Pipeline Engineering Specialist (ED Band 3/SEO)

Diverse Perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from 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.

At HSE, we work with one goal in mind – to help keep Britain’s workforce safe and healthy.

Great Britain’s health and safety record is the envy of much of the world. Central to this is our work to protect people by managing risk in a proportionate and effective way, supporting innovation and increasing productivity.

Our Specialist Pipelines Engineers help Britain’s most diverse and essential industries work safely. In this frontline role you can influence not only individual employers but a whole sector of industry.

Using your specialist knowledge in our Gas and Pipelines Unit, you will provide advice on pipeline safety and integrity matters, together with more general advice on safety and technical issues associated with gas supply and pipeline operation within HSE, other government departments, industry and external stakeholders.

You will undertake site and operations inspections and audits, of onshore and offshore pipeline systems, giving relevant advice and taking appropriate enforcement action. Make technical and strategic contributions to HSE’s interests in pipeline standards and technical developments.

Regular Offshore visits are required to meet our regulatory programme. These visits typically last between 1 and 5 days. Travel offshore is normally by helicopter.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist assessments and inspections of offshore safety cases and related notifications under Offshore Safety Case Regulations.
• Assess and inspect notifications received under Pipeline Safety Regulations regarding aspects of design, construction, installation, operation, inspection and maintenance, and decommissioning of major accident hazard pipelines both onshore and offshore.
• Investigate offshore and onshore incidents individually or as part of a team, giving relevant advice and taking enforcement action where appropriate.

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, non-contractual 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 e.g., 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.

• Good communication skills to influence change at all levels in the organisations we regulate.
• Sound analytical skills to identify underlying gaps and deficiencies related to risk management.
• Initiative and decisiveness, making sound decisions based on available evidence.
• Good organisational and planning skills taking responsibility for delivering expected outcomes on time and to the required standard.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, maintaining positive professional working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• The ability to write effective technical reports and present complex technical information clearly and concisely for a non-technical audience.

Essential Skills and Criteria

• Substantial experience in a responsible position in at least one of the following areas: pipeline design, construction, operations, inspection and maintenance.
• Knowledge and experience (a substantial number of years in a responsible position) of major accident hazard pipelines within at least one of the areas of: pipeline design, construction, operations, inspection and maintenance.
• Knowledge and experience of relevant pipeline engineering codes.

A full driving licence that enables you to drive in the UK is essential. However, HSE is willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants with disabilities that would allow them to do the job by another means.  

You must be able to satisfy the UK offshore medical & survival training requirements.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Breadth of your Pipeline Engineering experience
• Depth of your Pipeline Engineering experience
• Application of technical and scientific knowledge within the Pipeline Engineering discipline

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• Breadth of your Pipeline Engineering experience
• Depth of your Pipeline Engineering experience

• 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

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 

Job contact :

• Name : Martin Wayland
• Email : martin.wayland@hse.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : hr.resourcing-team@hse.gov.uk