Mechanical Engineer - Specialist Inspector of Health and Safety (CEMHD Band 3/ SEO) West Midlands
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The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
A key operational arm of HSE, the Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division (CEMHD) regulates the UK's major hazard industries - companies whose products are essential to our everyday life, but where failures in safety management and risk control can lead to catastrophic harm to workers and the public at large. Employing around 300 professional engineers and scientists across a wide range of disciplines, we are responsible for securing safety across a range of industries including energy production (oil, gas and emerging technologies), chemical/pharmaceutical production and storage, as well as explosive manufacture and installations that work with biological agents.
Job description
Post 1 is based in the south-east (Ashford, Basingstoke, Bedford, Chelmsford, Oxted); posts 2 and 3 are based anywhere in the UK excluding London.
Person specification
- Carrying out inspections of major hazard installations with the aim of preventing loss of containment and mechanical failure.
- Investigation of accidents and incidents.
- Taking or supporting enforcement action, including preparing Notices.
- Providing technical reports and expert evidence in legal proceedings.
- Assessing Safety Reports, verifying compliance with the requirements of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (COMAH), the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and supplementary legislation.
- Contributing to the development of technical and operational strategy.
- Representing HSE at meetings with fellow professionals, industry, standards committees, and training events, including speaking and making presentations at conferences.
In order to fulfil that role, you will need to:
- Work independently to contribute to a busy and supportive team, working flexibly, with frequent travel.
- Plan and manage the delivery of changing priorities, often working against very challenging deadlines.
- Network and communicate effectively as part of a team.
- Communicate clearly and effectively, showing interpersonal skills to establish professional credibility and authority.
- Be able to present to technical audiences on topics such as asset integrity, degradation mechanisms and non-destructive testing.
- Have the ability and confidence to represent HSE as an expert within related standards bodies and stakeholder groups.
Essential Skills, Experience and Behaviours
You will have:
- Practical Mechanical Engineering/Integrity Management experience gained whilst working in an industrial setting with major accident potential.
- A track record of making independent, authoritative decisions based on technical evidence;
- Experience working with other technical disciplines to achieve and maintain safe operation of plant;
- An understanding of the basic legal requirements for safe operation of high hazard plant;
- A thorough understanding and experience of maintenance regimes, maintenance management and related systems – including maintenance planning and execution, backlog management and deferrals processes, etc
- Experience of integrity management systems for primary containment equipment, including pressure vessels, pipework, tanks and associated equipment. This should include an understanding of:
- An understanding of welding and joining techniques.
As well as the Essential Skills and Experience, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following behaviours:
- Communicating and Influencing;
- Making Effective Decisions, and
- Delivering at Pace
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Application of mechanical engineering principles related to the primary containment of hazardous substances - including initial design and appropriate use of codes and standards
- An ability to assess the condition of equipment subject to degradation, and develop plans for remedial action
- Knowledge of integrity management systems for major hazards plant and equipment
Benefits
- An environment with flexible working options
- Learning & development tailored to you including legal and regulatory elements
- A hugely varied role with autonomy to plan, manage and execute your work
- The opportunity to influence health & safety culture and make a real difference in the major hazards sector
- Be part of a highly professional and dynamic team covering the whole of the UK
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension
We invest in our people with;
- Competitive rates of pay - highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute 27.1% far more than in the private sector.
- Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career.
- 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave.
- Competitive parental leave benefits
Allowances – permanent role only:
This post is eligible for Excess Fares Allowance. A successful internal candidate currently based at another office may be entitled to Excess Fares Allowance in line with HSE policy (http://intranet/finance/expenses/excess-fares-allowance-policy.htm)
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Selection process details
Within your application form, you will be asked to provide an anonymous CV, detailing your experience, skills and qualifications relevant to the job. Additionally, you will be asked to provide a statement of suitability of no more than 1250 words. It is important that this clearly sets out how your experience matches the Essential Skills and Experience outlined for this role, with emphasis on your skills, standard of work and the level of responsibility you have worked to.
At sift you will be assessed on your CV and statement of suitability. Sifts will take place W/C 6th March 2023.
If you are successful at sift, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed on on each of the three behaviours and the three technical skills detailed in the job advert together with your relevant experience.
As part of your interview, you will be required to prepare a 10-minute presentation, details of which will be sent with the invitation to attend.
Interviews are due to take place W/C 27th March 2023 and interviews will take place within our HSE office in Redgrave Court, Bootle.
Useful Guidance
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a Statement of Suitability https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful in their application. For a summary of HSE terms and conditions as part of Civil Service Reform, please see the attached document.
Any move across the Civil Service on or after 4 October 2018 may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.
If you have a disability and you need an application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact: [email protected]
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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