AMS PSR

On behalf of HSE, we are looking for several Stuctural Engineers (Inside IR35) for a 6 Month contract based REMOTELY with some limited travel.

At the Health and Safety Executive, we believe everyone has the right to come home safe and well from their job. Our mission is to prevent work-related death, injury, and ill health.

Our roots stretch back to 1833. The modern HSE is an independent regulator with a wide reach across many employment sectors. Using world leading science, we have helped protect millions of people from devasting injury and suffering through our diverse regulatory activities.

We concentrate effort on the most serious risks, targeting industries with the greatest hazards, and sectors with the worst risk management record. We hold people to account where we have to, and we are firm but fair when using our legal powers. We also provide support to businesses through free guidance and advice tailored to business needs. By giving them the confidence to manage risks sensibly, we boost productivity, support the economy, and contribute to a fairer society. We work hard to help maintain an effective regulatory framework, playing our part in providing proportionate and accountable legal requirements.

The world of work is always changing. We use science to understand these changes. And that understanding helps us all prepare for the workplaces of tomorrow... so Great Britain continues to be one of the safest and best places to work and do business.

As a Structural Engineer, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Work as part of a team of professional specialists with responsibility for work related to Structural Safety.
• Critically review technical submissions, identify gaps or areas of concern, and advise MDTs and Regulatory Leads on appropriate regulatory interventions.
• Participate in technical case discussions, validation meetings and decision panels, ensuring structural safety risks are fully considered and addressed.
• Contribute to the development of operational decision-making tools, such as enforcement guidance, technical validation checklists, and competency standards.
• Help develop, commission and oversee research projects providing suitable evidence bases to inform decisions on current and future technical challenges.
• Horizon scan emerging risks, innovations and trends in structural engineering to ensure BSR policy remains evidence based and futureproof.

Essential:

• Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStructE) or Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent.
• Significant experience in structural engineering design, assessment, or inspection, preferably including work on complex or higher risk buildings.
• Willingness to develop knowledge and skills through relevant work-related training and experience e.g., in house training and/or structured programme related to operational delivery.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, taking responsibility for planning and delivering outcomes on time to required standard.
• A proven ability to translate complex technical issues into clear pragmatic policy or regulatory advice.
• A Proven ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and to support regulatory decision making.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, HSE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".