Health and Safety Executive

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• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Buxton, East Midlands (England), SK17 9JN

About the job

Job summary

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 industries. Combining specialists from numerous fields, we strive to keep people and their working environments safe.

We don’t just inspect workplaces and investigate incidents, 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.

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.

HSE’s Science Division is a world leading provider of health and safety solutions to industry and government. The scope of our work requires a diversity of talented individuals.

Our capabilities encompass a wide range of topics including: fire, explosion, process safety and engineering; occupational and environmental health; risk assessment; work environment; and specialist technical imaging, visual presentation and analysis services.

This breadth of expertise underpins our particular strength in creating multidisciplinary teams to support major incident investigations and policy development, as well as undertaking high quality research.

Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 30 hours per week.

Job description

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will join our Mechanical Engineering team in the Major Hazards Capability Group at Science Division. This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills to contribute to innovative work to support HSE incident investigations, and research and testing projects to directly improve the lives of people in their workplaces.

You can expect to contribute to a diverse range of projects within the health and safety sector, especially HSE incident investigation support and research, and also be involved in work for other government departments and industrial clients.

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

You may be required to mentor and/or line manage other staff within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting pressure-related and other engineering incident investigations, including fatalities, working with other agencies such as the Police and attending incident sites as appropriate. This will involve travel and overnight stays away from home.
• Leading and supporting the development and delivery of pressure-related and other engineering research and testing work including the development of work proposals and presentation of technical solutions to both technical and non-technical staff inside and outside HSE.
• Writing or contributing to technical reports in relation to incident, research and testing
• Producing expert witness statements, and presenting expert evidence in court.
• Providing pressure systems advice (e.g. compliance with PSSR) to other Major Hazards technical teams.

Travel

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

Hybrid Working

At HSE, we are proud to be able to offer our people the opportunity to work in a hybrid way which combines working from home and the office. Please note that if you are successful, hybrid working will be discussed prior to taking up the post.

Person specification

Essential Skills and Criteria

We want you to be:

• Able to apply your knowledge and experience of engineering to delivery of incident, testing and research work in the field of industrial health and safety engineering and science.
• Able to write clear, high quality, accurate documents such as technical reports and witness statements that are suitable to be submitted as evidence if required.
• Able to clearly and concisely present information and opinion as an expert witness in court.
• Able to review and analyse incident evidence and available data, with a view to determining causal links and proposing appropriate experimental testing.
• Able to effectively lead technical teams within incident investigation and large-scale testing environments.

Licences

Full driving licence that permits driving within the UK

Qualifications

An honours degree in mechanical engineering or closely related engineering subject (e.g. aeronautical, production, marine, or manufacturing engineering).

Memberships

Chartered membership of your relevant professional body - or demonstrably holding sufficient experience to apply for membership.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Demonstrate strong technical and practical competence in mechanical engineering or other relevant engineering discipline (such as aeronautical, production, marine, or manufacturing engineering).
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge and practical experience of mechanical testing methods and delivery of bespoke engineering or other relevant test programmes.
• Demonstrate experience of leading technical projects or teams.
• The ability to produce accurate and concise written documents, for example technical reports.
• Demonstrate the use of a logical and methodical approach in the application of engineering knowledge

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• Demonstrate strong technical and practical competence in mechanical engineering or other relevant engineering discipline (such as aeronautical, production, marine, or manufacturing engineering).
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge and practical experience of mechanical testing methods and delivery of bespoke engineering or other relevant test programmes.
• Demonstrate experience of leading technical projects or teams.
• The ability to produce accurate and concise written documents, for example technical reports.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £52,563, Health and Safety Executive contributes £15,227 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

We invest in our people with;

• Competitive rates of pay 
• Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute 28.97%, far more than in the private sector. 
• Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
• Carer friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
• 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
• Parental leave benefits
• As a member of HSE you will gain access to a wide range of fantastic benefits that you can take advantage of such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Dr John Allen
• Email : john.allen@hse.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : hr.resourcing-team@hse.gov.uk

Further information

If you believe that Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition have not been met, you can raise a complaint by emailing: HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk or by writing to HSE at the following address:

HR Resourcing Team, 2.3 Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact Civil Service commissioners:

https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/civilservicecodecomplaints/

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