Well Engineering & Operations Inspector (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.

We are looking for high calibre specialists who can, under challenge, think strategically, identify underlying core issues, and engage at different levels both with colleagues, site technical staff and at the most senior levels within an organisation. You will be decisive and able to influence those organisations to bring about improvements.

As a Well Engineering & Operations Inspector, you will apply your experience and knowledge gained while working in the oil and gas well construction and operations sector to the regulation of a wide range of offshore and onshore well engineering and operations activities. Your role will vary enormously in terms of task and pace, ranging from rig site inspections to technical reports.

These posts can be located in our Aberdeen, Norwich or Bootle offices, but post holder will be required to travel for offshore and onshore inspections.

Relocation expenses would be provided.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist advice on health and safety matters associated with the topic of well engineering, drilling and other well operations. To within HSE, industry and other stakeholders
• Perform inspections of well notifications for onshore and offshore well operations submitted to HSE
• Assess safety cases and inspect combined operations notifications from a well engineering and operations perspective, as part of the offshore safety case permissioning regime
• Perform site and HQ inspections with respect to specialist issues arising from well engineering, drilling and other well operations activities both offshore and onshore
• Investigate accidents, incidents and complaints alone or as part of a team, both offshore and onshore
• Support enforcement action, including preparing technical reports and expert evidence in legal proceedings and,
• Make technical contributions to the development of industry standards and guidance such as being involved in the design and operation of wells.

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.

Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 30 hours (4 days) per week.

Essential Criteria:

• A proven track record in managing and contributing to relevant technical projects
• Sound practical experience of well engineering with responsibility for planning and managing drilling operations at a senior level
• Practical experience with risk assessment and risk management tools
• Sound knowledge of well servicing operations, ability to work with other technical disciplines at all levels and,
• You must be able to satisfy the UK offshore medical and survival training requirements

You will have: 

• Strong 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 and,
• The ability to write effective technical reports and present complex technical information concisely for a non-technical audience

Qualifications

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering or earth science discipline. Substantial postgraduate well engineering experience in an operational environment within the upstream offshore oil and gas industry.

Memberships

Chartered status with the Engineering Council or the ability to work towards it. Accompanied by a Corporate membership of an approved professional institution or the ability to work towards it.

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Secure, maintain and develop relevant technical expertise.
• Understanding and complying with legal requirements, key technical standards and work systems that ensure safety in their current role.
• Overseeing the technical work of others.
• Applying scientific / technical knowledge.

• 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

Job contact :

• Name : Grant Moody
• Email : grant.moody@hse.gov.uk

Recruitment team

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