Financial Management Accountant

We are recruiting an experienced or newly qualified Management Accountant providing strong leadership to a small support team. You will have excellent communication, analytical and decision-making skills which will enable you to operate in a dynamic environment working to tight deadlines.

You will support the Head of Finance, providing expert advice on a range of financial and accounting issues, ensuring HSE complies with HMT’s consolidated budgeting guidance.

This post offers a fantastic opportunity within HSE’s Planning, Finance and Procurement Division (PFPD). The team supports HSE’s budget and workforce planning processes, leads on Annual and Monthly Management Account and provides financial reporting to HSE’s Board, Management Board (MB) and DWP.

You will be based at our Bootle Headquarters Office in Redgrave Court.

Insight and Service Design Managers – Band 3

This role gives an exciting opportunity to work closely with and influence HSE colleagues by contributing towards the delivery of action-based analysis and insights that both shape and enhance HSE strategy, policy, services, operations and communications.

The posts will suit professionals with a strong inter-disciplinary ethos and a focus on practical application from a range of professions.

Insight and Service Design Executive Officer – Band 4

The post will suit professionals with a strong inter-disciplinary ethos and a focus on practical application from a range of professions.

Administration Apprentice – Birmingham – 2 posts

Our apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study towards a related vocational qualification, assessed in the workplace by our training provider. As part of your apprenticeship you will need to gather work-based evidence, whilst working alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills as well as an understanding about the world of employment. All assessments and teaching will take place either on the job or at designated workshops, which may involve some travel to other HSE offices.

Successful candidates will work towards an NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration, which will take approximately 14 months to complete. We require individuals who are serious about working in a business administration role and can show the required determination to complete their apprenticeship programme.

We will offer successful applicants flexible working patterns, full training and a professional office environment.

Director, Chemicals Regulation Division

You will be one of HSE’s Operational Directors who work together under the Director of Regulation & Support in delivering operational work across a wide range of industries.

The role also provides a great opportunity to introduce to introduce innovation that ensures sustained high performance and public confidence.

This senior leadership position requires you to have the interpersonal skills to establish professional credibility quickly, to influence at Ministerial and CEO level, and the energy to thrive in a broad and demanding commercial environment.

Customer Service & Scientific Support Apprentice

We are looking for a new team member to support the Asbestos Proficiency Testing (PT) Team activities undertaken within the Exposure Measurement Portfolio, which in turn forms part of the Health Capability Group within HSE’s Science Division.

You will undertake a Level 3 Customer Service apprenticeship as part of this role. We require an individual who is serious about working in a split customer service/science technician role and can show the required determination to complete their apprenticeship programme.

You will be involved in predominantly commercial work, assisting with key administrative duties, sample production, scheme development and delivery. You will be part of a small team and will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. The role involves working with asbestos in a controlled and safe working environment

Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study towards a related vocational qualification, assessed in the workplace by our training provider. As part of your apprenticeship you will need to gather work based evidence, whilst working alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills as well as an understanding about the world of employment. All assessments and teaching will take place on the job.

HM Principal Radiation Specialist

Our Radiation Specialist Team in Field Operations Division (FOD) is a corporate HSE resource, with responsibility for delivery of key frontline work including investigations, proactive inspections and statutory functions in all sectors which use ionising radiation and non-ionising radiation with the exception of nuclear licensed sites.

HSEs plan of work for 2019/20 requires the completion of a targeted programme of inspections to enforce the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017.

The role of HM Principal Specialist Inspector of Health and Safety (Radiation) includes line management responsibility for staff based across the UK. You will manage statutory functions, investigation and inspection work undertaken by the Radiation Specialist Team. Part of your role will also involve close liaison and cooperation with the Radiation Team’s portfolio holder.

You should hold a recognised academic qualification in a physical science or related discipline which should be at degree or equivalent level.

You should be a member of The Society of Radiological Protection or other relevant professional body and hold Chartered Radiation Protection Professional status (or equivalent) or the ability to obtain this status within a year of taking up appointment

Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our project management team based in HSE’s Science Division in Buxton, Derbyshire – a world leading provider of health and safety solutions to industry and government.

The scope of our work requires a diversity of talented individuals, to deliver projects across a wide range of sectors including fire, explosion, process safety and engineering; occupational and environmental health; risk assessment; work environment; and specialist photographic and analytical services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of Project Manager specialists focused on delivering Health and Safety Science based projects to customer requirements, time and cost. You can expect to manage a diverse portfolio of projects for commercial clients and HSE, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Your role will be to manage a portfolio of science based health and safety related projects. The projects will be a mix of both HSE (internal) and Commercial projects, of medium to high complexity/risk.

Battery Research Scientist (Fixed Term Appointment for 2 years)

We are looking to recruit a scientist/engineer to join our Hazardous Materials Team in the Major Hazards Group, specifically to work in the area of battery safety and battery testing. This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills to contribute to valuable HSE and industry research projects to directly improve the lives of people in their workplaces and be part of a team developing a new technology area for our organisation.

You will be part of a team of specialists and will also collaborate with technical experts across many other disciplines.

We don’t just inspect workplaces and investigate incidents, we campaign for better Health & Safety 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.

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.

Social Research Officer

This is an opportunity to join HSE’s Economic and Social Analysis Team (ESAT): we are a small and friendly team which provides high-quality, evidence-based advice covering the full breadth of HSE’s remit and produces analysis and research that is used across the UK Government, industry, academia and in international bodies like the OECD and EU.

As most accidents and work-related ill health are related to human behaviour, an understanding of the drivers of human behaviour, and how human behaviour can be changed in ways that lead to better outcomes for the workforce, is vital to HSE’ s effectiveness. In order to provide sound evidence-based answers to these questions and more, we collaborate with other analysts and specialists inside HSE, including statisticians, economists, psychologists, medics and policy advisors.

We also conduct some analysis on a commercial basis as part of HSE’s wider commercial strategy, giving our analysts the opportunity to deliver work for the private sector, universities and the governments of other countries.