About the job

Job summary

Do you have experience in one of the following areas?

• Evidence Disclosure
• Field Intelligence
• Criminal and Civil Investigations

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is establishing the new Building Division (BSD) with the intention of keeping high-rise buildings safe and enable people to feel safe in their homes. Working with residents and industry to make sure everybody has a voice, BSD will oversee changes to the safety and performance of all buildings and raise industry professional standards year on year. BSD 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. Over the coming years, as the powers of BSD increase, we will continue to build our team, creating opportunities for both technical specialists and non-specialists.

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.

This role will also involve travel to sites across England therefore flexibility to be able to travel when needed for on-site visits & meetings is necessary. This may include the occasional overnight stay. Please note, this role is open to part time applicants who can commit to 30 hours / 4 days per week.

Job description

As an Investigator within the Regulation of Building Control Profession, it will be your responsibility to work on the investigation and enforcement process, to ensure compliance by building control professionals and bodies with the regulation requirements. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, planning and carrying out investigations into complaints and allegations. This will also involve preparing material to carry out enforcement actions, criminal trials, misconduct trials and associated appeals. The role requires recent experience in criminal and civil investigation.

You will be helping to create a safer future for residents of high rise buildings across the built environment. This is an exciting time to join BSD, and you can help us to shape our shared culture. You will have access to a range of development opportunities including career pathways, developing others through coaching and mentoring other members of the team, as well as Civil Service learning and development programmes.

Person specification

Essential Skills and Criteria

• Relevant investigatory experience, including knowledge and understanding of investigations procedures and systems.
• Ability to critically assess information and identify missing information or areas of concern.
• Ability to analyse information and data to make informed judgement or decisions that could impact individuals and/or companies.
• Experience in one of the following areas: 

- Evidence Disclosure
- Field Intelligence
- Criminal and Civil Investigations

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,765, Health and Safety Executive contributes £12,254 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Application information

As part of your application, you will invited to complete a CV and a personal statement of up to 500 words demonstrating how you meet the essential skills and criteria outlined in the person specification above.

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 week commencing 22nd July 2024.

You be assessed on your CV and Personal Statement. 

Interview information

Interviews will take place via Microsoft teams week commencing 5th August 2024.

You will be assessed on the advertised behaviours, your experience and technical skills.

Please note sift and interview dates may be subject to change due to assessor availability.

AI Tools & Platforms

During the application process candidates are allowed to utilise AI (artificial intelligence) platforms and Tools to support them in writing their Behaviours, CV’s and Personal Statements. However, all information submitted must be factually accurate. This includes presenting the ideas and experience of others, or those generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. All presented information will be assessed at the Interview Stage

Further Information

Please note that a Reserve List will be held for the period of up to 12 months. 

Sponsorship

This role is not open to application from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship your application will be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment will be withdrawn.

It is the candidate’s 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. 

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy. 

HSE is proud to be a part of the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS). As a Disability Confident employer, we positively welcome applications from disabled people. We are committed to making workplace adjustments to ensure anyone can participate in the recruitment and selection process.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all disabled applicants who provide evidence of meeting the minimum requirements necessary for the post.

If, during the application or interview process, you require any assistance due to a disability or a medical condition, please contact us at the email address below to discuss how we can support you. For example 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

If successful in securing your role, HSE can provide suitable workplace adjustments to support you throughout your career with HSE.

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

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.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.