HM Specialist Inspector - Offshore Emergency Response, Marine Operations, Aviation Aberdeen, Ashford (Kent), Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Buxton, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Chelmsford, Crewe, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxted, Plymouth, Sheffield, Wrexham, or York About Us The Health and Safety Executive 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. A key operational arm of HSE, Energy Division (ED) regulates Great Britain's Offshore Oil and Gas Industry, pipelines, mines, diving and renewable sector. We are now looking for an individual from an offshore emergency response background to retrain as an HM Specialist Inspector and join us on a full-time, permanent basis. The Benefits - Salary of £73,335 - £77,003 per annum - Offshore market supplement of up to a maximum of £10,000 - A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97% - 25 days' annual holiday increasing to 30 days after five 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 offshore emergency response professional to take on a new challenge with our vital, mission-led organisation. You'll be supported through a Specialist Training Programme (STP) to gain the skills and expertise to become a safety 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're ready to step into a role that combines challenge, purpose, and influence, while helping protect lives and the environment, we want to hear from you. The Role As an HM Specialist Inspector, after completing our Specialist Training Programme, you will ensure the safety and regulatory compliance of offshore oil, gas, and renewable energy operations across Great Britain. Specifically, you will conduct inspections of offshore facilities to assess emergency response and marine and aviation safety arrangements, ensuring effective control measures are in place to prevent major accidents. You will review safety cases and combined operations notifications, contribute to complex investigations by identifying root causes of incidents, and provide expert insight to help enforce compliance and shape sector-wide safety improvements. Additionally, you will: - Produce technical reports and act as an expert witness in legal proceedings - Advise colleagues, industry, and stakeholders on ERMA-related health and safety matters - Represent us in industry forums and working groups 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 an HM Specialist Inspector, you will need: - Experience of leading or supporting an investigation into an incident or high-potential event in the industry, where your technical and behavioural skills are required to address the failings - Thorough understanding of offshore oil and gas legislation and experience of applying relevant legislation, codes of practice, standards, and industry guidance for offshore emergency response and marine operations - Knowledge of risks associated with offshore marine operations - Knowledge of Emergency Response (ER) training and competence standards - Knowledge of equipment, systems and processes commonly adopted by industry to mitigate the effects of and respond to an emergency event - A full, valid driving licence You will also need one of the following: - A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant science or engineering discipline - Master Mariner STCW 11/2 (preferably unrestricted but will consider restricted), with professional membership of an appropriate institution You must also be able to satisfy the OEUK & GWO approved offshore medical & OPITO & GWO approved survival training requirements, e.g. BOSIET/FOET. Please note, this role will involve an average of 2-3 night stays offshore (subject to weather), approximately 6-8 times a year for proactive inspection or reactive investigation work and some travel to renewable energy sites across the country, potentially at short notice, all within a small multi-discipline team. It will also involve visits to other HSE sites, including Aberdeen, with some potential overnight stays (including at short notice). The closing date for this role is 9th April 2026. Other organisations may call this role Offshore Safety Inspector, Specialist Inspector, Offshore Safety Engineer, Marine Operations Safety Inspector, Aviation Engineering Safety Inspector, or Offshore Safety Specialist. 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. So, if you're looking for a new challenge and want to become an HM Specialist Inspector, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.