Electrical and Control Engineering Specialist

Electrical and Control Engineering Specialist
Ashford (Kent), Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Crewe, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, or Sheffield

About Us

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We’re dedicated to protecting people and places, ensuring everyone can lead safer and healthier lives at work.

We are now looking for two Electrical and Control Engineering Specialists to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £52,563 - £64,890 per annum
- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- 25 days’ annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
- Family-friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
- Carer-friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
- Access to a wide range of fantastic benefits, such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards, and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

This is a remarkable opportunity for an experienced electrical and control system engineer to join our expert team.

We will fully support you from day one through a Specialist Training Programme (STP), equipping you with the legal and technical expertise needed to excel in your role and continue your professional development.

What's more, your contributions will have a meaningful impact, shaping industry safety standards and driving real change that make workplaces safer nationwide.

So, if you're ready to take on a role that challenges, inspires, and empowers you to make a real difference, read on and apply today!

The Role

As an Electrical and Control Engineering Specialist, you will improve workplace safety by assessing system hazards across various industries.

Specifically, you will visit sites to investigate electrical and/or control system fatalities and other serious incidents to identify the cause, effectively manage risks and prevent reoccurrence.


Engaging with stakeholders at all levels, you will persuade those to achieve compliance with the law, as well as influence safety improvements, taking appropriate action where necessary.

Additionally, you will:

- Prepare technical reports and provide expert witness testimony at legal proceedings
- Contribute to intervention strategies and sector plans

Travel to other HSE offices may be required based on business needs.

About You

To be considered as an Electrical and Control Engineering Specialist, you will need:

- Practical experience in electrical and control system engineering
- Knowledge of distribution and use of electricity at both high and low voltage, including safe systems of work
- Knowledge of electrical, electronic, programmable (e.g., PLCs) and safety-related control systems as applied to process control equipment and machinery
- Knowledge of the application and use of electrical equipment in hazardous atmospheres
- Strong communication skills to influence change at all levels
- Sound analytical skills to identify gaps in risk management
- Initiative and decisiveness, making evidence-based decisions
- Strong technical writing skills to produce clear reports for non-specialist audiences
- An honours degree in electrical/control engineering or a closely related subject
- To be registered with the engineering council as a Chartered Engineer or have the necessary skills and experience to become chartered through the IET (or other acceptable professional body) and attain that status within one year of taking up the post
- A full, valid driving licence

The closing date for this role is 3rd March 2025.

Other organisations may call this role Electrical Safety Specialist, Electrical Compliance Engineer, Control Systems Specialist, Electrical Risk Assessor, or Industrial Electrical Engineer.

Webrecruit and the Health and Safety Executive are equal opportunities employers, value diversity, and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to use your electrical and control engineering expertise to make workplaces safer as an Electrical and Control Engineering Specialist, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.