Mechanical Engineer

1 month ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive Full time

Job summary

Are you interested in using your engineering skills to improve safety, prevent incidents and make a real difference? Can you draw on your experience to help positively shape and influence culture in high-hazard industries? If so, this role is for you and is one that you will find stimulating, varied and hugely rewarding�

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

From the outset you will be supported by your manager and colleagues to understand your role in HSE, develop your skills and support you in your continuing professional development. For the legal requirements of the role, you will be enrolled on our Specialist Training Programme (STP) which you will be required to study for and successfully complete, including a final assessment. You will be required to spend periods of time away from home, visiting sites and other offices overnight, which your working pattern will accommodate.��

To become an effective mechanical engineering specialist inspector, it is essential that you bring to the role your existing knowledge and experience of working in a high hazard industry, where you have been working in and making important decisions from a position of responsibility.��

After completing the STP and when fully operational, your new job will be multi-faceted often involving several work packages concurrently, which you will have a high degree of autonomy to manage and deliver. Your core work will include carrying out inspections at major hazard installations with the aim of preventing loss of containment and mechanical failure. You will also be called upon to support investigations of accidents and incidents, helping to determine underlying causes, alongside other inspectors. Where a risk gap is identified, you will take or support enforcement action, including the preparation of Notices.��

Your technical findings will be recorded in written reports, where you will also discuss issues found with reference to published guidance and relevant legislation. You may also be asked to provide expert evidence in legal proceedings. Upper tier COMAH establishments produce safety reports and part of your role will be to assess the mechanical engineering elements and identify where follow-up interventions are required. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of technical and operational strategy, and to represent HSE at external stakeholder events with fellow professionals, including speaking at conferences.�

Responsibilities

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.Be a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (or similar)

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. This is a voluntary, noncontractual arrangement and your allocated office will be your contractual place of work. There will be a requirement to travel to the office for various activities , collaborative working, supporting and training colleagues. If hybrid working is suitable for you and your role, the arrangements will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. Therefore, we would encourage candidates to consider if the commute from home to the office is a feasible distance to travel before making an application. Please note that if you are successful, hybrid working will be discussed prior to taking up the post.��

Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 27 hours per week.�

Person specification

Essential Skills and Experience

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.An understanding of welding and joining techniques.�

Licences

Full UK driving licence required to carry out role.

Qualifications

A degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related subject. You will be asked to provide evidence of this should you be invited to interview.
Your application will not be assessed if you do not provide details of your degree or equivalent qualification (in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related subject) in the academic qualifications section of the CV.

Memberships

Membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (or similar), Chartered status and registration with the Engineering Council. You will be asked to provide evidence of your Chartered status and registration with the Engineering Council should you be invited to interview.

Behaviours

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

Communicating and InfluencingMaking Effective Decisions

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 standardsAn ability to assess the condition of equipment subject to degradation, and develop plans for remedial actionKnowledge of integrity management systems for major hazards plant and equipment

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �50,060, Health and Safety Executive contributes �13,516 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

We invest in our people with;�

Competitive rates of payAccess to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute far more than in the private sector.Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and careerCarer friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leaveParental leave benefitsAs 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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