement at all levels across HSE.

You will be a key source of advice to Divisional Directors, Senior Leadership Teams and colleagues in matters relating to internal control and compliance. As HSE enters a significant period of change (including the creation of the Building Safety Regulator) you will utilise your specialist assurance and audit expertise to advise on “what good controls looks like” and help HSE build the appropriate control framework within our new processes.