Technical Fellow – Risk

We are seeking technical fellows who can contribute across HSE and externally across government, industry and academia in at least one of the above national priority areas, and preferably in more than one area.

Science Division’s (SD) Band 1 (Grade 6) technical fellows play an essential role in ensuring that our science, evidence and analysis are credible both within HSE and externally. External credibility is essential both for: maintaining HSE’s reputation for delivering policy and regulation that is based on and informed by robust science and evidence; and for growing external revenue through work for other Government Departments, overseas governments, and industry. Internal credibility is essential for ensuring that technical evidence is influencing policy and regulatory thinking at a strategic level.

Head of Technical Operations

We are looking for a Head of Technical Operations to join our growing team.

The post holders role will be to lead, manage and operate all of HSE’s technical operations teams, out-sourced providers and IT infrastructure, ensuring that technologies and services remain available, performant to SLAs/OLAs and relevant to business requirements. This role will lead the team that installs, operates and disposes of all HSE technologies, investigating incidents, resolving problems, and developing and applying fixes and changes. The role will lead the delivery of 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.

Senior Registered Gas Engineer (SD Band 3/SEO)

We are looking for a Senior Registered Gas Engineer to join our Engineering team in the Major Hazards Group based in Buxton, Derbyshire. 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.

For full details regarding this vacancy please see the full job advertisement.

Recruitment Administrator (Band6/AO)

We are looking for some Band 6 Recruitment Administrators to join our team. You will play an important role to help deliver this ambition, by providing administrative support to recruitment campaign managers.

As well as externally advertised roles, you will help to deliver high volumes of internal vacancies (within HSE and across Government departments), ensuring consistency and compliance with legislative and Civil Service policies and procedures. Recently the team has grown in size to fulfil HSE’s business requirements in new building safety legislation and EU Exit changes and together we deliver a variety of external recruitment activity including singleton, multi-disciplinary and large-scale campaigns. You will work closely with other campaign advisors and support campaign managers to help deliver specific vacancies and recruitment projects.

For further details on applying please see the full job advertisement.

Training Administrator – Commercial Training Team (SD Band 6/AO)

We are looking for a Training Administrator to join our team.

HSE Training is unlike any other training provider. Our training is built around current real-world expertise, expert science and is fully aligned with the requirements of the regulator.

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.

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 that makes a substantial contribution to HSE’s commercial income. You will contribute to the delivery and organisation of face-to-face and live online training courses under the supervision and support of colleagues.

For further information please see the full advertisement.

Capacity Manager (Band 4)

We are currently looking for a Capacity Manager to manage the capacity of HSE’s IT estate, coordinating all performance monitoring and forecasting to ensure that the IT estate has sufficient capacity for the number of users, applications and business activities in its change programmes and workforce plans.

You will coordinate the production and analysis of business, service and component capacity reporting and will develop a comprehensive suite of organisational reports that can support the IT strategy and proactive change activity. This role will engage with senior stakeholders to ensure that the needs of the business are accommodated by the IT estate.

To find out more about the role and the specific requirements please see the full advertisement.

Please also see further information on IT careers within HSE by following the link – ITCAREERSHSE.CO.UK.

Lead Infrastructure Operations Engineer (Band 2)

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

Responsibilities include managing the HSE’s IT infrastructure, ensuring that technologies 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 seeking 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 please see the full advertisement.

Please also see further information on IT careers within HSE by following the link – ITCAREERSHSE.CO.UK.

Problem Manager (Band 4)

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

As the Problem Manager you will manage the lifecycle of all Problems on the HSE’s IT estate from first identification through formal investigation to resolution/remediation.

You will proactively manage Problems, determining when the root causes of incidents should be tackled as a Problem and ensuring that Problems are recorded, categorised and prioritised for investigation and fixing.

You will coordinate with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Line teams during the lifecycle of a Problem, determining how and when fixes should be developed and implemented to correct the Problem (Preventative Maintenance). The Problem Manager will coordinate with the Change Management process to ensure that fixes are applied in a timely fashion.

You will be very user/customer focused, mindful of the impact Problems have on business processes and activity, and ensuring communication with all interested parties is paramount throughout the management of an Problem.

To find out more about the role and the specific requirements please see the full advertisement.

Please also see further information on IT careers within HSE by following the link – ITCAREERSHSE.CO.UK.

Process Safety Scientist

This exciting opportunity will be based in the Science Division of the HSE at our Science and Research Centre in Buxton, Derbyshire.
Science Division offers science and technical advice and support to HSE and commercial organisations. The scope of our work requires a diversity of talented individuals. Science Division employs around 360 people including scientists, engineers, economists, doctors, psychologists, social scientists, health professionals and other technical specialists.

This vacancy is for an Engineer/ Scientist to join our Risk and Process Safety Team in the Risk and Human Factors Capability Group.

We work in a wide range of application areas such as: space launch, high rise residential buildings, energy supply including emerging green energy technologies and new experimental facilities at our Buxton site.

If you are interested in the role please take a further look.

Regulatory Health and Safety Trainers (HRD B3/SEO)

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.