Line Manager in Human Factors Team – FTA for 12 months

We are looking for an experienced line manager to provide maternity cover for a highly skilled team of scientists and technical specialists in the field of Health and Safety related Human Factors.

You will focus on providing pastoral line management support for approximately 10 team members, working in collaboration with and supported by an established line management team already in place within the team.

The team you would manage includes psychologists, and human factors specialists from a variety of technical disciplines who investigate workplace incidents, provide scientific support to HSE inspectors directly or through research, and provide consultancy support and training to UK industry. The team has established technical managers (experts in the scientific fields), and in this line management role you will not be expected to manage technical aspect of the work. For this reason technical knowledge of occupational psychology or human factors is not required.

Change and Business Improvement Manager

The Change and Business Improvement Manager plays a key role in defining, building and implementing our ambitious roadmap of digital and business transformation, focusing on operational and regulatory effectiveness and efficiency whilst improving the user experience. The Change and Business Improvement Manager is responsible, at a project/programme level, for articulating business requirements and priorities for transformation, assessing business readiness, designing new operating models, driving business adoption and providing specialist change management support to HSE’s operations.

This is an exciting opportunity to help us lead, drive and deliver significant change across HSE, driven by a new strategy and a number of challenging transformation programmes.

Change & Business Improvement Analyst

The Change & Business Improvement Analyst plays a key role in designing, building and implementing new operating models and digital services in line with HSE’s strategic priorities, focusing on efficiency, effectiveness, regulatory outcomes, and improving the user experience. They are responsible, at a project level, for baselining current activities, articulating business and user requirements, designing and implementing new ways of working and providing continuous improvement support to HSE’s operations. This role will have a specific focus on leading the development of financial cost/benefit models and business cases to underpin our transformation activity.

This is an exciting opportunity to help us lead significant change across HSE, driven by a new strategy and a number of challenging transformation programmes.

HM Government Public Appointments – HSE Chair

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a Crown Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is responsible for the prevention of workplace illness, injury and death across the UK.

DWP is seeking a Chair with a range of established skills and competences to help set HSE’s strategic direction to 2025 and beyond, drive regulatory excellence and oversee the organisation’s governance arrangements.

We are therefore looking for candidates who can bring experience from other national and/or international organisations with challenges on a similarly large scale to those facing HSE.

The HSE Board is responsible for:

Setting and delivering HSE’s strategic aims and objectives within the agreed policy and resources framework agreed with Ministers.
Overseeing the budget and ensuring HSE complies with the rules for the use of public money.
Ensuring that effective arrangements are in place to provide assurance on governance, risk management and internal control.
Appointing the Chief Executive Officer, setting their performance objectives and remuneration (with Ministerial consent).

The Board currently consists of the Chair and ten Non-Executive Directors (NED). The Board has three sub-Committees chaired by Non-Executives: Audit and Risk Assurance; People and Remuneration; and Science, Evidence and Engineering Assurance

The Chair is expected to attend and preside over eight Board meetings a year, which take place at HSE’s headquarters in Bootle, Merseyside or in the regions or devolved administrations and involve an overnight stay. One meeting per year takes the form of a two day strategic planning event. Other duties involve representing HSE with various stakeholders and meeting HSE staff located around GB, which can involve extensive travel.

Assistant Finance and Planning Business Partner

Do you have a finance background together with excellent analytical and communication skills? If so, we have a position for an Assistant Business Partner.

You will support a Divisional Business Partner to ensure the Divisional Director and senior managers receive expert strategic advice on all matters in relation to finance, planning, business performance and business risk.

You will need to proactively identify and manage risks and opportunities (financial, performance and VFM) whilst supported by the provision of management information from our award-winning Business Intelligence Team.

Reporting directly to the Business Partner and ultimately to HSE’s Director of Finance and Corporate Services, as a member of the HSE finance and planning community you will bring strong technical skills together with wider business experience.

You will have a willingness to develop your skills in a supportive and challenging environment whilst contributing positively to HSE’s overall performance and seeking business improvements in how we deliver our objectives.

Registered Gas Engineer

We are looking for a Registered gas engineer to join our Engineering team in the Major Hazards Group. This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills to contribute to innovative work to support HSE incident investigations, and 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 support, 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.

You will have specific responsibilities for assisting the senior gas engineer on major incident investigations, undertaking related test and experimental work under their direction, and leading other incident investigations where and as appropriate. You may also be required to assist the senior gas engineer in providing technical advice and training to HSE inspectors and others.

You will be expected to frequently attend incident sites across Great Britain, often at short notice, and some overnight stays will be required.

Operational Performance Manager

The HSE’s Operational Services Division (OSD), is responsible for the administration and delivery of radiation consents, permissioning and notifications, and asbestos licencing. The Licensing and Permissioning Unit administers applications and notifications, fee payments and manages the assessment and monitoring of licensees.

The Unit is an early adopter of our digital capabilities and are currently going through changes in terms of the way we interact with customers, how we deliver the services and the systems and technologies which we use. The successful candidate will therefore be expected to be flexible in approach and understand that the nature of the work undertaken and the way in which it is delivered will change over the next 6-12 months.

You will support the Head of Customer Services to continually improve the performance of the Licensing and Permissioning Unit (LPU), whilst supporting the establishment and ongoing maintenance of a suitable operational framework to maximise efficiency and effectiveness across the service.

Pipeline Engineering Specialist

Our Specialist Pipelines Engineers help Britain’s most diverse – and essential – industries work safely. In this frontline role you can influence not only individual employers but whole industry sectors. You will need to apply your experience and knowledge to identify risk and underlying issues on site (often from first principles), to make effective decisions on the adequacy of existing control measures. You’ll work hard to persuade and influence people at all levels to achieve compliance with the law.

We are looking for high calibre qualified pipelines engineers who can 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. Substantial experience in a responsible position in at least one of the following areas: pipeline design, construction, operations, inspection and maintenance.

• Knowledge and experience (a substantial number of years in a responsible position) of major accident hazard pipelines within at least one of the areas of: pipeline design, construction, operations, inspection and maintenance.
• Knowledge and experience of relevant pipeline engineering codes.

Electrical and Control Engineering Specialist

Our Specialist Electrical and Control Engineers help Britain’s most diverse – and essential – industries work safely. In this frontline role you can influence not only individual employers but whole industry sectors. You will need to apply your experience and knowledge to identify risk and underlying issues on site (often from first principles), to make effective decisions on the adequacy of existing control measures. You’ll work hard to persuade and influence people at all levels to achieve compliance with the law.

We are looking for high calibre qualified engineers who can 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 have practical experience in a responsible position of having worked in the field of electrical and control system engineering and have a detailed knowledge in relevant areas which may include but not be limited to:
• Distribution and use of electricity at both high and low voltage, including safe systems of work.
• Electrical, electronic, programmable (such as PLCs) and safety-related control systems as applied to process control equipment and machinery including risk assessment, design, installation, testing, maintenance and modification.
• The application and use of electrical equipment in hazardous atmospheres.

Customer Service Apprentice – Fixed Term Appointment (FTA for 14 months)

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 Customer Service, which will take approximately 14 months to complete. We require individuals who are serious about working in a customer service 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.