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 now looking for three individuals from civil or structural engineering backgrounds to retrain as Specialist Inspectors within our Construction Engineering Specialist Team (CEST) on a full-time, permanent basis.

One post is available in London, the others can be based in any of the other locations specified. Travel will be required with some overnight stays.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £61,800 per annum

- 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and Civil Service privilege leave (pro rata)

- Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%

- Learning and development tailored to your role

- An environment with flexible working options

- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

- 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 that you can take advantage of such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards, and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed

This is a unique opportunity for a Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer with a strong background in construction engineering to re-focus their career 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.

This role not only offers variety and challenge but also the chance to contribute to national safety standards and make a real impact in preventing incidents and safeguarding lives.

So, if you want to take on an engaging role where your skills will directly influence the safety of workplaces across Great Britain, read on and apply today!

The Role

As a Specialist Inspector, after completing our Specialist Training Programme, you will inspect workplaces and analyse incidents to ensure employers comply with H&S regulations.

Working across a range of essential industries, you will review engineering-related incidents and provide expert opinions in reports to guide legal decisions, driving improvements and legal compliance.

Additionally, you’ll contribute information and advice towards policy, research and guidance to benefit other Government departments, the public, industry, professional bodies and trade associations.

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 a Specialist Inspector, you will need:

- Experience holding positions of professional responsibility for engineering activities

- A breadth of Civil and Structural Engineering experience, including knowledge of site processes and techniques

- An understanding of contractual appointments and the design, specification and practical application of design decisions on site

- The ability to assimilate complex technical information and convey this to a variety of audiences

- A full, valid driving licence

- A relevant degree or equivalent qualification

- To be a Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or Institution of Structural Engineers (CEng MICE or CEng IStructE) and registered with the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer.

Please note, you will be required to spend periods of time away from home, with some overnight stays.

The closing date for this role is Midday on Monday 23rd September 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Civil Engineering Inspector, Structural Engineering Inspector, Construction Safety Inspector, Chartered Engineer, Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, or Specialist Engineering Inspector.

Webrecruit and 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 to take your engineering career in a new direction as a Specialist Inspectors, please apply via the link below. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

To apply online before September 23 click here.