HM Specialist Inspector - Electrical, Control & Cyber Security

About the job

HM Specialist Inspector - Electrical, Control & Cyber Security 
Aberdeen, Ashford (Kent), Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Buxton, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Chelmsford, Crewe, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxted, Plymouth, Sheffield or York

About Us

The Health and Safety Executive is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We’re dedicated to protecting people and places, ensuring everyone can lead safer and healthier lives at work.

We are looking for four people, with an Electrical Engineering background, who would like to be trained in Cyber Security.

The Benefits

- Salary of £71,171 - £75,323 per annum
- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- 25 days’ annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and - 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
- Family-friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
- Carer-friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
- Access to a wide range of fantastic benefits, such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards, and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

This is a fantastic opportunity for technical engineering professionals to re-focus their careers and take on an inspector position with our essential organisation.

You’ll be supported through a Specialist Training Programme (STP) to gain the skills and expertise to become a safety inspector. You will enrol on the STP and undertake a combination of study, practical experience and a final assessment ensuring you are equipped to operate at the forefront of your specialist area.

What’s more, with a competitive salary, an exceptional pension contribution of 28.97% and the opportunity to work on challenging, varied cases, you’ll be at the forefront of safeguarding public safety and improving industrial practices across the UK.

The Role 

As an HM Specialist Inspector, after completing our Specialist Training Programme, you will ensure the safety and compliance of onshore major hazard installations.

Addressing risks associated with industrial control systems and cyber security, you will inspect high-hazard installations, assess technical safety reports and investigate safety-related incidents to identify root causes and ensure compliance with the law.

Using your expertise, you will provide guidance on functional safety, electrical equipment standards and cyber security for industrial automation systems. 

You will also contribute to national safety improvements by advising government departments, industry bodies and professional associations, while promoting better health and safety practices through conferences and forums.

Additionally, you will:

- Produce technical inspection reports and take enforcement action to address significant risks
- Act as a specialist investigator or expert witness in tribunals, inquests, and legal proceedings

Please note, enrolment in the Specialist Training Programme (STP) is a legal requirement that you will be required to study for and successfully complete.

About You

To be considered as an HM Specialist Inspector, you will need:

- Experience in a technical engineering role
- Experience communicating and influencing at various levels
- Experience producing detailed and clear technical reports and presenting complex technical information
- Experience working in a Major Hazards, High Consequence and/or COMAH environment
- A relevant degree in electrical, electronic or control engineering
- To be chartered by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or hold the necessary qualifications, skills and experience to become chartered by the IET (or chartered professional body)

You will also need a full driving licence that permits driving within the UK. However, we are willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants without a licence that would allow them to do the job by other means.

The closing date for this role is midday on Friday 10th January 2025.

Other organisations may call this role Safety Inspector, Specialist Inspector, Technical Engineering Engineer, Technical Engineering Specialist, or Technical Engineering Safety Specialist.

Webrecruit and the Health and Safety Executive are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for a terrific new role as an HM Specialist Inspector, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.