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Please note if you are applying from either Scotland or Wales, you must be able to commute to our Cardiff, Edinburgh or Glasgow Offices.
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
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.
HSE is establishing the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) with the intention of keeping high-risk residential buildings safe and to enable people to feel safe in their homes.
Working with residents and industry to make sure everybody has a voice, BSR will oversee changes to the safety and performance of all buildings and raise industry professional standards year on year.
BSR will serve as a lasting tribute to those who have lost their lives due to poor and substandard buildings and will help ensure tragedies of such proportions as Grenfell are consigned to the past.
Within High-Risk Building (HRB) Regulation there are two distinct functions: Building Control and In-Occupation.
The Building Control function is about ensuring HRBs are designed and built to approved standards.
The In-Occupation function includes delivery of the Building Assessment Certificate (BAC) applications to ensure that building safety risks associated with occupied HRBs are being managed and controlled to protect residents’ safety.
As an Operational Delivery Team Leader (also known as Principal Regulatory lead) in either function you will be responsible for leading and managing the Multi-Disciplinary (MDT) leads (also known as Building Safety Regulatory leads) who are responsible for the regulatory decisions.
This is an exciting time to join BSR, and as a part of this team you will be responsible for shaping an internal culture of high performance and continuous improvement and bringing about cultural change in building safety in your community today and in the future.
This role will also involve travel to sites across England therefore flexibility to be able to travel when needed for on-site visits, collaborative working, supporting and training colleagues & meetings is necessary. This may include the occasional overnight stay.
These posts can be based in any of the advertised locations, for details of HSE locations please see here
For more information, please visit our website using the following link: Building Safety Regulator- HSE
Information Session for all candidates:
We will be holding an information session on Wednesday 8th November from 12:30 13:30.
This session is for all candidates and will provide more information on BSR and the role. There will also be advice on the application process.
The session will be on a Teams video link. Click here to join the meeting
Please be advised that the above link will not be “live” until Wednesday, 8th November at 12.30pm
Job description
As the Operational Delivery Team Leader you will be responsible for the strategic oversight and leadership for effective and efficient delivery of regulatory compliance within HRBs that ensures residents feel safe and are safe in and around the built environment.
We are looking for dynamic, driven, leaders who are able to bring out the best in our people, work effectively with others, including external partners, and ensure efficient delivery of BSRs functions and objectives.
As well as being an effective leader, you will need effective communication and influencing skills and the ability to work with and through others in MDTs, overseeing consistent decision making regarding building safety and ensuring proportionate regulatory outcomes.
You will build effective working relationships at regional level to support MDT operations, manage and deploy resources efficiently within and across regions and monitor all aspects of operational performance and delivery within your team including risk and financial management.
As BSR is a new organisation our processes are still embedding. You will need to be alert to when things are not being delivered as expected, responding promptly to implement changes while mindful of the impact on culture, structure, morale and a diverse range of end users.
Developing and maintaining a high performing team, embedding a culture of peer review, continuous learning and professional development for the MDT Leads (Building Safety Regulatory Leads) will be an essential part of your role.
Involvement in complex regulatory decision making and overseeing responses to queries, complaints, reviews and official correspondence will require you to have good analytical skills, the ability to make sound decisions and judgements and communicate those succinctly.
This is an opportunity for you to make a real difference to the community we serve. If you have a background in leading operational delivery, risk management or enforcement, property design/development or property management and think you have what it takes to meet the challenges of this role, we want to hear from you.
In return, we can offer you a range of development opportunities, including career pathways and training tailored to your needs as well as Civil Service learning and development programmes.
Please see attached candidate pack for more information about BSR and the role.
Person specification
Essential Experience Knowledge and Skills
Experience of leading, managing and developing multiple teams.
Practical leadership/management experience in one of the following fields: risk management, compliance assessment or management of property including design/development stages.
Experience of working in partnership with multiple stakeholders, influencing where required.
Ability to analyse information and identify key issues, making sound evidence-based decisions in often complex areas that could impact on a wide range of end users.
Experience of identifying risks at an early stage, responding promptly to implement and embed necessary changes that add value and efficiently deliver business objectives whilst being mindful of the impact on internal and external stakeholders.
Effective communication skills with the ability to negotiate and influence both internally and externally to help shape outcomes.
Qualifications
For more information on acceptable qualifications please see here: https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Benefits
£14,918 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- Competitive rates of pay
- Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute 27.9%, far more than in the private sector
- Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
- Carer friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
- 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
- Parental leave benefits
At HSE, we are proud to be able to offer our people the opportunity to work in a hybrid way which combines the flexibility for working from home and the office without the need for long hours/weekend working. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your allocated office will be your contractual place of work.
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Selection process details
Please note that this vacancy will close at 12 midday on 17th November 2023, please ensure you submit your application before the deadline as late applications will not be considered.
Application Information:
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a CV which should outline your experience relevant to the role. You will also be asked to complete a Personal Statement (no more than 750 words) that demonstrates how you meet the essential experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the role
You will also be asked to complete 250 words against the lead behaviour Leadership
In the event that we receive a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift against the lead behaviour Leadership. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Application Guidance:
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a Personal Statement https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
Sift Information:
The sift will take place during the week commencing 20th November 2023 where you will initially be assessed on the behaviour Leadership together with your experience through your CV and Personal Statement.
Interview Information:
The interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams during the week commencing 11th December 2023 where you will be assessed on your experience and the advertised behaviours.
As part of your interview you will also be asked to give a short presentation. The subject of the presentation will be provided to candidates who are selected for interview.
Start Date
The expected start date for these roles is April 2024.
Further Information
Please note that a Reserve List will be held for the period of up to 12 months.
It is the candidates 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 to HSE from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here
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: hr.resourcing-team@hse.gov.uk
Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further;
Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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- Name : bsrvacancyquestions@hse.gov.uk
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