HM Specialist Inspector - Electrical, Control & Cyber Security (Band 3/SEO)

Job summary If you want a job that is a change from the norm, then consider a role as an ECCS Specialist Inspector where you’ll secure the future safety of the public and people in these industries. These roles offer an excellent opportunity for those who are looking to be an expert in the field of Electrical, Control and Cyber Security we will also provide you with the tools, skills and knowledge needed to be an expert HSE inspector in Cyber Security.

These roles also offer you development in both your legal and technical skills. Sound interesting? Then please apply! We'd love to hear from you! The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We are dedicated to protecting people and places and helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives. Our role goes beyond worker protection to include public assurance.

We work to ensure people feel safe where they live, where they work and, in their environment. Great Britain’s health and safety record is the envy of much of the world. Central to this is our work to protect people by managing risk in a proportionate and effective way, supporting innovation and increasing productivity. HSE leads the way but doesn’t act alone. Working in partnership is one of our strengths.

It’s at the heart of how we protect workers and the public. We are firm and fair when using our legal powers. Inspection helps us check that serious risks are managed sensibly. When things go wrong, investigation helps us get to the truth and learn lessons. We hold employers to account for their failures and get answers for victims and make workplaces safer. The benefits that our work brings to business, workers and the UK economy are clear.

Improved health and safety risk management protects workers and translates into reduced sickness absence, lower healthcare and welfare costs, and better productivity. Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division (CEMHD) is responsible for the GB-wide regulation of onshore high hazard premises and installations as well as the chemicals manufacturing sector as a whole. This involves delivering regulatory interventions in workplaces, engaging with key industry stakeholders and providing assurance that major accident risks are being properly managed.

HSE are responsible for securing safety across a range of industries including, energy production (oil, gas and emerging technologies), chemical/pharmaceutical production and storage, microbiological agents, explosives and pipelines. Job description HSE Specialist Inspectors work across all of GB and whilst we would consider all CEMHD office locations we would be particularly interested in applicants who would be based in HSE offices in: Scotland, North East, Wales and South West.

For a list of HSE Office locations please see HSE Office Locations Your main responsibility is to address major accident hazards in relation to Electrical, Control and Cyber Security at onshore major hazard installations, which includes oil refineries, oil and gas storage, chemicals production, and some nuclear sites. We will be holding a Virtual Q+A on the 28th September 2026 at 12:00 midday, if you would like to attend this session, please contact [email protected] so that we can send you a virtual Microsoft Teams invite where you will get the chance to find out more about the role and ask any questions you feel are necessary.

Key Responsibilities; Inspect a variety of major hazard installations, either on your own or as part of an expert team, to make sure risks associated with industrial control systems are suitably managed and that operators comply with the law. Carry out technical assessment of Safety Reports provided by major hazard sites (both new and existing). Investigate safety related accidents and incidents involving industrial control systems in the major hazards industries.

The production of technical inspection reports that identify risk gaps and failure(s) to comply with t