Well Engineering & Operations Inspector

Well Engineering & Operations Inspector
Various locations in England & Wales

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.

One of our key operational arms is the Energy Division (ED), which regulates Great Britain's on and offshore oil and gas industry, pipelines, mines, diving, and renewables sector.

We are now looking for individuals from an oil well background with drilling expertise to retrain as Well Engineering & Operations Inspectors and join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Salary of £71,171 - £75,323 plus market supplement of up to £15,000
- Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute 28.97%, far more than in the private sector.
- Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
- Career 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
- As a member of HSE you will gain access to a wide range of fantastic benefits that you can take advantage of 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 fantastic opportunity for an oil and gas well management professional with senior-level drilling operations experience to re-focus their career and take on an inspector position with our essential organisation.

You'll have the chance to make a key difference in safety, ensuring the lives of professionals throughout the country are safeguarded and safety is the priority for everyone.

You'll be supported through a Specialist Training Programme (STP) to gain the skills and expertise to become a Well Engineering & Operations Inspector. You will enrol on the STP and undertake a combination of study, practical experience and a final assessment ensuring you are equipped to operate at the forefront of your specialist area.

So, if you want to make a meaningful difference in workplace safety and advance your career, read on and apply today!

The Role

As a Well Engineering & Operations Inspector, after completing our Specialist Training Programme, you will ensure safe well engineering and operational practices across onshore and offshore oil and gas activities.

Specifically, you will provide expert advice on health and safety matters within well engineering, drilling, and other well operations to colleagues across HSE, the industry and other stakeholders.

You will perform inspections for onshore and offshore well operations, assess safety cases and, as part of the offshore safety case permissioning regime, inspect combined operations notifications from a well engineering and operations perspective.

Additionally, you will:

- Investigate accidents, incidents and complaints
- Support enforcement action
- Help to develop industry standards and guidance

Please note, enrolment in the Specialist Training Programme (STP) is a legal requirement that you will be required to study for and successfully complete.

About You

To be considered as a Well Engineering & Operations Inspector, you will need:

- At least two years' experience managing technical projects in well engineering, including planning and managing drilling operations at a senior level
- Experience with risk assessment and risk management tools
- Knowledge of well servicing operations and the ability to work across technical disciplines
- A proven ability to influence change and identify gaps in risk management practices
- A degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant engineering or earth science discipline OR substantial well engineering and operations experience in an operational environment within the upstream offshore oil and gas industry
- A full, valid driving licence

The closing date for this role is 10th January 2025.

Other organisations may call this role Well Engineering Inspector, Well Operations Specialist, Offshore Safety Inspector, or Oil and Gas Operations Advisor.

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 all applicants for employment. 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.

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